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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
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
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
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
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
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: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
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

What’s new on the Bakery Academy blog?

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...

Future prospects of bakery AI

Future prospects of baker...

The relationship between technology and craftsmanship in the bakery industry ensures that the human touch, creativity, and passion that define artisan...

Sourdough: Bacteria, Temperature, and Hydration

Sourdough: Bacteria, Temp...

Sourdough is more than just a mixture of flour and water. It is a living ecosystem in which lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria. These microbes...

Score calculation

Score calculation

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

Egg free formulations

Egg free formulations

Challenges during vegan based formulation. With selecting the right combination of ingredients, often offnotes coming from certain plantbased proteins...

History of sugar

History of sugar

Initially sugar was not present and honey and milk had to be used to create the more indulgent products.

Quality control and Sustainability

Quality control and Susta...

Quality control and sustainability in industrial baking require a decentralized approach, empowering teams to manage processes, reduce waste, and ensu...

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...

Lamination

Lamination

Lamination is a folding technique of dough to define this short and broad at the same time. Folding in general is applied in bread processes in variou...

Ultra-Processed Foods – What Bakery Professionals Really Need to Know

Ultra-Processed Foods – W...

Explore what recent research really says about ultra-processed foods. Learn how bakery professionals can respond with evidence-based product strategie...

Complexities of preparing fillings

Complexities of preparing...

Understanding Viscosity and Rheology. The basics of fat-based and water-based fillings, and delve into the fundamental concepts.

Currants

Currants

Currants are often soaked before being incorporated into baked goods. This helps prevent them from drawing too much moisture from the dough when added...

Today's challenges in bakery

Today's challenges in...

With soaring raw material prices, unavailability of certain materials, staff shortage, and an unstable energymarket the challenges of today are massiv...

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...

Challenges of enrichment: Psyllium / hardness.

Challenges of enrichment:...

As fibres are products of nature, we can’t design them 100% to our liking; of course the larger fibre length can be (mechanically) shortened and...

Reduction of sugar in cake

Reduction of sugar in cak...

With the reduction of sugar in cake you need to know. That sugar in most cakes sugar is somewhere between 23-30% of the total formulation. What is a l...

Egg products

Egg products

We see eggs dominiantly in Cakes (family/pound, sponge cakes and muffins). As well as cookies and biscuits, but also croissants, puff pastries and bre...

Scaling Impact: Ingredients & Shelf Life Challenges

Scaling Impact: Ingredien...

A key aspect of scaling up is that volumes also tend to increase. As a consequence sometimes ingredients can’t keep up with the volume and alter...

Classification and quality control

Classification and qualit...

Classifying bakery products is essential for quality control and consumer satisfaction. Bakery products are commonly classified into various categorie...

Research in the bakery industry

Research in the bakery in...

It enables bakeries to identify and understand trends, allowing them to anticipate changes in market demand and seize new opportunities.

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.