Washington, D.C.—When baking professionals arrive in Las Vegas, Nevada, next month for their industry’s largest trade event of the year, they’ll once again be bringing their high expectations along with them. Likely at the top of their priority list: getting a good long look at what’s new on the market.
Attendees won’t be disappointed, because this year, the International Baking Industry Expo (IBIE)—long considered the industry showcase for the newest baking technology—is on track to exceed expectations. That’s because each time this much anticipated triennial event convenes, it’s bigger, better and more expansive than before. This year the Baking Expo™, set for October 6 – 9, boasts an increase in exhibitors to more than 800, along with the launch of more new products and technology solutions, and the addition of the Innovation Showcase, a completely new feature that brings the most innovative new products front and center.
The new Showcase, which will greet attendees as they enter the convention center lobby, is “a gallery of ingenuity” that puts baking’s newest advances on full display like never before, according to IBIE chairman Mike Beaty. “Innovation is a key ingredient of the Baking Expo™,” he said. “This state-of-the-art area makes sure the products and ideas that are truly innovative are properly highlighted and easily accessible to everyone who comes to the show.”
The gallery-style presentation, launched in conjunction with IBIE’s official media partner and exclusive media provider Sosland Publishing Company, consists of 48 oversized posters, each featuring a product never before seen at IBIE. Entries represent a range of categories: Ingredients, Equipment, Packaging and Services. Visitors will appreciate the opportunity to browse the display for a preview of the most intriguing innovations launching at the show before heading into the Expo to see the products up close and in action.
Companies whose products have landed them in the Innovation Showcase include:
| Air Management Technologies | Molda/Pocantico Resources |
| American Pan | Multivac |
| AMF Bakery Systems | E.T. Oakes |
| Ashworth Bros. | Oshikiri |
| Bakery Concepts International | PC Data |
| Baxter Manufacturing | Penford Foods |
| Bay State Milling | The Fred D. Pfening Co. |
| Cereal Ingredients | Rademaker |
| Cinch Bakery Equipment | Radio Frequency Co. |
| Dorner | Reading Bakery Systems |
| esource | Reading Thermal Systems |
| The EnSol Group | Rheon |
| Florida Foods | Robbie Flexibles |
| Focus Works | SAS Automation |
| FoodTools | Selas Heat Technology |
| Formost Fuji | Shaffer Mixers & Processing Equipment |
| Forpack | Solazyme |
| Gemini Bakery Equipment Co. | Tate & Lyle |
| Grain Millers | Tonelli Group |
| Inline Plastics | TSA Griddle Systems |
| Kitchen Aid (Whirlpool) | WP Bakery Group |
| Mecatherm | Zeppelin Systems USA |
More information about the companies and products in IBIE’s Innovation Showcase can be found at the IBIE website (www.IBIE2013.com) and via the IBIE mobile app, as well as onsite in the Show Directory and Show Dailies.
IBIE, sponsored by the American Bakers Association (ABA), the Baking Industry Suppliers Association (BEMA) and the Retail Bakers Association (RBA), is recognized worldwide as the grain-based food industry’s largest, most comprehensive trade event. A “working show,” where millions of dollars of business is conducted daily, IBIE brings the entire professional baking community together, offering the complete range of equipment, supply and ingredient solutions and showcasing the newest baking technology in 500,000 net square feet. The triennial event will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada October 6 – 9, 2013.
Attendees include employees of: wholesale bakeries, suppliers and distributors; supermarket chains, central bakeries and commissaries; supermarket in-store bakeries; multi-store and single unit retail bakeries; intermediate wholesale bakeries; donut, pie and cookie retailers; foodservice operators; tortilla producers; snack food producers; biscuit & cracker producers.
Exhibitors include manufacturers and suppliers of: baking/food equipment and systems; ingredients; flavorings; spices & fillings; ingredient handling systems; packaging materials & systems; technology; sanitation equipment; transportation & distribution equipment; refrigeration equipment; business services.
Source: IBIE
