Robb MacKie is president and chief executive officer of the American Bakers Association (ABA). He has worked in the baking industry for 27 years, and this year is his 9th International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE). IBIE is owned by ABA and BEMA and supported by the Retail Bakers of America (RBA).

After being postponed in 2020, the SIAL Paris show will be held this year at Paris Nord Villepinte Oct. 15-19.

Georgia Tech Research Institute/ATRP and the US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) are cosponsoring the National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, which will be held Aug. 15-17 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Destin, Fla.

The Midwest Poultry Federation (MPF) Board of Directors announced that after 51 years known as the Midwest show, the MPF Convention is changing its name to the PEAK.

Registration is tracking high for the International Baking Industry Expo (IBIE), happening September 17-21 in Las Vegas.

In partnership with the American Meat Science Association (AMSA), Midan Marketing has created the Patrick Fleming Mentor Recognition Fund, a $25,000 scholarship for meat science graduate students going into the pork industry.

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has announced that registration is open for the Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, Fla. 

Four industry leaders share their opinion on what kind of technology will have the largest impact on the fresh perimeter in the near future.

 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), a branch of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced a new effort to prevent the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) to the United States. 

The Juday Group, which has partnered with the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) since 2016, conducted a study to determine the returns that red meat exports brought to corn and soybean producers in 2021 nationally and in leading corn- and soybean-producing states.