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Processes corn, potatoes, tapioca, sugar or molasses in locations around the world to produce sweeteners, starches, and citric acid. Also processes cane and beet sugar in the United States and Canada under the names Domino Sugar, Redpath and Wes...
www.aestaley.com
Part of the CSM group. Company supplies the ingredient needs of the milling and baking industries around the world. Products include emulsifiers, flour improvers, dough conditioners, specialty mixes and release agents.
aic-fsd.com
British manufacturers of flour, flour based products, premixes and concentrates.
www.allied-mills.co.uk
Manufacturer of Amarnakote, which is a water-based release agent that is used in bakery and dehydration applications.
www.amarnakote.com
Company produces organic hot and cold cereals, versatile all-purpose baking mixes, fresh-milled flours, ready-to-serve canned beans, and a selection of grains, beans, and seeds in consumer bulk packs.
www.americanprairie.com
Develops and markets functional ingredients for the efficient production of bakery products. Products include cake emulsifiers, bread improvers, release agents and freshness enhancers.
www.aromatic.se
Manufacturing wheat-free & gluten free flours, prepared mixes, natural flavors, sorghum flour, arrowroot flour, egg replacer, yellow corn flour, and corn starch.
www.authenticfoods.com
Division of the Gruma Corporation; corn milling company that produces Maseca and "Stone Ground" brand masa. Also manufactures Maseca and Masa-Mixta brand tortillas.
www.aztecamilling.com
Manufactures bakery ingredients for bread, confectionery and pastry bakers. Core products are release agents, fats (including liquid), bread improvers, cake emulsifiers and confectionery ingredients.
www.bakels.com
Company produces bakery fillings including: pie, danish, bear pac and assorted jams, jellies and flavors.
www.bearstewart.com
Produce muffin & cookie batters, fillings and various specialty products.
bearstewart.com
Meal preparations, ingredients and ustensils brand offering online retail, including a fresh-baked products delivery service and general product information.
www.bettycrocker.com
Manufacturer of bakery ingredients including mixes, toppings, icings, fillings, shortenings and oils.
www.bungefoods.com
Provides both wholesale and retail support to the baking industry. Company carries emulsifiers, shelf life extenders, cakes and muffins, breads, bagels, ryes and sours, icings, glazes and fillings.
www.caravanproducts.com
Company develops, produces and markets flours, mixes and cereal-based foods.
www.cerealia.com
Markets bakery products under the name Krusteaz, Alpine, Classic Hearth, Eagle Mills, and Grain Gourmet.
www.continentalmills.com
Food ingredients manufacturing company specializing in the tortilla, snack food, and baking industries.
www.customingredients.com
Division of Das Brot, Inc. Company produces breadings, bread crumbs, custom blends and batter mixes. Proprietary products are shipped to restaurants, concessionaires, food service distributors, and food manufacturers throughout the country.
www.dasbrot.com
Company offers mixes, bases, icings, fillings, frozen dough, par-baked and fully baked products. Also a full line supplier of bakery equipment and accessories.
www.dawnfoods.com
Company produces and supplies milk based ingredients by derivation, enzyme and separation technologies for the food, beverage, nutritional and pharmaceutical industries.
www.dmv-international.com
Located in Warwick, Rhode Island; has been manufacturing batter, breaders and fritter mixes.
www.drumrockproducts.com
Manufactures bakery mixes, fruit & creme fillings, jams, jellies, concentrates, Protein Chef vegetarian meat-alternative. Supplying cake, donut & muffin mixes; custom blending. Serving distributors, wholesale, foodservice, supermarket, and food ...
www.efcoproducts.com
Company manufactures beverage, food and food containers. Food products include ice cream, rice, corn, wheat, oatmeal, snacks and animal food.
www.empresas-polar.com
Based in Columbus, Ohio, company produces and markets dairy and non-dairy products for national and international sales. Products include whipped cream toppings, ice cream mixes, and Whip N Ice.
www.flavorright.com
Full line bakery distributor and manufacturer of fine pie and pastry fillings, pure jams, jellies, lemon creams, and specialty desserts. Operates in Central and Northern California.
www.fruitfillings.com
Manufactures Golden Malted pancake & waffle flour mixes for use in restaurants.
