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Food plating is a simple  concept portrayed in a much more difficult way, it is the art of layering food to create a more aesthetically pleasing view . The same as you would style your hair a specific way or your clothes a specific way to cater to specific audiences. Food is styled and arranged to please the eye and add value to the dining experience, and provides room for a higher mark-up on your food. You will mostly see food styling or food plating in high-end restaurants. Here are the basic tools you need for food plating. 1.Piping bag...

Looking to make your special someone or some one special feel pampered? Or maybe think a flower bouquet is too over the top in terms of prices, they dont even last very long right? How about something that is just as beautiful that can last for months and months? Something that serves a double purpose, that can be a gift as well as a keepsake and even room decoration. We're a huge fan of this product and would like to introduce to you carved hand soaps by Jittasil.  They are a small workshop located in the North of Thailand where...

FDA compliant means more than just safe for food contactIn general, when a product is FDA compliant this means that it is a food grade material. "Definition of food grade: materials used in equipment or manufacturing that are non-toxic and safe for consumption."  Safe for consumption meaning it is safe to eat off of, not to eat the actual product. Products that are FDA compliant for food safety are made of the correct type and quality of material that makes it safe for food to come in contact with; In that it will not carry diseases and microbes that once food touches, the...

Maintaining sanity whilst looking over a warehouse is hard. This is why there is such a large paper trail, the use of certain forms helps keep a record. Though nobody wants a massive paper trail, everything can now be digitized through the use of forms that can be uploaded onto online or having forms within an online system for easy access anywhere. Way Bill A waybill can go both ways. Receiving and sending, another word for it can also be a shipment form. The Receiver, usually the Warehouse employee will compare the information on the Waybill to a physical count...

All of our products at Pankesum are imported from the northern region of Thailand. Thus we are always dealing with middlemen as our products makes its journey to the United States.  An agent is commonly misinterpreted as a middle man but in fact does not own any of the goods. The agent's role is to create connections and provide buyer's with choices from various suppliers and to create the bridges in between.    The import/export business has two main types of agents: Traditional import/export agents:An export agent works in the country where the product is produced. For example, you may know a company...