Late October, more than 150 staff from DBS participated in the Shanghai Young Bakers (SYB) Market Exchange at the DBS office. The event set out to raise awareness for social enterprises among employees and encourage greater interaction. Engagement for the event started the week before where staff are called upon

As our two future professors, Wang Jingyi and Liu Dong, arrived in France in June, they immediately started working on their French language skills, in order to be ready to follow their intensive French bakery and pastry training, starting in August. And obviously, knowing French language makes learning about bakery

When the Young Bakers arrived in Shanghai, they were unaware of how essential hygiene rules were to the F&B professional environment. Therefore, from day one, SYB teachers teach them strict hygiene rules.  In addition, for the fifth consecutive year, Silliker accepted to visit our Baking Center to give students a

As everyone knows, Shanghai Young Bakers (SYB) is a charity training organization. Commencing each August, SYB provides one year of free training in French bakery to 32 disadvantaged youth. What most people may not know however, is exactly what the students do in class, and how you can also enjoy

The students of Shanghai Young Bakers come from many parts of China. With no prior knowledge of French bakery, they learn from the ground up while striving to adapt to life and work in Shanghai. Over their year of training, they face many difficulties and undergo many positive personal changes.

Global Flavor – Our Weekend Markets Over the past two months, the 10th class of Shanghai Young Bakers has been immersed in intensive training in French bakery. At the same time, our social enterprise has been going full-out participating in markets, both big and small, throughout the city. At these

Enjoy French Breads and Pastries at our September Markets! The summer holiday is over and Shanghai Young Bakers Social Enterprise is back in action for the new school year with the arrival of our tenth batch of students. These young bakers-to-be have already begun a year of training in French

Memorable knowledge sharing between our Young Bakers and SC Johnson employees! For the second year in a row, SYB is extremely grateful to have benefited from SC Johnson’s support! SC Johnson is a family run corporation, which produces a wide range of household products. This year, its donation was used