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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Marking the opening of the group’s annual meeting and the completion of its strategic plan, the American Bakers Association on April 14 launched Baking Works experience, a revamped website focused on promoting careers in the baking industry and driving employee candidate to member company career sites. The…

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — While inflationary pressures may still be negatively impacting unit and volume sales of baked foods, Anne-Marie Roerink, principal, 210 Analytics, said the industry has reason to focus on the future with optimism. “We expect an easing of all these pressures once the economy improves,” she said during…

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Jorge Zarate, senior vice president of global operations and engineering, Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Mexico City, and 2025 chair of the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), gave an update on IBIE exhibit sales and the registration timeline at the American Bakers Association (ABA) Convention, held in…

When it comes to sustainability, bakeries are powering forward and going green in more ways than one. They recently accounted for more than one-third of the 2023 Energy Star certifications issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In all, the EPA recognized 103 manufacturing plants in the United States for…

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. —To harness the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), commercial baking companies and their suppliers must be led by a business perspective with the involvement of everyone from maintenance, engineering and operations personnel to supply chain and their logistics departments. That’s according to a panel of experts during the…

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — A major part of the American Bakers Association (ABA)’s five-year strategic plan is telling the stories of the good already being done by baking companies across the country. These stories about how baking companies are improving the environment and bettering their communities can help with workforce recruitment —…

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — William M. Quigg, president and chief executive of Richmond Baking Co., Richmond, Ind., has been elected chair of the American Bakers Association.  The election took place April 16 at the ABA annual convention at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale. Other officers elected were Joe…

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — At the American Bakers Association (ABA) Convention, held in Scottsdale, Ariz., April 13-17, the association awarded its Safety Recognition Award to 22 member companies.  “It is imperative that the industry’s current and future employees understand our commitment to employee safety,” said Jennifer Colfelt, vice president of operations…

KANSAS CITY — For the new chair of the American Bakers Association, the expression “coming full circle” has rich meaning. Since the 2017 merger of the ABA and the Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers’ Association, William M. Quigg has become the first former BCMA chair to lead the combined group. As…