www.goldenmalted.com
Located in Long Island, New York, and specializing in whipped toppings, puddings, dressings, fillings, coffee whitener and specialty items for the bakery and foodservice trade.
www.hananproducts.com
Division of Hershey's that focuses on the foodservice industry with toppings, beverage ingredients, confectionary, and baking ingredients.
www.hersheysfoodservice.com
Company produces Hodgson Mill flour, Don's Chuck Wagon mixes, Kentucky Kernel flour and Pastamania gourmet pasta.
www.hodgsonmill.com
Located in Newton Grove, North Carolina. Manufacture premium quality breaders and mixes along with grinding several varieties of high grade stone ground corn meal.
www.house-autry.com
Produces the PANO™ family of products which are edible vegetable oil based releasing compounds specifically formulated for baked goods manufacturing.
www.intlfoodcraft.com
Company markets gourmet bread mixes, apple mulling spice blends, muffin mixes and more.
www.jbdough.com
Producer of feed additives, flavorings and organic minerals. Parent/holding company with a high-tech unit involved in food additives. Products are sold to the animal feed and food industries.
www.kemin.com
Manufacturer of corn meal, flour, bran, rye meal and various cake, pancake and batter mixes.
www.kenyonsgristmill.com
Specialize in custom formulation of all bakery concentrates, mixes and bases for cakes, honey buns, muffins, and yeast donuts.
www.keymix.com
Marketer of fillings, icings and glazes for the bakery industry, restaurants and other fine institutional uses.
www.lawrencefoods.com
Company's natural, edible coatings and films provide a variety of functional benefits for confections, pharmaceuticals, vitamins, health supplements, fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and baked goods.
www.mbzgroup.com
Producer of corn masa flour for tortillas, corn chips, taco shells and related products.
www.minsa.com
Food ingredient company that develops, manufactures, and markets ingredient products for domestic and international customers in various segments of the food industry.
www.pacgrain.com
Bakery manufacturing and distribution company. Product line includes frozen puff pastry, cookie dough, bakery mixes, fillings, glazes, breads, rolls and other specialty baked goods.
www.pennantfoods.com
Program from Cargill foods to help scratch bakers with a complete line of bakery ingredients and support in order to produce better baked goods and higher margins. Includes product profiles, bakers toolbox and a list of distributors.
www.progressivebaker.com
Producers of natural lactic acids, lactates, lacitols, lactides and polylactides for bakery, confectionary, beverage, salad dressing and meat and poultry applications.
www.purac.com
Manufacturer and distributor of bases, mixes and seasonings for the foodservice industry nationwide. Headquarters in Hillsborough, New Jersey.
www.rcfinefoods.com
Processor and worldwide distributor of confection sunflower and in-shell kernel used for snacks and baking. Other products include hulled millet, beans and bird food.
www.redriv.com
Caters to the foodservice industry with barbecued products, breads, pizzas, beverages, icings, sweet goods and toppings.
www.richs.com
Company produces flours, mixes, batters, corn meals and a variety of animal feed products.
www.shawneemilling.com
Company processes a range of branded and private-label products including shortenings, pan coatings, salad oils, concessions, liquid butter alternatives, flavored dressings, mayonnaise, soup and flavor bases and bakery ingredients.
www.venturafoods.com
Manufacturers of powdered and dried foods and drink products which include baby cereal, milk powder, cocoa mix, jelly powder, custard mix, stock powder, curry powder, batter mix, and spices.
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Guide to Batters and Mixes News and Trends
Stay updated on food industry trends including batters and mixes
By J.R. Glass
Some of the trends noticed in the bakery industry are easy to adapt to with bakery mixes. Gourmet pancakes are on the rise, requiring basic pancake batter with some additional ingredients, such as fruit and spices. With many people counting carbs and calories, the trend for desserts is smaller portions. With bread, many consumers are choosing gluten free and organic varieties. Consider the following batters and mixes news and trends:
1. Create gourmet breakfast foods with waffle or pancake batter.
2. Lighten up recipes made from batters and mixes.
3. Choose bread mixes for the health conscious.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Serve gourmet pancakes made from pancake batter mix
Pancakes and waffles have been a breakfast standard for years and years. While they are still a classic breakfast food, many food service providers have taken pancakes and waffles to the next step by making them gourmet. A sampling of the type of gourmet pancakes you will find at restaurants include lemon meringue, apple cinnamon and carrot cake pancakes. Many gourmet pancake recipes start with a simple bakery mixes and are embellished with other ingredients.
