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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,-

What’s new on the Bakery Academy blog?

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What is quality

Perceiving a product to be of high quality. Many ‘purist’ bakers would express that this product resembles how it was made in the past. Or...

Egg free formulations

Egg free formulations

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Mixing tools

Mixing tools

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Process Improvement through AI

Process Improvement throu...

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Anatomy of a Premium Cookie: Chunk, Chew, and Caramel Notes

Anatomy of a Premium Cook...

A premium cookie is not created by simply adding more butter or sugar, but by controlling temperature, resting time and ingredient balance. A long col...

Puff Pastry

Puff Pastry

Puff Pastry is also known as “Millefeuille” or over thousand layers, depending on the folding technique we apply this is reached after 2,5...

E number reduction

E number reduction

Is it the ingredient we wont't want it to be in there, or is it the way it is produced (chemically/not sustainable), or are we in princible ok. But no...

Nutriscore ''the good side''

Nutriscore ''the ...

As the contradiction wants: the positives deducts points to improve the total outcome towards hopefully as close to zero as possible. That would mean ...

Different kind of Cakes

Different kind of Cakes

What are the differences between the kind of cakes. Such as Sponge cake, Pound cake and Muffin. Do they need a different approach in the baking proces...

Score calculation

Score calculation

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

Products sticking to the mould

Products sticking to the ...

Products sticking to the mould. It sometimes happens that when baking cakes, albeit cupcakes or family cakes/ loaf cakes, they just stick to the mould...

External factors of shelf life

External factors of shelf...

The external factors of shelf life. All bakery products are stored for a short or longer period of time. The temperature at which this is being done v...

Chemical leavening

Chemical leavening

The use of chemical leavening is of all day and ages and sometimes shaped by traditions. Due to convenience sometimes certain leavening agents are rep...

Development in bakery

Development in bakery

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

The basics of Cakes

The basics of Cakes

For the basics of cake, before the time of emulsifiers and leavening agents. The natural ingredients had to be used in such a way that they were in th...

Traditional bakery ingredients

Traditional bakery ingred...

Clean label. Flour, Sugar, Butter, Eggs, Milk and Salt can all be considered to be ingredients that are: Recognisable, Commenly known and traditional ...

Complete, pre or concentrated mixes?

Complete, pre or concentr...

Mixes are being sold in different ways. A complete mix where you just ad water. A premix where you add egg, fat that is sometimes part of flour a...

Crackers

Crackers

Crackers tend to be perceived quite differently; however in essence it is like a puff pastry or croissant product, but with a ‘poorer’ for...

Spreading

Spreading

The spread in cookies and biscuits can be caused by numerous ingredients and processing steps. Probably most baking people will know that the amount a...

Checking

Checking

Checked biscuits have small cracks or hairlines in them, sometimes hardly visible. Problem appears mostly in short period after packaging, when openin...

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.