BAKING, BAKING, BAKING – OI OI OI

About this episode

Barry Clayton discusses baking technology and culture with host Rick Oleshak.

Barry Clayton – American Society of Baking Hall of Fame-elect and a former senior vice president with AB Mauri North America – visits with ABMNA Vice President of Marketing Rick Oleshak in this latest episode of ‘The Oven Light.’ They discuss everything from baking enzyme technology to New Zealand All Blacks rugby, from living in America to exponential innovation, and everything in between. Listen wherever you are – including watching that football playoff game or biting into a Kiwi lolly cake, which is made with crushed malt biscuits, sweetened evaporated milk & fruit-flavored candy, by the way. It’s now time to flip the switch. Who’s ready for ‘The Oven Light’?

People in this episode

Host: Rick Oleshak

Guest: Barry Clayton

Topics covered

• baking technology
• innovation
• sports
• cooking
• culture

Keywords

• baking
• enzyme technology
• New Zealand
• innovation
• Kiwi lolly cake

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Society of Baking, AB Mauri North America

Products: Kiwi lolly cake, crushed malt biscuits, sweetened evaporated milk, fruit-flavored candy

Places: New Zealand

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