I recommend: Take advice from R&I by making standard pancake or waffle batter into an unforgettable, belly warming breakfast by adding ingredients to make pumpkin, banana and carrot cake pancakes. Penton Media devotes a portion of its website to trends in restaurant hospitality. Find pancake batter recipes like Mango-Pinaeapple Sauced Pancakes.
Cater cake mix recipes, and other desserts, to follow current dessert trends
Dessert is often a celebrated part of meals eaten out. Many dieters and non-dieters alike will splurge on dessert while eating out, when they would not at home. Quality cake and other bakery mixes, such as cookies and brownies, can set your restaurant apart from the crowd. Lessen the threat of ice cream and fudge-laden desserts, prepared from batters and mixes, by making serving portions smaller and using low fat or fat free condiments.
I recommend: BNet outlines the current trends for dessert in the restaurant world. Read more about restaurant and fast food dessert trends at the Daily Olive.
Use gluten-free and/or organic bread mixes to give your customers healthy options
While breakfast and dessert are on the unhealthy side of the spectrum, the trend for bread mixes is moving towards more healthy choices. With the rise in gluten allergies and intolerance, many bread mixes are available that are gluten free. Bread made from organic ingredients is also on the rise. As people start making healthier food choices, healthier bread mixes will become available.
I recommend: The Natural Foods Merchandiser has an article on recent food trends that includes information on bread mix trends. King Arthur Flour is a bakery mix company that stays on top of current baking trends. It has a large inventory of bread mixes, including several gluten-free mixes.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- • Once you find a supplier whose bakery mixes you like, work on establishing a long term relationship. Often times account-holding, long-term customers receive better prices on goods.
There are a few things that you need to take into consideration when choosing cake mixes or bread mixes, because they aren't all created equal. Some may taste good in the beginning, but tend to fall flat once they have sat on the shelf for a few hours while others may be too expensive to make a profit. You also want to have a wide variety of batters and mixes on the shelves to suite all of your baking needs, this includes things such as:
1. Cake mix.
2. Waffle batter.
3. Pancake batter.
4. Bread mix.
5. Cookie mix.
Action Steps
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Use add-ins for batters and mixes to improve the quality of your products
When it comes to bakery mixes, many are nothing more than larger versions of the stuff you can buy at the supermarket. They are meant for home use and aren't considered shelf stable. You want to make sure to buy something that is commercial quality, because there can be a huge difference between a cake baked fresh and one that was baked two days ago if you use the wrong product.
I recommend: Stock up on cake improvers. Companies like Aromatic Inc. specialize in add-ins that will help breathe new life into your cakes and cookies, no matter what type of mix you use. Their Aerosoft cake product will help keep your baked goods soft long after the competition. If you plan on using bread mix, you want to pick up some Alpha-gel emulsifier, which will help delay your bread from going stale.
Find the right batter supplier for your business
When it comes to finding a supplier, there are a few things that you need to look out for. You want to have a wide enough selection to fill your pantry, at a price that protects your bottom line. Write a list of items that you must have, and others that you would like to find, then shop around for the best price and quality.
I recommend: Buy in bulk. Check out the selection at Honeyville Foods, Key Mix Corporation and Island Wholesale to compare prices and product lineups.
Offer your customer healthy mixes and batters
Not all baked goods have to be loaded with sugar and fat. Round out your menu with a selection of good tasting, good-for-you options that have your customers' health in mind. Look for products that are low in fat and use whole grains instead of processed white flour.
I recommend: Provide your customers with gluten and dairy free options. Offering your clients gluten-free pancakes from Authentic Foods or a 10-grain bread dough from Bob's Red Mill, will open up an entirely new customer base that will help your restaurant grow.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- • Be careful where you store your cake and bread mixes. If they contain yeast, putting them into the freezer for storage could ruin your mixes and cause them not to rise properly.
