Richard Leboucher is the R&D director for bakery for Puratos USA.
 

Bakeries blend selective labor-saving automation with traditional craft baking methods to share their classic breads with a broader audience.
 

Newer technologies have made automating variety packaging possible.
 

Regular checkups and preventive maintenance will keep a freezer running healthy and make bakers wealthy and wise.
 

Bakery took precautions before the shutdown in March 2020.
 

Puratos consumer research points to new directions.

The facility will focus on specialty chocolate products.

Specialty breads continue to gain traction.

The colors will be on display at SupplySide West.

Bakers should consider taking a blended approach to product formulations.