Madison, WI — The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association™ (IDDBA) has announced the three contestants chosen to participate in the 20th annual Cake Decorating Challenge to be held at Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo in Atlanta, GA, June 7-9. There were 63 entrants from 22 supermarket chains.
The decorators receiving an all-expense paid trip to compete are:
Donna Barley, Publix Super Markets Inc., Cape Coral, FL. Donna, a 30-year decorating veteran, has a real passion for cake art. She loves being creative with a wide variety of icings and ingredients, but has also honed her skills in consistency and efficiency through working at a supermarket bakery.
Katherine Dean, Dorothy Lane Market Inc., Dayton, OH. Katherine has worked at Dorothy Lane Market for 11 years. She is a quick learner who explored a few different areas of the store, including management of the store’s Killer Brownie® line, before finding her niche in the cake department two years ago.
Stephanie Dillon, Hy-Vee Inc., Lee’s Summit, MO. A life-long artist, Stephanie started in the bakery with an appetite to learn a new medium. Sixteen years later, she has a deep love for cake decorating. She feels that her customers can see her passion in her cakes which brings them back year after year for her custom creations.
There are three phases to the Challenge. On Sunday, June 7, each contestant will decorate enough cakes to fill one multi-tiered, eight-foot bakery case. On Monday, June 8, each contestant will decorate a wedding cake. On Tuesday, June 9, each contestant decorates three cakes, one from each category: special occasion, show theme, and decorator’s choice
The judges for the event will be: Luke Bender, Manager of Technical Service, Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC, and Jim Caliendo, Dessert Training Specialist, Rich Products Corporation.
A special thanks to the following decorators who entered the competition:
Alicia Tanksley, THE KROGER CO.; Alicia V. Davila, SMITH'S FOOD & DRUGS; Amanda Kent, HY-VEE INC.; Angela Grandstaff, HY-VEE INC.; Angela M. DeVleming, ALBERTSONS INTERMOUNTAIN DIV.; Betty Green, THE KROGER CO.; Brandy Clark, PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.; Candie Longcor, PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.; Catherine Ramos-Gamon, HY-VEE INC.; Chesarae Elizabeth Terry, HARP'S FOOD STORES INC.; Christine Cline, GIANT EAGLE; Courtney Rose Lustig, PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.; Dana Shedley, RALPHS GROCERY CO.; Darlene L. Fahrig-Markovich, SCHNUCK MARKETS INC.; Dawn Thornton, MARKET STREET; Donna Barley, PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.; Elissa Poe, GIANT FOOD STORES LLC; Elizabeth Murphy, PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.; Ellen Foster, HY-VEE INC.; Felicia Simon, PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.; Gloria Mendez, ALBERTSONS LLC; Jan Merchant, PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.; Jana Stott, LIN'S MARKETPLACE; Jenna Johnson, MEIJER, INC.; Jennifer Wisdom, HY-VEE INC.; Jessica Clark, DILLON STORES; Jessica Moorefield, FOOD CITY; Jessica Pehler, CUB FOODS; Jill Blancho, HY-VEE INC.; Jodi Stiltner, FOOD CITY; Jonathan Hammer, HEB GROCERY CO.; Joy Heller, PIGGLY WIGGLY COMPANY; Justine Hach, GIANT EAGLE; Kassie Mather, HY-VEE INC.; Katherine Dean, DOROTHY LANE MARKET INC.; Katie Knowles, THE MARKET PLACE FOODSTORE; Kayla Whitlatch, GIANT EAGLE, INC.; Khandra Henderson, HY-VEE INC.; Kim Hayes, ROCHE BROS. SUPERMARKETS; Kimberly Lemay, SAVE MART SUPERMARKETS; Laurie Grissom, WALMART STORES INC.; Lois Stone, ALBERTSONS LLC; Lori Puszakowski-Schmidt, PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.; Mandy Brymer, QUALITY FOOD CENTERS; Margaret Burke, FRY'S FOOD AND DRUG STORES; Meghan Weaver, SAVE MART SUPERMARKETS; Michalene Chalifoux, THE KROGER CO.; Michele Castaneda, ALBERTSONS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DIV.; Michelle A. Trahan, FOOD CITY; Mollie Cornell, HY-VEE INC.; Naomi Foster, SAVE MART SUPERMARKETS; Natalia Gaevaya, GIANT EAGLE, INC.; Neysha Lopez, PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.; Rachel George, WALMART STORES INC.; Rachel Van Harn, THE KROGER CO.; Sabrina Fiffe, DOROTHY LANE MARKET INC.; Sandra Fridley, HY-VEE INC.; Stephanie Carraher, DOROTHY LANE MARKET INC.; Stephanie Dillon, HY-VEE INC.; Sylvia Thomas, GIANT EAGLE; Tracy Sheppard, WM GROCERY; Wendy Randolph, PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC.; and Yoana Saucedo, BROOKSHIRE GROCERY CO.
About IDDBA: IDDBA is a nonprofit membership organization serving the dairy, deli, bakery, cheese, and supermarket foodservice industries. Member companies enjoy many benefits and services including the annual seminar and expo, leading-edge research, training programs, management tools, and an annual trends report. For more information, contact IDDBA at 608.310.5000 or visit our website, www.iddba.org.
Source: The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association™ (IDDBA)
