Jan 22, 2020
Pune, 21st January, 2020: AAK Kamani Pvt. Ltd, India’s leading specialty oil and fats manufacturer, organised the third edition of its flagship event, the‘Kamani Bakery Challenge’ (KBC) in Pune. The event saw remarkable response from the top bakeries in the city. Eminent chefs, bakery owners and artisans from Pune participated in the exciting challenge.
The Challenge took place at the Sheraton Grand, Bund Garden, Pune.The first half of the event comprised judges tasting the new innovative products created by the participants, followed by announcement of the winners and felicitation in the evening.
The esteemed panel of judges for this season comprised ofChef Amit Dash, Executive Chef, Westin Pune, Chef Shivrang, Executive Pastry Chef, Westin Pune, Executive Chef Alok Singh from Marigold Banquets and Ms. Sumedha Jalgoankar, Foodiesys Consulting.
The Kamani Bakery Challenge was divided into three different categories. In the cookie category the winner was Temptation Foods, 1st runner up went to Ismail Bakery and 2nd runner up went to RK Foods.
In the Egg cake category, the winner Ismail Bakery won hearts with their cranberry, beetroot and jaggery cake. Crown Bakery and Golden Bakery won the 1st runner up and 2nd runner up respectively.
The last category of Eggless cake category was won by Humma Bakery followed by Temptation Foods and Saad Bakery. The short-listed products were judged by the jury on the parameters of taste and texture, design and production, health, and innovation.
Commenting on the success of the event, Mr. Arun Varma, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, AAK KAMANI said, “We have always been a believer of healthy living and building a fitter generation. Pune is one of our key areas that have shown a lot of acceptance in opting for healthy oil for baking. We at AAK Kamani strongly believe in being a co-development partner with our customers to boost their products and provide our expertise. It gave us great pleasure to host the KBC event in Pune for all the participants who came together and created innovative and healthy products. KBC is an avenue we look forward to every year as it paves the way to highlight some of the brightest talent in our industry and also appreciate them.”
Mr. Amit Dash, Executive Chef,Westin Pune, commented, “I really liked the concept and initiative taken by AAK Kamani to encourage aspiring bakers of Pune. There were some great concept of cakes and cookies and I thank AAK Kamani to invite me to this event.”
Executive Chef Alok Singh, Marigold Banquets, expressed, “I enjoyed this wide spread of healthy cookies and cakes. Every concept is quite unique and different and I congratulate the participants and AAK Kamani for this successful event.”
Chef Shivrang, Executive Pastry Chef, Westin Pune, said, “The participants have done a phenomenal job with the cakes and cookies. I relished the judging at AAK Kamani Bakery Challenge and congratulate the winners.”
Ms. Sumedha Jalgoankar. Foodieys Consulting mentioned, “The thoughts behind every preparation were beautiful. Not only the taste but the health aspect of the cookies and cakes were also maintained. I appreciate each participant and hearty congratulations to all winners.”
AAK Kamani follows “Co-Development” as its core philosophy where they work together with their customer and provide assistance to achieve their business goals. Kamani Bakery Challenge provided a unique opportunity to all the participants to not only promote their healthy products but also exchange ideas with other experts from the industry.
About AAK Kamani Pvt Ltd
AAK Kamani is India’s leading manufacturer of specialty oils and fats. Our strength is our co-development approach wherein we work in close collaboration with our customers for product development- from ideation to launch. This helps to meet our customers’ high standards and create lasting business relationships. AAK Kamani offers a unique portfolio of semi-specialty, specialty products and solutions within the Bakery, Dairy, Chocolate & Confectionery, Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care and Nutraceutical industries. In 2015 AAK Kamani was formed by coming together of two companies – AAK & Kamani Oil Industries Limited with AAK as the majority shareholder in the company.
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