Bakers to benefit from industry guild

Region’s first bakery and pastry guild offers networking opportunity for bakers, chefs and suppliers

The region’s pastry and bakery chefs are set to benefit from the launch of a new culinary guild designed to support the future of the baking and pastry industries across the GCC.

Ton Seuren, chairman of Dubai-based Baking Technologies — the company behind the guild’s launch — said it was a place where pastry chefs and bakers would be able to exchange ideas and discuss current and future trends within the baking industry.

“We soft-launched the guild six months ago,” said Seuren. “Bakers and pastry chefs will benefit by being members as they will get access to all the guild’s future activities, including training seminars, competitions and quarterly newsletters, as well as future bakery and pastry lunches and dinners.”

The organisation will target representatives from suppliers, manufacturers, hotels, retailers and bakeries, and has so far received positive feedback from at least 350 interested parties and individuals, according to Seuren.

“Support for pastry chefs and bakers in the region is limited to supplier seminars and onsite training sessions,” remarked Seuren. “Employers are giving in-house training, but as of now there is no formal recognised body carrying out training in the GCC.”

Bakers will be able to register as members of the guild for free from December 20, 2009 at www.baking-technologies.com.