Global Pastry

The Business

Global Pastry offers extensive international Pastry & Bakery Hospitality expertise. With comprehensive 5 star experience gained from internationally renowned properties, Global Pastry can assist with openings and can offer problem solving support in existing operations such as restructuring, training, & profitability.

Global Pastry also takes cutting edge ideas to leading hotels, restaurants, airline catering, bakery & confectionery companies and applies those ideas to their operation. This includes providing training in the latest pastry & bakery trends as well as product demonstrations, menu planning & Guest Chef Promotions.

About Us

The principal Consultant, Robert Coco, has worked in Japan, France, Italy, Thailand & Australia. Having worked in numerous luxury properties throughout the world, Robert has gained extensive experience working with and managing diverse cultures. Robert's multi-cultural outlook together with his broad experience has introduced him to a wide ranging network within the industry. Robert's organisational skills, integrity and adaptability enable him to meet any challenge with efficiency and exceptional results.

CONTACT GLOBAL PASTRY: PO Box 12109 A'Beckett Street Melbourne VIC 8006 Australia Telephone: 61(3) 94430899 Mobile: 61(417)131150 Email: rcoco@globalpastry.com

Consulting Services

GLOBAL PASTRY will identify areas to improve production & increase staff efficiency in order to maximise profits.

OPENING & PRE-OPENING CONSULTATION
· Kitchen Layout
· Equipment Selection
· Recruitment
· Production & Scheduling
· Job Descriptions
· Menu Design & Recipe Conversions
· Hand over to Resident Pastry Chef after Soft Opening

TRAINING
· Chocolates & Confectionery
· Plated Desserts
· Ice Creams & Sorbets
· Breakfast Pastries
· Wedding Cakes
· Cakes & Tarts
· French Pastries & Petit Fours
· Breads
· Viennoiserie
· Cookies
· Buffet Displays
· Chocolate & Sugar Decoration

· Corporate training programs can be tailored to fit your corporation's specific needs

STAFF DEVELOPMENT
· On the Job Training for Local Staff
· Streamline Production
· Problem Solving
· Food Cost Training
· New Techniques.

DEMONSTRATIONS & WORK SHOPS
Award winning Chef, Robert Coco displays his creative flair with the latest in new techniques & trends.

Trade show demonstrations for:

· Specialised Pastry Ingredient Companies
· Chocolate Manufactures
· Bakery Suppliers
· Industry Equipment & Mould Makers

Workshops designed for your operation will improve quality & maintain standards that ensure you thrive in a competitive business world.

PROMOTIONS

Global Pastry ensures that you never lose your cutting edge. Guest Chef Promotions will be designed to fulfil your needs while reflecting the latest food trends. A guest chef promotion can be exclusive to one restaurant or can be designed to include all of your food and beverage outlets.

QUALITY

At Global Pastry, quality is paramount. Robert Coco will bring in high quality recipes and implement effective standardization methods to ensure continuous superior quality.

FOOD STYLING

At Global Pastry, even the simplest of ingredients inspire a work of art. Robert Coco's creative expertise in food styling has been rewarded with countless Gold and Silver medals throughout Europe, Asia and Australia and he will draw on this experience to reflect your establishment's personality & sense of style.

REFERENCE EXERPTS

"I learned Mr. Coco to be a very hard-working, self starting & extremely dedicated professional, displaying a lot of ambition, initiative & enthusiasm. His commitment & professional attitude were the basis for setting up a well-managed & exemplary pastry kitchen operation. I was indeed very impressed by his personal contribution to the overall success of our hotel."
Michael Nigitsch
Vice President-Japan & Micronesia
General Manager- Hilton Tokyo

"Talented, original, curious, always willing to explore new ideas regarding products and services... entrepreneurial. In short, a pro in his field"
Jean-Jacques Kiefer
General Manager
Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Malaysia

"Robert's plated desserts are visually appealing and creative with an emphasis on balanced flavours, his buffet dessert presentations are innovative and clean and his showpiece work is detailed and refined."
Rainer Zinngrebe
Executive Chef
Ritz Carlton South Beach Miami, USA

"I have come to know Mr. Robert Coco as one of the most precise and exact working pastry chefs in the past ten years. With his ability to create, innovate and motivate his subordinates, he is extraordinary in pastry and bakery. His products are high above the international standard."
Marco P. Brueschweiler,
Managing Director, Thai Culinary Consultant
General Manager, Gourmet Foods (Thailand) Co Ltd.