Celebrate! 80 years of the Wilton Method

摘要

Eighty years ago, Dewey McKinley Wilton didn't know what he was starting. He began with a simple idea: teach other bakers and pastry chefs his method of streamlined cake decorating. Today, students can attend the Wilton School in Darien, III., which is supervised by school director Sandy Folsom. Or they can learn from more than 3,000 Wilton Method Instructors in a number of venues in the United States. "In 2007 alone," said Nancy Siler, Wilton's vice president of consumer affairs and public relations, "220,000 people took the cake-decorating courses." Although the Wiltons sold the business in 1973, the parent company retained the Wilton name, recognized by generations of bakers, chefs, and home bakers alike for its cake-decorating products, publications, and educational efforts. Today, the company sells more than 18,000 different products in more than 100 countries, and has grown from the original five family members to more than 1,500 employees. To celebrate 80 years of Wilton innovation, Wilton Products, Inc., sponsored a cake-decorating competition, open to amateurs and professionals alike, as well as a celebration that featured some of the most recognized names in cake decorating, including Norman Wilton, himself.