For 2019, the IBIE Best in Baking Program has been revamped and expanded to recognize IBIE exhibitors and suppliers that, in their support of the baking industry, have made particularly notable achievements that foster better plant efficiency, improved bakery formulas, streamlined operations and otherwise drive continued growth of the baking industry.

2019 Industry Honors Include:

1. SUSTAINABILITY

This category recognizes suppliers that foster energy conservation, reduced water usage, a decrease in landfill waste, healthy living and/ or a reduction of the overall impact on the environment in the following ways:

 Ingredients:

Cargill | Booth# 451 Bay State Milling | Booth# 7723 Ciranda | Booth# 1073 Corbion | Booth # 6049 DuPont Nutrition & Health | Booth# 5015 Holton Food Products | Booth# 323 Manildra Group USA | Booth# 2036 Palsgaard | Booth# 7389 Renmatix | Booth# 212

— TOP HONORS

 Equipment:

Heuft/Thermo-Oel GmbH & Co. KG | Booth# 7737 Air Management Technologies, Inc. | Booth# 6880 Bakery Concepts International | Booth# 2735 Hayon Manufacturing Corp. | Booth# 936 Houdijk Holland | Booth# 7767, 7883 Intralox | Booth# 6029 Mecatherm (M-TA Oven) | Booth# 6437 Mecatherm (M-NS Divider) | Booth# 6437 Varimixer | Booth# 4063 Topos Modial | Booth# 4931

—TOP HONORS

Packaging:

Handi-Foil | Booth# 6816

—TOP HONORS

Logistics:

Flexibake | Booth# 2354	—TOP HONORS
Thymly Products | Booth# 4503 Focus Works | Booth# 5269 Harvest Food Solutions | Booth# 2011	—TOP HONORS

2. SANITATION—NEW for 2019
A sanitation strategy is of utmost importance to bakery facilities in the wake of contamination, recalls and other public events. This category recognizes bakers and suppliers that are developing or utilizing innovative sanitation equipment, infrastructure materials like floors and walls, products, technology, or software that improve sanitation procedures, streamline facility maintenance, improve food safety, reduce environmental impact, or otherwise brings a notable level of innovation to the baking industry.

ChemxWorks | Booth# 5361	—TOP HONORS
Flexco (Novitool Aero Splice Press) | Booth# 7253	—TOP HONORS
Goodway Technologies | Booth# 2005	—TOP HONORS
KLEANZ (Nexcor Food Safety Technologies) | Booth# 5250	—TOP HONORS
Babb Group | Booth# 5681 Best Sanitizers | Booth# 2277 Flexco (FGP Food Grade Precleaner) | Booth# 7253 Formost Fuji | Booth# 6026 Koenig Bakery Systems | Booth# 5889 VMI | Booth# 2605, 6779

3. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT—NEW for 2019 
Despite a booming economy, bakery manufacturing positions are going unfilled and skilled workers are becoming hard to come by. This category will honor bakers and suppliers who are developing programs that foster sustainable development and ongoing growth of the baking industry workforce.

More Than a Bakery	—TOP HONORS
Main Street Gourmet	—TOP HONORS
Nummies Bakery

4. PRODUCT INNOVATION—NEW for 2019
From snack bars to cronuts, the baking industry is constantly bringing new, innovative products to market. Open to bakers only, this category recognizes companies that are charging forward with the next “big thing” in baking.
High-Volume Bakery:

Alpha Baking Co.	—TOP HONORS
CraftMark Bakery	—TOP HONORS

Intermediate-Volume Bakery:

Just Desserts

—TOP HONORS

 Retail Bakery:

Victoria’s Sugar Shack	—TOP HONORS
La Canasta Mexican Food Product Inc. Sweet Life Specialty Foods