Retail Bakers of America

BAKING ARTISAN BREAD
Chef Ciril Hitz

Baguette dough yields a bouquet of breadsticks, buttery brioche becomes an elegant fruit Danish, and so on - you can create more than 30 mouthwatering breads from just 10 recipes!

 Looking for helpful hints on creating a line of delicious and eye-catching pastries, then this book is for you. Ciril Hitz goes in-depth on how to create artisan pastries for breakfast, bunch and beyond.

Book Price
$22.00 RBA Member
$27.00 Non-Member

RBA Board of Directors, past 15 years

A collection of 190 shop- and customer-tested formulas which have been brought to "Show & Tell" sessions at the RBA Board of Directors meetings over the past 15 years.

Book Price
$45.00 RBA Member
$55.00 Non-Member

The Retail Bakers of America, has developed the first complete baker’s guide and training platform of the digital age.  These new industry training guides and standards are to be the first living baking resource as the data is presented in digital images and text.

The Retailer’s Bakery-Deli Association
Turn your crumbs into profit with this collection of formulas from RBA's Marketplace 1995.  An oldie but goodie, this formula book is full of classics that will not only satisfy customers, they will also improve your profitability.

Book Price
$10.00 RBA Member
$20.00 Non-Member

The typical retail bakery earns at least 40 percent of its annual gross sales between October and January.  Every baker works long hours during this critical selling season, planning and producing:

Bakers Mark Atwood, CMB; Ed Fraser, CMB; Mike Kalupa; and Jackie Scott, CMB share their seasonal products and merchandising tips to boost your holiday season.

For more profitable ideas, join RBA today! RBA works for you 24/7 to help cut your costs, improve your profits, and enhance the prestige of all retail bakeris.

Create excitement in your bakery, learn about industry trends and find ways to increase sales or lower your costs by getting out of your bakery! Bakery tours are the best way to build your business. Join host Mike Kalupa as he tours local bakeries. Approximate running time: 30 minutes each.

Swedish Bakery, Chicago, IL
See how this neighborhood bakery pulls an astonishing 80% of its customer base from outside the neighborhood through its emphasis on quality. Learn creative ways to maximize work space as well as production tips for creating customer favorites. Ideas like their beautiful “backyard area” could help boost your business!

DVD Price
$3.00 each RBA Member
$7.00 each Non-Member

This workshop book is dedicated to all the bakers and allied industry representatives who so unselfishly share their best selling formulas and ideas with fellow bakers. Because bakers have no secret, we are able to provide consumer with good, nutritious bakery foods that can truly be enjoyed. The willingness to share information gives us a healthy, thriving industry, so that we can offer a very bright future for any young man or woman entering the retail baking field.