Canadian Master Class in Baking at the Prima Baking Training Center.

Canadian Master Class in Baking at the Prima Baking Training Center

The High Commission of Canada in Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Prima Group, organized a Master Class for Sri Lankan culinary and baking students. Baking under the guidance of Chef Paul Kittisou, a Master Baker at Canada’s Lallem and Yeast Company, the young chefs produced delectable savory and sweet treats that will be sure to find their way into Sri Lankan bakeries, restaurants and homes in the future. The event was held at the Prima Baking Training Centre in Rajagiriya on 2 November. The event aimed at showcasing Lallemand’s products and complementarity with Sri Lanka’s vibrant baking industry and growing consumer market.

The High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka Shelley Whiting attended the Master Class and stated that “I was impressed with the products these talented young Chefs produced. This is a perfect example of melding together high quality Canadian products and companies with Sri Lankan expertise. We are delighted to work with Prima, a long standing partner in agriculture-related trade between Canada and Sri Lanka and Lallemand, a leading Canadian Company specializing in yeast, to bring this invaluable learning opportunity to these young and talented students”.

The Master Class took on a hands-on approach with practical demonstrations on different baking products, baking ingredient interactions and finished product tastings. The objective of the program was to expose the students of the Prima Baking Training Center to international baking techniques, food quality and preparation standards, to improve skills, and encourage the pairing of high quality Canadian products with dishes that appeal to the Sri Lankan consumer.

The Prima Baking Training Center of the Prima Group in Sri Lanka offers recognised professional baking courses with the aim of developing the local baking trade and elevating the status of the baking industry. Training is offered to deliver offer specialised skills training for professionals and personal creative development and promoting modern baking techniques. Students that graduate from the school are in high demand in the food industry locally and internationally.

Lallemand is a privately-held Canadian company specializing in yeast, bacterial and yeast derivative products for a wide range of applications, including Baking, Oenology, Animal Nutrition and Bio-Ingredients. Lallemand’s Master Baker Paul Kittisou is a PhD holder from Saint-Petersburg Food Industry University, Russia with extensive global experience in new product development, training baking technology professionals and in setting up baking centers in many parts of the world.

The High Commission of Canada in Sri Lanka is actively engaged in promoting the agriculture sector and to introducing the Sri Lankan palette to a diversified product range of high quality Canadian agrifood products.

The program between Lallemand and the Prima Baking Training Center is supported by the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS), the Canadian government’s network of trade professionals that promotes Canadian goods and services, facilitates innovation and R&D, as well as builds networks between Sri Lanka and Canada.