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We help bakeries worldwide improve quality, efficiency, and innovation. With hands-on expertise and cutting-edge solutions, we make your bakery stronger — from recipe to production line.

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How does Bakery Academy help you achieve bakery excellence?

At Bakery Academy, we combine passion for baking with practical expertise to help bakeries solve challenges and grow. Our consultants have decades of experience in industrial production (300–3000 kg/hr), R&D, and product innovation.

We bridge science and practice, giving you practical solutions you can apply immediately in your bakery.

he 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.

Why do bakeries worldwide choose Bakery Academy?

  • Proven industry expertise
  • Tailored, results-driven solutions
  • Academic knowledge + practical experience
  • Global bakery network & community
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How we help your bakery grow?

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Process improvement

As an entrepreneur you want to optimise the production process within your company as much as possible.

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Research & development

For when you don’t have the time, capacity or knowledge to innovate.

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Training & education

In our bakery training programs, we start with the basics of bakery products, fillings and processes.

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What bakery courses are coming up?

Physical course
Cracker Dynamics
Days:4
Date:26-10-2026

Cracker Dynamics

Explore crackers in our bakery course, covering classifications to troubleshooting industrial issues. Delve into the science of crafting crackers, emphasizing lamination processes, key ingredients, and practical techniques. Learn to tackle challenges like inconsistency in thickness, cracking and breaking and uneven baking. Whether you're a novice baker or seasoned pro, our course equips you with the knowledge and skills in cracker-making.

€ 2.000,00
Silver € 1900,-
Gold € 1700,-
Physical course
Egg reduction & replacement
Days:3
Date:On Request

Egg reduction & replacement

Reducing or replacing eggs in bakery products can introduce various challenges, as eggs contribute critical functional properties such as structure, moisture, leavening, and flavor. Troubleshooting issues related to egg reduction involves addressing concerns in texture, binding, leavening, flavor, moisture content, color, and structural integrity.

€ 1.650,00
Physical course
Cookies and Biscuits
Days:4
Date:12-07-2027

Cookies and Biscuits

Cookies & BiscuitsFrom crumbly shortbread to hard sheeted biscuits: understand why every dough type needs its own formulation, forming route and baking profile. In 4 hands-on days you work with rotary moulding, wire-cut and sheeting, run spread and formulation tests, learn to diagnose checking, spread and colour issues, and set — and reach — your own personal product target. Includes an online pre-module and a take-home booklet.For production, R&D and application professionals. Max. 8 participants.

€ 2.200,00
Physical course
Biscuits Introduction
Days:3
Date:On Request

Biscuits Introduction

Perfect for those new to the bakery scene, our course breaks down complex concepts into easily digestible modules. Learn to understand diverse biscuits in this hands-on course. Explore ingredients, doughs, mixing and baking methods. Enroll now and become a true biscuit specialist! Maximize the value of your training with an additional day! Use this time to dive deeper into the topics that directly impact your work, get answers to your specific questions, and address challenges with expert guidance. Simple, effective, and tailored to your needs.

€ 1.400,00
Physical course
Shelf life Extension
Days:4
Date:15-02-2027

Shelf life Extension

Shelf Life 2.0 — Staling, Spoilage & Enzymes Every bakery product runs on three clocks: texture, microbiology and chemistry. In this 4-day course you learn which clock stops first in your product — and how to slow it down. We go deep into starch retrogradation and the enzymes that control it (maltogenic and intermediate-thermostable amylases, lipases, xylanases), combine them with water activity, pH, preservatives and clean-label alternatives, and finish with a shelf-life test plan for your own product. Practical work on bread and cake, using pre-aged samples so you measure staling during the course itself. Optional fifth day: shelf-life clinic for your own products. For R&D, NPD, application and QA professionals. Max. 8 participants.

€ 2.200,00
Physical course
Reformulation: From Reduction to Enrichment
Days:3
Date:On request

Reformulation: From Reduction to Enrichment

This course focuses on reformulating critical macro ingredients, such as sugar, fat, and sodium reduction and on enriching with healthier ingredients such as fibres and proteins enabling you to create bakery products for health-conscious options with minimal compromising on taste or quality. 

€ 1.650,00
Physical course
Layering Techniques Puff and Danish pastry
Days:5
Date:19-10-2026

Layering Techniques Puff and Danish pastry

This course will extend the knowledge of Puff and Danish pastry, like apple turnovers, vol-au-vent, croissant and maple-pecan danish. The attendee wil learn to understand the product matrixes and interactions and try to bring this into practice. Participants are expect to have some experience in baking and process handling.