In order to make high quality batters and mixes, you need to make sure you and your employees have the proper batters and mixes education and training. You and your employees should know how to:
1. Make batters and mixes for breakfast items such as pancakes and waffles;
2. Create a delicious cake mix recipe;
3. And put together a fabulous bread mix.
Action Steps
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Learn how to make pancake batter and waffle batter
It is fairly easy to learn to make good pancake and waffle batter. All you need is a good set of directions and a few good recipes. Just be careful not to make your batter too thin or too thick. Also, don't mix it too much, as this can make your pancakes and waffles tough and chewy.
I recommend: The website Mahalo.com has excellent step-by-step instructions on how to make pancake batter. The site also includes good tips on how to make sure your batter mixes up perfectly. RecipeTips.Com provides very good directions on how to make batter for waffles and Belgian waffles (Belgian waffle batter typically contains yeast). Photos are included for the Belgian waffle mix recipe. For traditional waffles, scroll down on the linked page and click the "waffle" link under the "recipes" heading.
Discover how to create cake mix
Most of the time, every cake mix contains the same basic ingredients, such as milk, sugar and eggs. But how you arrange those ingredients, as well as the extras that you add, affects the final product. That's why it is important to get good advice and good recipes from cake-making experts.
I recommend: The website for Cooks.com from The FOURnet Information Network contains excellent tips on making all sorts of cake mixes, including basic cakes, angel food cakes and sponge cakes. Razzle Dazzle Recipes has directions on how to make dozens of delicious cake mix recipes, including apple bottom spice cake, banana walnut crunch cake, fantasy fudge brownie cake and lemon blueberry cake.
Find out how to put together bread mix
Making a bread mix is more complicated than making batters for pancakes, waffles and cake, but if you can follow basic cooking directions, then you should have no trouble learning how to do it. Once you've mastered a basic bread mix, you can add nuts, fruits and vegetables and create more complicated mixes.
I recommend: Check out The Prepared Pantry for easy directions that will teach you how to make dozens of types of bread mixes, including banana bread, lemon poppy seed bread and quick bread. The Reluctant Gourmet explains the purpose of each of the ingredients in bread mix and gives great advice on technique.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- • Check with the adult education programs in your area to see if they offer cooking classes. While it is rare to find a class that focuses specifically on making batters and mixes, you should be able to find a class that teaches baking in general.
Guide to Batters and Mixes Key Terms
Stay updated on batters and mixes terminology to satisfy your customers
By Emily Lugg
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Leavening agent
A leavening agent creates a foaming of the batter in order to make a baked good more light and airy. The leavening agent reacts with either heat or acidity of the batter causing the finished product to rise.
I recommend: David Manthey compares the many different types of leavening agents.
Cake improvers
Cake improvers are special ingredients that often don't affect the flavor of a baked good, but rather just the texture or shelf-life. Cake improvers are cakes, muffins, cookies and breads.
I recommend: Aromatic discusses a cake improver that allows baked goods to last longer before going stale.
Gluten-free
Gluten-free batters and mixes are made without the use of wheat products. Gluten-free products are popular for those who suffer from Celiac Disease which is an intolerance to gluten. Because wheat is an integral part of batters and mixes, it is important to learn how to make gluten-free alternatives taste as good as the traditional recipes.
I recommend: CookingBread.com outlines a gluten-free bread recipe.
Belgian waffle mix
Belgian waffle mix is different than a traditional waffle mix because it contains yeast. The yeast creates more light and fluffy waffles, but also requires more time to cook since the Belgian waffles need time to rise.
I recommend: Recipe Tips explains the differences between traditional waffle mix and Belgian waffle mix.
Windowpane test
The windowpane test helps you to determine if your bread dough is hearty enough or if you have over-kneaded it.
I recommend: Reluctant Gourmet describes how to perform the windowpane test to evaluate your bread dough.
Quick bread
Quick bread is exactly as it sounds, quick to make. These breads cook faster than traditional breads because there is no yeast used in the mix, but rather chemical leaveners that drastically reduce the fermentation time.
I recommend: Joy of Baking details the variety of quick breads offered.
