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Introducing Master Baker Benjamin Auriau at Empire’s ‘Dream Builder’s Bakery’ at the 2019 IBIE Show in Las Vegas
With a little over a week to go, the IBIE excitement is reaching a fever pitch! An anticipated 23,000 people from over 100 countries will be arriving at the Las Vegas Convention Center looking for the latest innovations in bakery equipment and ingredients from around the world. For those guests that will be joining us in Booth #2235, we have... -
Bread Baking: The Perfect Low-Cost High-Reward Business
Bread is booming! The popularity of bread is rising like active yeast and businesses are benefitting from it. One of mankind’s most basic and ancient concoctions has 11 million photos uploaded to Instagram using the hashtag #bread. It’s all the craze whether it’s a close-up shot of the hills and valleys of fresh focaccia bread or before and after photos... -
Choosing the Proper Deck Oven for Your Bakery
At Empire Bakery Equipment, we are constantly striving to offer the best of the best to our customers when it comes to ovens. High-quality artisanal baked goods are only possible with a great deck oven. Empire offers several different Stone Hearth Deck Ovens like the MinTube, LFKR, Ultimate LF, and Modular Electric Deck Oven. You may be thinking, “Which deck... -
Leveraging Instagram to Promote Your Bakery
When it comes to mouthwatering photos of food, Instagram is the mecca. Food photography and Instagram are a better pair than bread and butter. One quick search and you will see all of the bakeries and restaurants leveraging Instagram in order to gain attention and drive foot traffic. Food is one of the most popular categories posted to the platform... -
Tips for Baking in Hot Weather
Summer is here and with it comes hot days. While long summer days are great for the beach, they can have an effect on your bakery, so it is important to know how to adjust your routine for the summer season. At Empire Bakery Equipment, we know the importance of a properly functioning and productive bakery, so we have offered... -
What is the Proper Way to Slice a Bagel?
Seems like a silly question, right? There is only ONE way to properly slice a bagel. Or is there? Earlier this year the internet nearly broke after a man from Missouri showed his coworkers in Washington D.C. how to “properly slice a bagel”. The man in question, Alek Krautmann, presented the bagels to his coworkers … sliced VERTICALLY like a... -
5 Tips on Being a More Productive Baker
Lena Horne once said, “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” These wise words hint towards how being more productive could benefit your bakery business. At Empire Bakery Equipment, we understand time is money for bakers and we aim to help increase production while never sacrificing quality. Here are our top 5 tips... -
Benefits of Baking Classes for Children
Do you try to give your kids healthy foods, but they would rather eat Cheetos? Are you looking for a way to spark their interest in and knowledge of nutrition? A baking class could be the perfect solution! Among the many benefits of baking classes for children is improved nutrition. When children bake, they are more likely to try new... -
History of Chocolate Chip Cookies
Who doesn’t love warm chocolate chip cookies? Let us give you a quick rundown on the history of everyone’s favorite cookie: We have all grown to enjoy them, but have you ever thought about how they first came about? Inventor The creator of the chocolate chip cookie was Ruth Wakefield, without her the world might not have ever tasted such... -
Equipment You Need To Open a Bakery
Does the idea of opening a bakery sound incredibly delicious to you, but you just don’t know where to start? Well with a bit of help from Empire Bakery, you can get all of the tools and equipment that you need to start baking bread and doughnuts in no time at all. Take a read below for some of the...