–with innovative seminar slated for tomorrow at Rahaman’s Park

ALL bakers, pastry and cake makers, and owners of snackettes are invited to participate in a baking seminar billed for tomorrow at Parc Rayne, Rahaman’s Park, East Bank Demerara.The confab, which is being convened by the National Milling Company of Guyana Inc. (NAMILCO), in collaboration with Seaboard Corporation, and Engrain LLC, both US-based companies, is to be declared open by Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who will touch on some innovative ideas. Also slated to make a presentation is US Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Brent Hardt.
According to NAMILCO, its main purpose of holding such a seminar “is to give local bakers an opportunity to learn new techniques to further enhance their baking skills; to learn about the latest developments in the global bread industry; and to learn about creating niche products to bring variety to the consumers.”
The two facilitators, both specialists in the baking industry with experience spanning North and South America, are Messrs Miguel Galdos and Keith Clemens.
Among topics they will touch on besides reviewing the baking process are:

– The functionality of baking ingredients and the relation between baking performance and final product;

– Mixing and Fermentation: Dough development , relation between mixing and fermentation and different mixing techniques;

– Preferment: Types and advantages for the baker.

– Sweet Goods (types, ingredients, makeup procedures); and

– Bakery trends (as in what’s hot around the world)

Bakers will also be afforded the opportunity of having one-on-one discussions with the facilitators at a cocktail reception which is to be held immediately after the seminar.
The whole purpose to the exercise, NAMILCO says, is to make good on “our commitment and our ISO 9001:2008 mandate to maintain our reputation for excellence in the services that we provide to our customers.”