IBIE Reunites Baking Industry in Las Vegas IBIE delivers more bakers and high-quality buyers than pre-pandemic edition WASHINGTON (September 27, 2022)—The International Baking Industry Exposition, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada from September 17 through September 21, welcomed the industry after a three-year hiatus from events. Close to 20,000 professionals registered for the expo, ready to take their baking businesses to the next level after pandemic-induced challenges filled much of the gap in the show’s three-year cycle. Over the four-day expo, attendees flooded the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, looking for the latest equipment, ingredient and supply… Read more →

Film-maker turned bread-baker scoops top award LAS VEGAS (September 21, 2022)—Guy Frenkel of Céor in Santa Fe Springs, California has been declared the Overall Winner of the Tiptree World Bread Awards USA with IBIE, the nation’s leading celebration of the art of bread-baking, with his sourdough loaf. Stars of the bread-baking world gathered at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), the Western Hemisphere’s biggest baking convention, in Las Vegas on Tuesday September 20 for the announcement of the winners of the prestigious Awards, which were held at IBIE for the first time since their inception. Frenkel’s sourdough loaf, named ‘Glorious… Read more →

MEDIA CONTACT: Julie Franks [email protected] WASHINGTON (August 18, 2022)—The International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE)—the largest and most comprehensive event in the Western Hemisphere for the grain-based food industry—together with Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, will recognize its 2022 BEST in Baking award winners during the triennial trade show, Sept. 17-21 in Las Vegas. Introduced in 2010, the BEST in Baking program recognizes suppliers and bakers who are leading the way and tackling some of the industry’s most paramount topics. This year categories have expanded to address two increasingly important issues for the baking industry—automation & robotics and plant efficiency—making it the largest… Read more →

WASHINGTON (August 4, 2022)—The International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), commonly known as the Baking Expo™, is pleased to announce that legendary baker Duff Goldman and his cover band, Foie Grock will perform at the 2022 event during a special happy hour event. Presented by AB Mauri North America, The Rockin’ Pint will take place on Monday, September 19 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. in West Hall – Ballroom W326. IBIE brings together baking industry professionals from all segments of the grain-based foods industry for the Western Hemisphere’s largest event to be held September 18-21, 2022, in Las Vegas. “We are thrilled to… Read more →

The global baking community will reconvene at IBIE 2022, the first international baking industry event to take place in-person since the pandemic. Regarded as the most comprehensive baking industry event in the Western Hemisphere, with 30% of attendees visiting from 109 countries outside of the United States, IBIE is a truly worldwide event not to be missed. “We can’t wait to welcome bakers and suppliers back for a reunion of epic proportions,” said Jorge Zarate, vice-chair of 2022 IBIE and global senior vice president of operations and engineering at Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Mexico City. “This year’s event is… Read more →

Many things have changed since the Baking Expo™ took place in September 2019. For our industry, those changes included shifting safety and sanitization best practices, grappling with multifaceted supply chain challenges, and appreciating our collective ingenuity more profoundly. Something else changed, too — perceptions about in-person gatherings, like trade shows and expos.   IBIE’s triennial cycle meant that we didn’t have another live event on the calendar until 2022. But many other events took place over the last year and a half, and they’ve produced a lot of useful data. That data proves an important point as we look to bring our community together again this September: Live events can be (and have been) held safely.   How is that possible? For starters, live events are controlled situations. Unlike grocery stores, public transit, etc., event venues only include registered… Read more →

Washington, D.C.—October 19, 2021 — Today, the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE)—commonly known as the Baking Expo™ and the Western Hemisphere’s largest baking industry event—opened 2022 booth space selection to all companies in the grain-based food industry. Following advanced space sales only available to sponsoring association member companies and 2019 exhibitors, the show floor is 80 percent sold and the remaining space is anticipated to fill quickly. This comes after a record-setting 2019 event, where the exhibit hall sold out completely, despite a 10% increase in show floor space. Nearly 1,000 exhibitors (including 237 new to IBIE) and 7 million… Read more →

[UPDATE: IBIEDUCATE 2021 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE JOIN OUR LIVESTREAM SESSION AT iba.CONNECTING EXPERTS instead. IN 2022, IBIEDUCATE PROGRAMMING AT IBIE WILL CONSIST OF MORE THAN 100 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REGISTER HERE FOR THE BAKING EXPO™] In 2019, IBIE and iba announced a strategic alliance partnership in an effort to support the growth and advancement of the global baking industry.What we have found since then is that our world is even more connected than ever. This makes this October’s educational events even more exciting. All around the world, at the same time, our industry will produce events both in-person with IBIEducate… Read more →

Washington, D.C. (August 11, 2021) – Registration is now open for IBIEducate 2021, a new kind of educational event for the entire baking industry. For the first time in IBIE’s 100-year history, the world-class IBIEducate training found at the triennial Baking Expo™ will be accessible more frequently with its debut in Kansas City from October 26-28, 2021. Backed by two of the most trusted industry associations—American Bakers Association (ABA) and Baking Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds (BEMA)—with co-located workshops hosted by the Retail Bakers of America (RBA), IBIEducate 2021 will deliver actionable takeaways for wholesale, retail, and supplier sectors. The anticipated… Read more →

In-person, interactive training has always been essential for growth in the grain-based foods industry—and even more so now, when major disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic, new technologies, and shifting consumer preferences are accelerating the pace of change across all markets. That’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of IBIEducate 2021, a new educational event designed to meet the immediate needs of baking professionals in a variety of roles and help our industry prepare for whatever comes next. Developed by two of the industry’s leading organizations, American Bakers Association (ABA) and Baking Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds (BEMA), with co-located sessions… Read more →