Puratos Canada officially opened its first Canadian Bakery School program at Father Michael Goetz Catholic Secondary School today, reinforcing its commitment to education in Mississauga, workforce development, and long-term industry sustainability in professional baking and pastry arts. The program is being developed in partnership with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB). Its location near […]
By Karl De Smedt On the outskirts of St. Vith, a small Belgian hamlet near the German border, is one of the most fascinating libraries you’ll ever see. You won’t find any books, though. Instead, refrigerators line the walls at regular intervals, each holding several squat glass jars filled with what look like slight variations of smooth beige […]
Based in Belgium, Puratos Group’s sourdough library aims to preserve sourdough baking knowledge and biodiversity. Puratos Group is one of the largest bakery, patisserie, and chocolate ingredients producers in the world. Toronto-based Blackbird Bakery is the first Canadian inductee to the condition-controlled sourdough library. Press release Puratos Canada has inducted Toronto-based Blackbird Baking Co.’s sourdough […]