€ 2.750,00
Silver € 1662,50
Gold € 1487,50
Company € 1400,-
Physical course
Foam to Sponge Cake
Days:3
Date:On Request

Foam to Sponge Cake

This intensive and hands-on course is designed for experienced professionals who want to deepen their knowledge and skills in preparing various types of foam cakes

€ 1.650,00
Physical course
Bread Introduction
Days:4
Date:20-09-2027

Bread Introduction

Why does the same recipe behave differently every flour delivery? In 4 days you learn to read flour specifications (farinograph, Falling Number, W-value), steer fermentation and dough development, and use enzymes, ascorbic acid and emulsifiers as targeted improvers. Bring your own flour and product: the final day is a troubleshooting clinic on your own raw materials.

€ 2.200,00
Physical course
Fillings
Days:4
Date:On Request

Fillings

This course equips bakers with both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills for various filling types. From understanding ingredient interactions to controlling texture, stability, and flavor balance, this training is designed to help bakeries learn the techniques necessary to optimize these fillings for production. 

€ 2.200,00

What’s new on the Bakery Academy blog?

Collapsing of cakes

Collapsing of cakes

Collapsing is a very common issue in cakes, in particular in the more traditional formulations: without stabilisers, emulsifiers, etc. In those cases ...

Nutriscore ''the downside''

Nutriscore ''the ...

Nutriscore''the downside''. Nutriscore works on points, where the negatives add points and positives deduct points. This suggest that a lack of certai...

Your own mix

Your own mix

Developing a new product is hard work: very often trial and error, EUREKA's and disappointments until a result can be brought to the market. As a deve...

Premix small raw materials

Premix small raw material...

Bakeries can perform premixing themselves or allowing the small materials to be premixed by the supply industry. In other words create a mixture of ra...

Quality expectations

Quality expectations

Quality expectations are different for every situation. For that we need quality inspections of products and processes. These inspections are done by ...

Waste reduction in laminated products

Waste reduction in lamina...

. Recycle trimmings into new dough batches, ensuring no quality compromise.

Improving shelf life

Improving shelf life

Improving shelf life and it’s hurdles. When projecting the spores, bacteria, moulds and yeast to be the runners in an estafette final. It will b...

Application of Enzymes

Application of Enzymes

Enzymes are valuable natural tools in bakery processes, but their effectiveness depends on key factors: the presence of the right substrate, sufficien...

Sugar sources and functions

Sugar sources and functio...

If we take sugar in the broader sense of meaning sugar can come from different plant based materials and some animal based products. What they all hav...

Score calculation

Score calculation

The nutiscore comprises 2 dimensions: Positive points (+) to the unfavourable and negative points (-) to the favourable. 

Fats and Oils the differences in baking

Fats and Oils the differe...

various thermodynamic reactions in fats and oils, resulting in unique textures and flavors. The distinctions between these lipids and their specific r...

Comparing Shelf Life in Fats vs Oils

Comparing Shelf Life in F...

The shelf life of baked goods hinges significantly on the oxidative stability of the fats and oils utilized in their production. Fats, such as butter ...

Biscuits vs Crackers

Biscuits vs Crackers

If we zoom in, to the difference between biscuit doughs and cracker doughs. We see generically that crackers contain between 5-29 units of fat compare...

Shelf-life calculating in cake

Shelf-life calculating in...

When combing the knowledge and balancing the formulation the shelf life can be extended by lowering the Aw, pH with some additives and packaging.

Weight variances, depositors and rotary moulders

Weight variances, deposit...

Have you ever wondered why your dough or batter weight varies, or why your rotary moulder sometimes produces incomplete products? These challenges can...

Quality inspection example

Quality inspection exampl...

A quality inspection example. Bakery Academy is showing how such inspection example would look like, there is however much in ‘the eye of the be...

Temperatures and mixing interactions

Temperatures and mixing i...

Each kind of dough has its ideal temperature range, for the optimum quality and machinability. Ideal dough temperatures must be established and the po...

The right amount of air in creams?

The right amount of air i...

For the right amount of air in creams you need to know that creams come in several formulations. But roughly we can divide them with either fat or wat...

Developing cookies with fibre

Developing cookies with f...

For developing cookies with fibre. Bakery Academy has evaluated about 50 different fibres from over 10 different suppliers. We see however that every ...

Fats and oils in bakery

Fats and oils in bakery

Fats and oils in bakery. They are tremendously important for many of our products. Most of you will now that fats and oils come with some kind of melt...

Frequently Asked Questions

We combine hands-on bakery expertise with training, consultancy, and process optimization. This approach reduces waste, boosts efficiency, and improves product quality.

Yes. Our training programs are tailored to your team’s needs — from beginners to experienced product technologists.

Absolutely. We guide bakeries in moving from small-scale to large-scale production with automation and advanced process controls.

We support all types — from small artisanal bakeries to large industrial producers — in improving products, processes, and innovation.

Simply book a consultation through our website. We’ll assess your needs and design a solution to fit your bakery’s goals.