Technical Services
BakeTran offers technical consultancy in the areas of bread, cakes, pastries and biscuit product development and production. It also offers consultancy to flour milling and ingredients supply companies on technical requirements and bakery applications.
It has worked in many European countries, Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and India.
Its consultants Stanley Cauvain and Linda Young have between them 65 years experience of working in the baking industry. In addition they have written 8 books and numerous articles containing much technical and practical information.
If the technical consultancy you require is not listed below, please contact us with your requirements – we may be able to help.
Technical Services are offered for:
- Technical evaluations
- Product development
- Troubleshooting and process and quality optimisation
- Mould-free shelf-life estimations
- Expert reviews
- Technical assessment for equipment purchase
Technical evaluations
We can examine the technology used within your bakery and check and advise on its application and operation for your product range. Where we can advise on improvements we can fill the technical knowledge gaps so that your production and product quality meets your customer requirements.
Product development
With our wealth of knowledge on the functionality of ingredients and processes used in the manufacture of baked goods we are able to help your teams to develop new products and innovate.
Troubleshooting and process and quality optimisation
How much has product wastage cost your bottom line? The costs of poor product quality are not just in the materials wasted, they are in lost production time, lost customers and a frustrated work force. We offer a service to assess product quality and processing conditions to help you get to the product quality sought by your customers. We supplement your staff’s knowledge about the product and process interactions which leads to more consistent quality and better use of raw materials.
Mould-free shelf-life estimations
It is useful to know how long your bakery products will remain free from moulds and to be able to predict the ‘Use by’ date for packaging. We offer a service to estimate the mould-free shelf-life of your product from its recipe. For further details of the service, please email us at info@baketran.com
Expert reviews
Sometimes disagreements arise between supplier and manufacturer, or manufacturer and customer. We offer an independent and objective service to help clarify the issues involved and develop the solution. Our service also extends to acting as an ‘expert witness’ in more formal proceedings.
Technical assessment for equipment purchase
Expansion or modification of a bakery should be done from a position of knowledge about the products to be manufactured and the process by which they can be made consistently. Often the production staff do not have the time to stand back and do the ground work research for the equipment needed. BakeTran offers a service to help you modify or expand your plant or setup a new one by providing independent and objective advice based on our wide experience.
