The baking industry is well positioned to leverage its scale to encourage suppliers, including packaging suppliers, to become leaders in sustainability, said Robb MacKie, president and chief executive officer of the American Bakers Association.
Technology moves fast, but what’s changing is the speed in which the bakeries are adapting to it out of necessity to keep their operations running efficiently and at the highest capacity possible.
Global bakery manufacturer and ingredients distributor Dawn Foods unveiled its new Global Bakery Trends Report and announced its latest product innovation, Dawn Exceptional Pak Perfect Non-Sticky Glaze at IBIE.
Speaking at the Business of Baking for Beginners seminar at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) Sept. 17-21 in Las Vegas, Mitchie Curran of Mitchies Munchies, a cake and sugar arts specialist in Las Vegas, emphasized that consumers shopping online – a growing segment for the bakery business – have a short attention span. So make your messaging count.
The American Society of Baking (ASB) announced that Len Heflich, Tom McCurry and John Phillips are the newest members of the society’s Baking Hall of Fame (HOF) Evaluation Committee.
Ahmet Hepdogan has been appointed vice president of procurement, North America, at Dawn Foods. The company also promoted Josh Bruketta to vice president, people, North America.
Foodservice equipment manufacturer Middleby Corp. acquired Escher Mixers, an industrial bakery equipment supplier. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.