Bakery Industry and Julie's Bakeshop History

BAKERY INDUSTRY

How the baking was started in the Philippines?

Baking was first introduced in this country by the Spanish missionaries who came in the early 17th century. Early records revealed that wheat was grown in the provinces of Cavite , Laguna and Cagayan valley during the days of Spanish galleons trade with Mexico , wheat became a common foodstuff. Evidence, however, shows that wheat was already consumed even when the Chinese traders first came to trade in this country.

Baking reach the Philippines because of a young man who came from China. He is Mr.Aquaver Natividad Uy. He was a baker in China and when he spotted Philippines without any idea , he come and teach and spread Baking in the Philippines

Pinoy Tasty Bread to Take on Higher Bread Price in Philippines. As a show for corporate social responsibility bakers in Philippines have developed basic bread fortified with vitamins and iron which would be cheaper than the branded breads. Around 2000 bakers have joined this initiative driven by three bakery associations – Philippine Baking Industry Group (PhilBaking), Federation of Philippine Bakers Association and the Filipino-Chinese Bakers and supported by Department of Trade and Industry and Bureau of Food and Drug .

The main objective of this initiative is to

* Provide consumers with affordable bread 

* To stall decline of bread consumption by the Filipinos 

This could be a good examples for bakers in other countries trying to increase bread prices due to increase in wheat prices in international market.

A report

LOCAL bakers are making it easier for Juan de la Cruz to buy a loaf of bread with the launch of “Pinoy Tasty,” which sells for only P36.At that price point, Pinoy Tasty is cheaper by as much as P18 per loaf than the branded kind, which is priced between P42 and P54.

According to Philippine Baking Industry Group (Philbaking) president Walter Co, this is part of the industry’s efforts to not only make bread products more...