Best websites for wholesale cake supplies
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Since commercial cakes mixes are in 50 lb bags, it’s usually not economical to purchase online given the cost of shipping.
That’s why restaurants and bakeries purchase supplies through a foodservice distributor. It’s also more efficient; one stop shopping and delivery on your bake schedules.
You can look for a foodservice distributor online, including on the International Foodservice Distributors Association.
http://www.ifdaonline.org/Membership/Distributor-Members/Distributor-Members
For self-service, look for foodservice distribution stores. These stores are open to the public, but carry ingredients packaged for food service (e.g., 50 lb sacks of sugar, flours, 10 lb blocks butter, etc). They also carry food containers, basic cooking utensils, and bakeware, and cleaning supplies. In the northwest there’s a chain of foodservice distribution stores called Cash and Carry. There’s also independent foodservice distribution stores, but they are usually only in major metr
The drawback to self-service stores is you are limited to the brands they stock.
https://www.smartfoodservice.com/about/
Just an aside, since you are not a baker, you should work with your head baker to determine which brand(s) mixes to purchase. If your cake recipes were developed with Pillsbury Baker Plus, and you switch to BakeMark, your cakes will not be the same. Each manufacturer sources flour from different mills. They also use different emulsifiers. And your baker may be adding emulsifiers to the cake batters as well. These variables determine the texture, taste, and quality of the finished product. So a change in mix could have an adverse impact on your cakes.
The online stores that carry and/or specialize in bakery tools and products are:
Chef rubber.com
Caljava.com
Webstaurant.com
Divinespecialities.com (Massa Ticino and professional baking ingredients)
Globalsugarart.com
Jbprince.com
Pastrychef.com
Foodservicewarehouse.com
Sugarartstudio.com
Pfeilandholding.com
Mandelininc.com (best almond flour & paste I’ve ever used)
Centralmilling.com Keith Giusto Baking Supplies (organic, unbleached AP & pastry flour)
That’s why restaurants and bakeries purchase supplies through a foodservice distributor. It’s also more efficient; one stop shopping and delivery on your bake schedules.
You can look for a foodservice distributor online, including on the International Foodservice Distributors Association.
http://www.ifdaonline.org/Membership/Distributor-Members/Distributor-Members
For self-service, look for foodservice distribution stores. These stores are open to the public, but carry ingredients packaged for food service (e.g., 50 lb sacks of sugar, flours, 10 lb blocks butter, etc). They also carry food containers, basic cooking utensils, and bakeware, and cleaning supplies. In the northwest there’s a chain of foodservice distribution stores called Cash and Carry. There’s also independent foodservice distribution stores, but they are usually only in major metr
The drawback to self-service stores is you are limited to the brands they stock.
https://www.smartfoodservice.com/about/
Just an aside, since you are not a baker, you should work with your head baker to determine which brand(s) mixes to purchase. If your cake recipes were developed with Pillsbury Baker Plus, and you switch to BakeMark, your cakes will not be the same. Each manufacturer sources flour from different mills. They also use different emulsifiers. And your baker may be adding emulsifiers to the cake batters as well. These variables determine the texture, taste, and quality of the finished product. So a change in mix could have an adverse impact on your cakes.
The online stores that carry and/or specialize in bakery tools and products are:
Chef rubber.com
Caljava.com
Webstaurant.com
Divinespecialities.com (Massa Ticino and professional baking ingredients)
Globalsugarart.com
Jbprince.com
Pastrychef.com
Foodservicewarehouse.com
Sugarartstudio.com
Pfeilandholding.com
Mandelininc.com (best almond flour & paste I’ve ever used)
Centralmilling.com Keith Giusto Baking Supplies (organic, unbleached AP & pastry flour)
Thank u so much for all of this great info , I'm going to be interviewing bakers next week hoping to find a talented one who can introduce me into the baking world so that I can order what works best for him/her this helps me so much ..