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Bakery Product Shelf Life Guidelines

 

Shelf Life for Frozen Dough

 

Through in-house testing,  frozen dough manufacturers are able tol establish a best before or pull date. This pull date specifies the product life span. The pull date will depend on product formulation and type of packaging.

 

Here are a few examples:

 

Product

Pull Date (Best Before Date)

From date of manufacture

 

 

Danish

8 weeks

Bread

8-12 weeks

Puff Pastry

26 weeks

Baked Cakes

26 weeks

Cookies

52 weeks

Fruit Pies

52 weeks

Custard Pies

26 weeks

  

 Shelf Life After Baking

 

Similar to frozen products, shelf life must be tested in-house for all products because formulations vary and so do ingredients.  The shelf life dates below are merely a starting point for a shelf life testing program.

  

Product

Fresh Baked

 

Cut and/or wrapped

Breads - French, Italian, cheese etc.

0-12hrs

12-36hrs

Egg Breads, Whole Wheat, Maritime Breads

0-12hrs

12-48hrs

All rolls - Kaisers, Dinner Rolls, Submarine Buns etc.

0-12hrs

12-36hrs

Sweet Good - Danish, Cinnamon Rolls, Butter Horns etc.

0-12hrs

12-48hrs

Turnovers and Apple Strudels

0-48hrs

3-4days

All pies

0-48hrs

2-3 days

Muffins

0-12hrs

12-24hrs

Cookies

0-72hrs

3-4 days