Where it all began The Bialy, properly known as the Bialystoker Kuchen, takes its name from the city of Białystok in north-eastern Poland. The full name derives from the German Bialystoker Kuchen or the Yiddish Byalestoker kukhn, both meaning simply ‘bread from Białystok.’ The shortened form, Bialy, became the common usage after the roll was brought to the United States by Jewish immigrants from the region in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In Białystok itself, the roll...

New research reveals that apple pomace, the solid byproduct of juice and cider pressing, may support metabolic health in two powerful ways: inhibiting glucose absorption and stimulating GLP-1 secretion, the same appetite-regulating hormone targeted by weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. Far from being waste, pomace could be a functional ingredient delivering real, cumulative health benefits through everyday foods.

The science of baking has never been more exciting. Spring 2026 explores the research reshaping nutrition, ingredients and technology across the baking industry.

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The EU's ban on Bisphenol A in food contact materials is now in force, with transition deadlines running to 2029. New official guidance, structured as 40 questions and answers, clarifies what is prohibited, what is exempt, how compliance testing works and what declarations of conformity must contain. For industrial bakers, the most pressing issues concern coatings, inks, adhesives and professional production equipment.