IDDBA Cast - Bakery

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Value-Added Focaccia (Running Time: 4:39)
Brent Vagedes of Rich Products Corporation gives a video demonstration on making savory and sweet upscale focaccias using pre-formed Italian bread dough. A companion PDF, available by clicking here, summarizes the steps for easy reference.

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A Guide to Pairing Foods (Running Time: 8:25)
When customers buy a product like meat, cheese, bread, or even cake, they probably aren’t planning to eat it by itself. Associates can ring up more sales by helping customers find additional products that pair well with their selections. Dave Leonhardi of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board explains how to find good matches.

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Horsing Around With Cupcakes (Running Time: 2:28)
Go behind the scenes at IDDBA's Dairy-Deli-Bake 2009 to see how to create an adorable herd of horse cupcakes. The horses were just one of dozens of bakery ideas presented at the Show & Sell Center Retail Merchandising Pavilion.

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Garden of Cupcakes (Running Time: 6:30)
Create a garden of delights in your bakery case with a display of floral cupcakes. A decorator at the Show & Sell Center Retail Merchandising Pavilion at IDDBA's Dairy-Deli-Bake 2009 shows how to decorate plain cupcakes in garden motifs using frosting and food-safe plastic ornaments. For additional ideas and instructions, download the companion PDF here.

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Hatch a Chick Cupcake (Running Time: 3:05)
Go behind the scenes at IDDBA's Dairy-Deli-Bake 2009 to watch as a cake decorator transforms food-safe egg cups, miniature cupcakes, and frosting into an eye-catching brood of chicks to display at the Show & Sell Center Retail Merchandising Pavilion. The reusable egg cups - some of which are made to look like chicken feet - can be sold with the cupcakes as a gift with purchase. This is a great merchandising idea for spring celebrations.

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Pupcakes (Running Time: 4:09)
Cake decorators at the Show & Sell Center Retail Merchandising Pavilion at IDDBA's Dairy-Deli-Bake 2009 transformed cupcakes into a menagerie of animals. This podcast shows how to transform two stacked cupcakes into a delicious doggie (lookalike) treat.

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Making the Most of Mardi Gras (Running Time: 5:26)
Many people throughout the United States celebrate Mardi Gras each spring. Your bakery can also celebrate with special treats that bring in additional sales dollars, and it's not too soon to start planning. This podcast shows you how to make New Orleans-style king cakes and to decorate donuts, cookies, cupcakes and sheet cakes according to Mardi Gras themes.

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Understanding Sourdough & Artisan Breads (Running Time: 7:57)
Kevin O'Connell, vice president of research & development for artisan bakeries at Ralcorp, tells how sourdough and artisan bakers carry on time-honored traditions to create premium breads with distinctive, complex flavors.

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Cakes Taking Shape (Running Time: 4:35)
Elizabeth Riggs of Bakery Crafts shows cake decorators how to transform 8-inch round cakes into butterflies and sun-shaped cakes and how to make cupcakes into tiered special occasion cakes. She also discusses the creative process that goes into producing innovative and exciting cakes for customers to enjoy.

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Understanding Whole Grains (Running Time: 7:46)
Cynthia Harriman, Director of Food & Nutrition Strategies for the Whole Grains Council, tells listeners the definition of "whole grain," how to identify products containing whole grains, and information on dietary guidelines and servings.

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Whole Grain Nutrition (Running Time: 6:22)
Cynthia Harriman, Director of Food & Nutrition Strategies for the Whole Grains Council, discusses the essential role of whole grains in providing vitamins, other nutrients, and dietary fiber. She also gives whole grain health information useful for associates when answering customer questions.

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Increasing Sales Using Whole Grains
(Running Time: 6:19)
Cynthia Harriman, Director of Food & Nutrition Strategies for the Whole Grains Council, provides ideas for managers and associates to increase whole grain food sales in their stores.

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Links Mentioned in this Podcast:
www.wholegrainscouncil.org
www.wholegrainscouncil.org/files/WholeGrainsADAFactSheet.pdf