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PMCA Caramel 4

Getting a crash course on caramel

PMCA tutorial illustrates science, technique behind popular ingredient.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
November 15, 2017

When Editor-in-Chief Bernie Pacyniak asked if I’d be interested in shadowing the caramel portion of a Caramel, Fudge and Toffee course hosted by the Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association (PMCA) at Savage Bros. in Elk Grove, Ill. last week (Nov. 7), I said what any reasonable person would: Absolutely.


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Innova Market Insights

‘Mindful Choices’ a key driver in 2018 for consumers

Innova Market Insights’ research says 7 in 10 U.S. and U.K. consumers want to know, understand ingredient lists.
Bernie Pacyniak
November 15, 2017
The following survey statistics of U.S. and U.K. consumers support the prediction: 4 in 10 increased their consumption of “healthy foods”; 7 in 10 want to know and understand the ingredient list; 1 in 5 in the United States are most influenced by “real” ingredients; and ethical claims on packaging are top of mind. 

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Godiva Gold Discovery Collection

Godiva introduces Gold Discovery Collection

Executive Chef Chocolatier Thierry Muret fuses tradition with latest culinary trends.
Bernie Pacyniak
November 8, 2017
Executive Chef Chocolatier Thierry Muret has worked for Godiva more than 30 years. Often when Muret’s asked how he could work for just one company that long, the native Belgian explains that “no one year was similar.” It’s a matter of “looking at our patrons and continuously evolving with the times,” he says. And that extends to the company’s Gold Discovery Collection. 

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