contents 06 10 28 30 34 36 FEATURES 14 20 24 39 POP GOES THE PIZZA EDUCATION TAKES STAGE ISLAND TO MAINLAND CAKENOMICS Baker Marius Pop and educator Peter Reinhart, working on separate projects, share savvy insights on why pizza is the next big thing for the retail bakery world. A flurry of new programs from leaders in bakery education promises to raise the bar for training efforts of the next generation of retail bakers and store owners. The Maui Cookie Lady brings her love of baking from Hawaii into a successful business venture that attracts scores of fans and offers a valuable lesson in online sales. Porto's Bakery & Cafe in Southern California and Flour Bakery & Cafe in Boston headline a growing list of innovators reinventing the path to success in the cake business. DEPARTMENTS COVER CREATIVE CHEESECAKES / HIRING TIPS / THE LATIN STARBUCKS 06 Management 31 Sweet Goods 08 Technical Corner 32 Breads 10 Practical Marketing 34 Pastries 12 Equipment Innovations 36 Foodservice 28 Chocolate & Decorating 50 Formula of the Month 30 Cakes Providing a valuable lesson in how to shift gears in your business model during times of dramatic change, Marius Pop opens Pop Pizza and brings creative new ideas to a wildy popular category of the food business in America. Photo courtesy of Pop Pizza the voice of bakery and pastry pop goes the pizza IN CRUST WE TRUST Two bakery leaders share a vision Cakenomics EDUCATION ON CENTER STAGE A flurry of programs raises the bar FROM ISLAND TO MAINLAND Maui Cookie Lady gains mass appeal HOLIDAY CAKES DELIVER CONVENIENCE NOV/DEC 2020 bakemag.com 04 < NOV-DEC 2020 | bakemag.com 004_BA_Dec20_TOC.indd 4 11/19/2020 1:20:40 PMhttp://www.bakemag.com http://www.bakemag.com