An Acidulant-based Ingredient System that Allows for Consistent Artisan Bread Production At Commercial Scale, Enabling Mass Market Penetration
At Bartek, we’re always exploring the full potential of malic and fumaric acids, working to deliver innovative solutions such as Upscale™: an acidulant-based technology that improves artisan bread produced at an industrial scale.
A new era of artisan production with Upscale™

Addressing the Challenges of Artisan Bread Production
From consistency to speed to cost-in-use

Promote Product Differentiation
Help your bakery product stand out on-shelf with cleaner labels

Objective
Addressing the Challenges of Artisan Bread Production
Bakers producing artisan bread at commercial scale will recognize these common challenges:
- Adapting traditional artisan formulas into current baking processes to achieve the production speed and volume that is required for success in the modern setting.
- Producing consistent batches.
- Maintaining an acceptable cost-in-use of ingredients to stay competitive in the growing artisan market.
Bartek’s proprietary Upscale™ Artisan Bread Technology is a patent pending, clean label system that empowers bakers by:
- Increasing porosity of cell structure and bread volume
- Enhancing bread flavor profile
- Reducing mix time for faster production speed
- Increasing dough absorption making more bread pieces from less dry ingredients, reducing costs and improving yield
- Delaying molding and staling to extend shelf life
Elevate your product portfolio with Uphold™, Bartek’s acidulant-based ingredient technology
At Bartek, we apply lessons from our decades of experience with acidulant applications in the food and beverage industries to address today’s challenges in the bakery industry. Upscale™ represents Bartek’s commitment to innovate solutions that create value for and address the needs of commercial artisan bread formulators and manufacturers.
Want to find out more about how Bartek’s innovative bakery technologies can optimize your scaled-up artisan bread production? We would love to share some of our commercial success stories and have case studies of how our innovative systems are being utilized to improve the value and profitability of baked goods. Please reach out to us to schedule a call by emailing info@bartek.ca, and in the meantime, download the white paper at the right for more information!