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2020 was a big year for baking. The pandemic-run world we lived in during 2020 showed a shift in eating-at-home and particularly in the bakery business, sparking dramatic growth. According to Commercial Baking Magazine, center-store and perimeter bakeries grew a combined 60% during the peak covid timeframe and continued to grow at a rate of 25% even during the time...

Whether you are opening a bakery for the first time or looking to upgrade your space or equipment, choosing the best mixer for the baking you do is an extremely important decision. Bakery dough mixers are one of the most important and mainly used bakery machines in any bakery, café or restaurant. Whether you are a new or small bakery...

Bakeries have been around since 168 BC in Rome when the demand for baked goods was so high they formed a Bakers Guild. Since then baked goods have continued to be in demand, however, the baking industry has changed over the years. The baking industry has seen major changes in baking equipment and also changes in types of products and...

Many bakeries and restaurants have unfortunately suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ones that have survived had to adapt to the times and make the necessary changes for their businesses to operate during these difficult times. We saw bakeries offering curbside pickup and delivery for the first time, and restaurants re-imagine their spaces to seat diners safely six feet apart...

New Year. New Empire. That’s our motto as we welcome in a New Year and new opportunities. One thing we are particularly excited about welcoming into 2021 is our new and improved website. The new site was designed with YOU in mind. We wanted to cater to the customer and make their bakery equipment research experience simple and easy to...

Each year Kids Helping Kids by Kids Way, Inc. - through their "Making a Warmth of Difference" initiative - donates hundreds and hundreds of brand new coats and other winter apparel to valued organizations across Long Island in an effort to help warm our children in need during the winter months. This wonderful organization, led by Executive Director Bob Eslick...

Many bakeries are continuing to find the best way to operate under the “new normal” that COVID-19 has forced them into. Finding ways to prioritize valuable time and save on costs is more important than ever for these bakeries to stay successful through the difficult times we find ourselves in. Now is the time to focus on what popular items...

There is no denying that the demand for baked goods has shifted during the months of COVID-19. People are keeping their kitchens stocked with breads and pastries, clearing out grocery store shelves and supporting their local bakeries by ordering delivery or curbside pickup. In some areas people are shopping bakeries more than ever before. Bakeries are working their hardest to...

The current pandemic we find ourselves in is affecting our everyday ways of life and more importantly, how we operate our businesses. Bakeries are being forced to think outside the box and get creative in order to continue operating successfully. Now more than ever, how you market and promote your bakery is extremely important and can be the difference-maker. Why...

The current pandemic has changed the landscape of the baking industry as we know it. Whether these changes are temporary or have long term effects on the industry, there is no denying that things are different now. One major difference is the amount of business being done online. More bakeries then ever are setting themselves up for online ordering. The...