Reducing Product Sticking in a Commercial Bakery with Premium Parchment Paper
A large commercial bakery specializing in cookies, pastries and baked snacks recently approached Shree Pragya Flexifilm Industries. The bakery supplied its products to retail chains, cafes and food service customers. Operating multiple production lines, the bakery processed thousands of baking trays daily and required consistent product quality, efficient production workflows and minimal wastage. They were losing pastries, cakes and confectionery snacks to scorched, stuck-on residue every shift. At Shree Pragya, we replaced their inconsistent greasing routine with our premium parchment paper, offering consistent performance at baking temperatures even in high-volume production.
Bakery Profile
➤ Operation: Commercial bakery & confectionery unit
➤ Product Range: Pastries, sponge cakes, cookies, breads, dinner rolls
➤ Equipment: Deck ovens, rack ovens, blast freezer
➤ Prior Method: Hand-greased reused metal trays
Why the Baking Problem Kept Resurfacing?
➤ High-fat Dough Sticks to Bare Metal: Butter-laminated pastry leaves sugar and fat that caramelise directly into the tray. This builds a sticky film that grips the next batch instead of releasing it.
➤ Grease Application Is Not Consistent: Oiling or buttering the tray by hand varies batch to batch and shift to shift. Even when the recipe remains unchanged, variation in grease application can affect product release performance, resulting in unpredictable outcomes.
➤ Reused Tray Carries Forward Residue: Without a barrier between the dough and metal, caramised sugar bakes on the layer by layer until the tray needs scraping or soaking before the next shift can use it.
➤ Breakage Impacts Yield: Product sticking directly impacts yield. Items that broke during the release cannot be sold, resulting in higher wastage and additional handling costs.
Shree Pragya’s Approach
➤ Production Line Audit: Our team reviewed the bakery’s product range, oven types, bake temperatures and current greasing method before recommending a parchment paper specification.
➤ Specifications Matched to Product Use: The next stage, we sized the parchment paper to the bakery’s highest-fat, highest-sugar products.
➤ Trial Run Across Shifts: Ran the parchment paper across morning and evening shifts on the bakery’s own ovens, comparing release, scorch marks and clean-up time against the greasing routine.
➤ Cut-to-Tray Sizing: Custom-sized parchment papers matched the bakery’s actual tray dimensions, so the staff does not have to cut the parchment paper between batches.
The Specifications
| Parameter | Bakery Requirement | Outcome |
| Oven temperature | Deck & rack ovens, up to 200 OC | Rated up to 215 OC |
| Freezer compatibility | Same sheet through pre-proof & blast-freeze | Rated up to 40 OC |
| Sheet weight | Lie flat under dough, resist curl | 40-45 GSM silicone-coated cellulose |
| Release surface | No scraping or soaking between bakes | Non-porous, silicone-coated, non-stick |
| Food contact safety | No fluorochemical coating | PFAS-free, food-grade cellulose |
| Format | Match exact tray dimensions | Custom-cut sheets & rolls |
| Disposal | Reduce kitchen waste stream | Plant-cellulose, biodegradable |
The Results
➤ Consistent Release: Every shift gets the same release performance, since the barrier is identical, sheet to sheet.
➤ Less Product Lost to Tearing: Pastries and sponge cakes release whole instead of leaving their base behind. This implies less product gets reworked or wasted at the end of the day.
➤ Low Tray Maintenance: Trays come off clean enough to stack and reuse without scraping or soaking, cutting one of the cleaning staff’s most tedious tasks.
➤ One Specification, Two Temperature Zones: The same sheet can be for blast-freezing and baking, so the kitchen is not stocked with separate freezer paper and oven paper.
At Shree Pragya Flexifilm Industries, as a leading food wrapping paper manufacturer in India, we are committed to quality, safety and operational flexibility. As a recognized Star Export, we deliver export-ready products trusted by food manufacturers across the globe. Our PFAS-free parchment paper is made from plant-based cellulose without fluorochemical coatings, supporting safer and more sustainable food-contact applications. We also offer customized solutions, including specific sizes, GSM options, colours and logo printing to meet unique production and brand requirements. Elevate your baking operations with Shree Pragya’s line of food packaging products, from cling films and aluminium foils to parchment paper and baking paper. Call us for the best quotes.
