Troubleshooting Innovation

S6E1: A Deep Dive Into Chabaso’s Values and Practices

Welcome to Season 6 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast, sponsored by JLS Automation.

Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, visits with the team at Chabaso Bakery. Hear about their journey to becoming a Certified B Corporation and building a business as a force for good.

In this first episode, you’ll meet Charles Negaro, Jr., CEO of Chabaso Bakery, as he dives deep into Chabaso’s values and practices.

S5E5: Strategic Growth and Lessons from IBIE

Welcome to the fifth season of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast, sponsored by the National Honey Board.

Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, talks with Rebecca Abel, owner of D’Vine Cookies in Taylor, MI. They're looking at cookie production through the lens of an entrepreneur, from starting a bakery, to moving into the first big facility, to strategic growth in operations and product development.

Our final episode explores strategic growth in the baking industry. How are business plans and capital investments changing as we head out of pandemic trends and into a new world of workforce challenges and supply chain disruptions? Abel shares how she's pivoting, especially after learning so much at this year's International Baking Industry Exposition.

S5E4: People Development

Welcome to the fifth season of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast, sponsored by the National Honey Board.

Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, talks with Rebecca Abel, owner of D’Vine Cookies in Taylor, MI. They're looking at cookie production through the lens of an entrepreneur, from starting a bakery, to moving into the first big facility, to strategic growth in operations and product development.

This episode explores people development: the big issue on the radar of every bakery, big and small. Abel shares her journey with developing her own professional skills as a first-time bakery owner, while also providing training and education opportunities for her own employees along the way.

S5E3: New Kid on the Industrial Park Block

Welcome to the fifth season of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast, sponsored by the National Honey Board.

Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, talks with Rebecca Abel, owner of D’Vine Cookies in Taylor, MI. They're looking at cookie production through the lens of an entrepreneur, from starting a bakery, to moving into the first big facility, to strategic growth in operations and product development.

This episode explores Abel's experience of what it’s like to be the new kid on the industrial park block. She talks about her company's strategies for capital investments, the support she's received from having already well-established bakeries as her new neighbors, and beyond.

S5E2: Product Development

Welcome to the fifth season of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast, sponsored by the National Honey Board.

Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, talks with Rebecca Abel, owner of D’Vine Cookies in Taylor, MI. They're looking at cookie production through the lens of an entrepreneur, from starting a bakery, to moving into the first big facility, to strategic growth in operations and product development.

This episode unpacks key learnings for product development and R&D.

S5E1: The Choice

Welcome to the fifth season of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast, sponsored by the National Honey Board.

Joanie Spencer, editor-in-chief for Commercial Baking, talks with Rebecca Abel, owner of D’Vine Cookies in Taylor, MI. They're looking at cookie production through the lens of an entrepreneur, from starting a bakery, to moving into the first big facility, to strategic growth in operations and product development.

Our first episode explores the early days of D’Vine and a young entrepreneur’s choice to manufacture cookies.

S4E5: People, Training and Culture

Welcome back to the fourth season of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Stephen Hallam, brand ambassador for Dickinson & Morris and chair of judges for the Tiptree World Bread Awards, explores the elements of artisan bread baking that can — and should — be incorporated into commercial bread production.

Our final episode is all about people, training and culture in the world of artisan bread production at scale. Hosted by Joanie Spencer, Commercial Baking editor-in-chief.

S4E4: Baking with Machines

Welcome back to the fourth season of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Stephen Hallam, brand ambassador for Dickinson & Morris and chair of judges for the Tiptree World Bread Awards, explores the elements of artisan bread baking that can — and should — be incorporated into commercial bread production.

Our fourth episode is all about working with machines: some of the misconceptions and important elements of bringing automation into artisan baking. Hosted by Joanie Spencer, Commercial Baking editor-in-chief.

S4E3: Mixing Dough

Welcome back to the fourth season of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Stephen Hallam, brand ambassador for Dickinson & Morris and chair of judges for the Tiptree World Bread Awards, explores the elements of artisan bread baking that can — and should — be incorporated into commercial bread production.

Our third episode focuses on the process of mixing dough and how it can impact the artisan process, especially on a commercial scale. Hosted by Joanie Spencer, Commercial Baking editor-in-chief.

S4E2: Time and Temperature

Welcome back to the fourth season of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Stephen Hallam, brand ambassador for Dickinson & Morris and chair of judges for the Tiptree World Bread Awards, explores the elements of artisan bread baking that can — and should — be incorporated into commercial bread production.

Our second episode focuses on time and temperature, often considered to be the most important factors of the artisan process. Hosted by Joanie Spencer, Commercial Baking editor-in-chief.