Various notes for fellow bakers.

Decorating Supplies: If you haven't already tried Oasis Supply give them a serious look. You can combine orders from multiple supply companies like Lucks and P&H into a single order for the same amount of money and shipping. www.oasissupply.com

Costing Program: If you want to cost out your formulas and/or be able to print out nutritional labels check out nutraCoster at Sweetware.com I started using this in 1994 and highly recommend it.

Sheeter Belts: If you have a Rollfix brand sheeter and need new belts or parts Fritsch-USA is where you need to go. We were the first bakery in Philly to purchase a rollfix dough sheeter many years ago. When we replaced it they sent somebody to pack up the old machine and take it back to their museum in Germany. Their office in the USA is at,
Fritsch USA, Inc.
216 Little Falls Road, Unit #4
Cedar Grove, New Jersey 07009
Phone - 973-857-7272
(Note:  Do NOT use a company called ASGCO Manufacturing in Allentown PA.  We tried them with much less than satisfactory results.  If you want more information on how dealing with them is a nightmare contact us directly.)

Caterer blacklist: In over 40 years we've only come across one business we will not deal with ever again.  The operation as a whole may be ok now, we don't know.  We stopped dealing with them in the mid 90s when a man name Les was running banquets.
Colleen's Restaurant
2200 Ben Franklin Pkwy
Park Towne Place
Philadelphia, PA 19130