Recipes, sourdoughs & production optimization: an expert, customized approach
With over 40 years of experience in sourdough production and partnerships with key bakery players - artisans, industrial producers, and retail chains - Philibert Savours offers a comprehensive bakery consulting service.
Our mission is to analyze your needs, identify your challenges, and provide concrete, customized solutions to improve performance, secure your productions, and sustainably enhance the value of your products.
Bakery consulting objectives and mission
Our interventions aim to:
- Optimize industrial performance: yield, waste reduction, and process stability
- Develop or adapt recipes, with or without sourdough
- Improve product consistency and quality
- Minimize start-up and in-process production losses
- Integrate robust solutions with equipment suppliers
- Provide comprehensive and sustainable support, from initial diagnosis to post-intervention follow-up
Production Optimization
- Line or workshop diagnostics
- Identification of start-up and continuous production losses
- Implementation of standardized start-up procedures
- Coordination of equipment settings with manufacturers (mixers, proofing chambers, production lines, ovens, etc.) to optimize results
- Reduction of waste, scrap, and non-conformities
Recipe Development and Adaptation (With or Without Sourdough)
- Creation or revision of recipes: flours, hydration, fermentation, sourdough, etc.
- Adaptation to industrial constraints (controlled fermentation, freezing, delayed baking)
- Industrialization: pilot testing, on-line validation, team training
Troubleshooting Production Issues
- Analysis of recurring problems (sticking, uneven baking, loss of volume, crumb structure)
- Real-time monitoring of deviations
- Adjustment of technical parameters and recipes
Sourdough Production Analysis & Improvement
- Audit of sourdough production practices: liquid, stiff, dough-based sourdough, etc.
- Monitoring of critical parameters: pH, acidity, fermentation, temperature
- Recommendations for practice improvements: refreshment, timing, dosage, variability
- Implementation of a long-term monitoring protocol
- Team training to master sourdough as a living ingredient
Our Methodology: rigor and efficiency
We apply a structured process to identify the root causes of your challenges and provide effective solutions. Each assignment follows a clear and transparent path:
- Client Brief: definition of objectives, constraints, and expected results
- Audit and diagnosis: detailed analysis of production lines, workshops, and practices
- Implementation and operational start-up: adjustment of processes, recipe optimization, and equipment setup
- Team coaching and training: transfer of best practices and mastery of sourdough as a living ingredient
- Post-Intervention follow-Up: monitoring results, improvement recommendations, and ongoing support
This approach ensures sustainable performance improvement, product stability, and reduced production losses.
Deliverables and Follow-Up
At the end of the assignment, you will receive:
- Detailed audit report
- Finalized recipes and technical datasheets
- Standardized production and start-up procedures
- Dashboards for performance monitoring
- Prioritized action plan for the short and medium term
Duration, Terms & Contact
- Estimated duration: 1 to 3 weeks
- On-site interventions: France and Export + remote follow-up
- Language: French, English and Spanish
- Pricing: on a personalized quote depending on the number of sites, recipes, and mission duration
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Why choose Philibert Savours for your bakery consulting needs?
- Over 40 years of expertise in natural fermentation, with the same wealth of know-how to craft all types of bread.
- Technical mastery of sourdough applied to industrial production
- Customized support, from diagnosis to production launch
- Tangible, sustainable results for your products and teams
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Our Research Institut
At the heart of Philibert Savours, our Research Institute develops innovative natural fermentation solutions to address the food challenges of tomorrow.
The Innovation & Application Center
A technology center that makes it possible to test ingredients and processes, create and refine tailor-made recipes, and also benefit from the expertise of professionals, for reliable and distinctive bakery and pastry products.
Our Expertise
As specialists in sourdough, natural fermentation, dehydration, and roasting, Philibert Savours supports artisans and industrial producers in bakery and pastry with innovative, tailored solutions.