contents 07 12 24 36 44 58 FEATURES 12 THE MAGIC BOX Manresa Bread's Avery Ruzicka and pastry chef Stephanie Prida put together a line-up of creative offerings and a new bake kit made for home bakers and pastry lovers in mind. DEPARTMENTS 06 Management 07 Technical Corner 08 Practical Marketing 10 Equipment Innovations 38 Chocolate & Decorating 40 Cakes 04 < JAN-FEB 2024 | bakemag.com 42 Breads 43 Sweet Goods 44 Pastries 45 Foodservice 58 Formula of the Month 24 CREATIVE STORYTELLING Grégoire, the trailblazing fine-fast-casual restaurant concept, just wrapped up a pivotal year of strategic growth and innovative advancements. 32 PACKAGING AND MORE The IFT recently released a white paper that examines how existing and novel processing technologies could help improve global food and nutrition security. COVER SPECIALTY FLOURS / BROWNIES / POT PIES Each Manresa Bread store is located in a different town. Each town has a community with slightly different flavor preferences. Avery Ruzicka possesses individual expertise from a commissary production vantage point that brings her wisdom, patience, and strategic planning. Photo by Manresa Bread the voice of bakery and pastry the magic box MANRESA BREAD Bakery embrces new dimenion CREATIVE STORYTELLING Shoppers seek emotional well-being PACKAGING OPTIONS Achatz Pies unveils pie crust box 47 CAKENOMICS Chef Christian Balbierer helps explore how printed chocolate decorations and decadent coverings can infuse your creations with color, artistry, and flavor and leave a lasting impression. Cakenomics EDIBLE ARTISTRY Unlocking the secrets of exceptional desserts JAN/FEB 2024 bakemag.comhttp://www.bakemag.com http://www.bakemag.com