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Welcome at Bakery Academy

Are you seeking guidance for improving your product or bakery?

As a baker, do you frequently encounter issues with your products or production processes, such as waste or variations in product weight? Do you lack the fresh perspective due to chronic time constraints? Are you searching for an efficient and affordable solution to address these challenges?

At Bakery Academy, we are dedicated to supporting bakeries in achieving operational excellence through cutting-edge technology, innovative product development, and streamlined processes. Our consultancy services are tailored to elevate your bakery to new levels by enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing quality.

With our extensive experience in the bakery industry, we understand the complexity of bakery operations and the daily challenges you face. Our consultants have all worked in industrial bakery production, operating and improving lines ranging from 300 to 3000 kg/hr. They have also served as R&D or NPD bakery technologists, introducing products on existing or new production lines.

By combining practical bakery expertise with science and technology, we offer an academic approach that enables you to apply this knowledge in your bakery practice effectively.

That's why, at Bakery Academy, we provide an accessible way to access high-quality knowledge and services that can help you enhance your products and optimize your production processes

Bakery Academy, your bakery expert in training and consultancy
Bakery Academy, your bakery expert in training and consultancy

Bakery Academy: Expertise & Offerings

  • Bakery Product Technology and Development: We provide expert guidance and support in developing new and exciting bakery products that meet market demands and strengthen your brand.
  • Process Optimization: Our consultants analyze your current production processes and identify opportunities for improvement, such as reducing waste, increasing efficiency, and enhancing overall product quality.
  • Technological Implementation: We specialize in facilitating the transition of bakery products from small-scale ovens to industrial-grade ones, integrating automation systems and advanced production controls.
  • Research and Development: Our team specializes in troubleshooting challenges within bakery product development by researching new technologies. We offer customized solutions designed to address specific issues within your bakery products.
  • Educational Programs: From starters to product technologists, we provide customized training programs and courses designed to equip your team with the essential skills and knowledge required in the bakery industry.
  • Coaching and Mentoring: Our experienced consultants provide personalized guidance and mentoring to your team to enhance their capabilities and performance, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

Bakery Academy, your Bakery Expert | It's all in the Baking


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At Bakery Academy, we strive to be your partner in success, providing you with the expertise and support needed to thrive in the modern bakery industry. Contact us today to discover how we can help you achieve your goals.


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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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Upcoming courses

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

1,500.00
Silver € 1425,-
Gold € 1275,-
Physical course
Reformulation: From Reduction to Enrichment
Days:3
Date:04-02-2026

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. 

1,500.00
Silver € 1425,-
Gold € 1275,-
Physical course
Cookies and Biscuits
Days:4
Date:04-05-2026

Cookies and Biscuits

Welcome to the Cookies and Biscuits course! Dive into product classifications with hands-on Rotary Moulding and Spread Tests. Explore diverse textures through Hard and Soft Biscuit tastings. Uncover the science of formulation, experimenting with flour, fat, sugar, eggs, and more. Achieve Personal Targets in crafting through iterative recipe adjustments. Engage in practical sessions, from dough-making to yeast fermentation activities. This course, blending theory and practice, hones your skills to create diverse cookies and biscuits. 

2,000.00
Silver € 1900,-
Gold € 1700,-
Physical course
Fillings
Days:4
Date:13-07-2026

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. 

2,000.00
Silver € 1900,-
Gold € 1700,-
Physical course
Biscuits Introduction
Days:3
Date:19-08-2026

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.

1,275.00
Silver € 1140,-
Gold € 1020,-
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
Shelf life Extension
Days:4
Date:On request

Shelf life Extension

This course will extend the knowledge of the attendees to reformate their bakery products to understand different parameters to reach a desired shelf life.  For availability, please contact Bakery Academy by clicking on the envelope icon below on your screen.

2,000.00
Silver € 1900,-
Gold € 1700,-
Physical course
Egg reduction Strategies
Days:3
Date:10-02-2026

Egg reduction Strategies

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.

1,500.00
Silver € 1425,-
Gold € 1275,-
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.

2,500.00
Silver € 1662,50
Gold € 1487,50
Company € 1400,-
Physical course
Bread
Days:3
Date:30-06-2026

Bread

Gain insight into the principles and techniques behind bread-making and get to understand the subtle changes necessary to bake quality bread. By blending theory with practice, you’ll develop not only a solid grasp of ingredient interactions but also the ability to apply this knowledge in your own products.

1,500.00
Silver € 1425,-
Gold € 1275,-

Recent Bakery Blogs

Sugars

Sugars

Pastries, cookies and biscuit have a limitation on how much sugar they can handle without compensating for other ingredients such as liquids and fat.

Fats and oils, Sunflower

Fats and oils, Sunflower

People went to sunflower due to palm issues. Considering the availability, how effective the growing of sunflower is it might be wise to switch back t...

Development in bakery

Development in bakery

Development serves as the bridge between research and practical applications in the bakery sector.

Alginate based fillings

Alginate based fillings

The structure of alginate consists of a linear combination of 2 acids: mannuronic and guluronic acid; depending on the type and region of the seaweed ...

Waste reduction in laminated products

Waste reduction in lamina...

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

Fats vs Oils: Structure Retention After Baking

Fats vs Oils: Structure R...

Maintaining the desired structure and texture of baked goods after baking requires a thorough understanding of the physical and chemical processes tha...

Percentages as Classification

Percentages as Classifica...

 In baker's percentage, the weight of the flour is always 100%, and the total percent of all the other ingredients is always greater than 100%. T...

Dough types

Dough types

Some ingredients must be dissolved during mixing and the particle size influences the mixing time,otherwise these ingredients might still be visible a...

Releasing from the rotary moulder

Releasing from the rotary...

When dough pieces stick to the rotary moulder, several factors might be responsible. These include the dough’s moisture content, poor lubricatio...

Scaling up with the right formulation

Scaling up with the right...

First of all the quality of your ingredients might change when you buy inbulk. Secondly scaling up from artisanel to (semi) industrial can lead to les...

Soluble and Insoluble fibres

Soluble and Insoluble fib...

Fibres can roughly be divided in soluble and insoluble fibres; although it is much more complex than that. Soluble fibres, as the name suggests, disso...

Heat transfer

Heat transfer

On average, close to 50% of the total energy is consumed in the first 25-35% of the baking process. Products are entering the oven between 10-35% C an...

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 ...

Energy or Air

Energy or Air

With dispersing and dissolving we do not bring any energy and thus an increase in temperature inour dough: we just are aiming for a homogenous, somewh...

Biscuits and depositing machines

Biscuits and depositing m...

Machine of choice. We've mentioned already a few machines, some might know the differences between them, others not. So we created a simple overview f...

Advanced techniques in filling preperation.

Advanced techniques in fi...

Advanced concepts such as syneresis and the use of hydrocolloids. These elements play a significant role in achieving the right consistency and stabil...

Challenges in sugar reduction

Challenges in sugar reduc...

A challenge can be the colouring of the product: monosaccharides colour different to disaccharides and at different temperatures as well.

Fats

Fats

Reducing a fat (harder, shortening, butter or margarine) the crumb of a cake might become a bit more coarser, but we see an increase in volume.

Replacing the egg in cake

Replacing the egg in cake

Vegan is hot and happening. several products egg whites or egg yolks can be easily replaced by other animal based products, such as certain milk prote...

Getting the right colour in bakery products.

Getting the right colour ...

The colour of a product is very often its signature. Some products will receive some decorations, where other products require that the crust will giv...