In our fifth and final episode of the season, engineering expert Rich Berger responds to listener questions. Along with Joanie Spencer, Commercial Baking editor-in-chief, Berger speaks directly to the audience about how companies can innovate on sustainability, community collaboration and beyond.

Engineering expert Rich Berger suggests how brands can innovate, even if they're not consumer-facing, and whether good branding or innovative product development should come first. Hosted by Joanie Spencer, Commercial Baking editor-in-chief.

Engineering expert Rich Berger explores how a bakery can innovate solutions to labor shortages, supply chain disruptions and the evolving relationship with automation.

Hosted by Joanie Spencer, Commercial Baking editor-in-chief.

Engineering expert Rich Berger talks about the ways a bakery can innovate sustainably, which leads to tangible benefits like cost savings and reduced waste ... but also some intangible benefits yet to be considered.

Hosted by Joanie Spencer, Commercial Baking editor-in-chief.

Welcome to season two! We're teaming up with food operations and manufacturing expert Rich Berger to discover new ways to operationalize values into the manufacturing space.

In this episode, Berger and Joanie Spencer, Commercial Baking editor-in-chief,  explore how food manufacturing facilities can become good stewards of their surrounding community.

Dave Van Laar speaks directly to the audience, responding to questions they've submitted throughout the series. He touches on topics like what to look for in a supplier, how to innovate in the midst of supply chain disruptions, what the evolution of trends will look like in the future and beyond.

Dave Van Laar shares what bakers need to know about identifying, collecting and analyzing trending information (for the product and the equipment).

In this episode, Dave Van Laar reveals his tips for troubleshooting the baking curve and managing variables beyond the oven.

While automation has helped commercial bakers streamline production, there's much more to the process than just pressing a button. In this episode, Dave Van Laar explains what old-school bakers need to teach the incoming generation.

In this episode, Dave Van Laar shares how commercial bakeries can achieve a smooth handoff from R&D to operations.