Baker Maid Blog

Hello November! Are you feeling the pressure, yet? The holiday season is officially in full swing and families are beginning the planning process for their Thanksgiving dinners. With increasingly busy schedules and financial strains upon families everywhere, shoppers will undoubtedly be looking for the perfect balance between beauty and ease. Help your shoppers to make a warm and welcoming display…

It's spooky how quickly time is FLYING! With Halloween creeping closer and closer, it's time to get that festive merchandise on the shelves. If you haven't had an opportunity to flip through our Fall Lookbooks in-person, now is your chance! If you love what you see keep checking back for other thoughts and inspiration for your holiday (and everyday) decorating.

Although they often fly under the radar, grocery store decorators are a sought after and highly specialized group of people whose work goes on to be a significant part of innumerable birthdays and special events. Hiring managers seek out individuals with a cross between high productivity, technique, and friendly demeanor to maintain their bakery departments. Unfortunately like many grocery departments,…

Happy Thursday, and Happy Birthday to all of you celebrating this September! If y'all are reading Baker Maid's blog then you know that petit fours are perfect for weddings, showers, and holidays. Perhaps you've seen them floating around social media webs or in your local grocery store. Regardless of your petit four exposure, there's no denying that these little cake…

It’s here! Ring the bell! Alert the press! It’s finally September, and that means FALL. Our Instagram and Pinterest feeds are already telling stories of pumpkin spice and apple cider, and that means that fall petit fours are totally acceptable. Truth be told, I’ve been working on fall designs in secret for about two months. I’m a fall fanatic, what can…

From the moment I began my tenure at Baker Maid, I had wanted to feature some of the incredible employees that we have on staff. Walking in and out of the different departments, the standouts have become clear. It’s not  just hard work that goes into becoming a Spotlight Employee. It’s also a great attitude, consistency, and overall contribution to…

Over the last several months, I have had the incredible pleasure of visiting groceries and bakeries in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee (I’m sure that I’m missing a few!) What I’ve found in my travels is that some grocery stores are blazing the trail, producing products that are well in line with the stunningly trendy works of…

Morning All! I hope that your day is off to a great start, full of coffee and sunshine! We, at Baker Maid, are busy baking and decorating away, preparing to deliver our wholesale cakes and wholesale petit fours all over the southeast and midwest. I did want to take some time out to share our Tip of the Morning post.…

The 4th of July is only one week away, and outside of Christmas this may be my favorite holiday for food. Obviously, I’m talking about the ribs, drinks, potato salad, fruit salad, deviled eggs, sliders, cakes, cookies, petit fours, and everything else that I can stuff into my face. If you’re like me, then you simply do not have time…