American Society of Baking Announces Baking Legends Hall of Fame Induction

October 31, 2024 American Society of Baking

The American Society of Baking (ASB) announced the 2025 inductees into the Baking Hall of Fame at its regional meetup held Oct. 24 at the Bundy Baking Museum in Urbana, Ohio, which is home to the Baking Hall of Fame. Started in 2006 from the inspiration of Gary Brodsky, a former ASB chairman and a Hall of Famer himself, today’s Hall of Fame welcomes six new members.

ASB Launches First Cohort of Mentoring Program

October 29, 2024 American Society of Baking

As an organization focused solely on the baking industry professional — the individual, rather than the company — ASB saw a gap in the industry for a formal, structured mentoring program. While the wholesale baking industry is full of stories of organic mentoring relationships, Kristen Spriggs, executive director of ASB, felt it was in the best interest of the industry, with its workforce retention challenges, to provide developmental mentoring opportunities more broadly.

BEAG Launches New Interactive Training Course to Certify Internal Equipment Evaluators

BEAG, a long-standing authority in the assessment and certification of bakery equipment, is proud to announce the new Certified Internal Equipment Evaluator Online Training Course. This comprehensive program, currently undergoing pressure testing, is designed to elevate professionals in the baking industry, equipping them with the skills to ensure their equipment meets the national standards of sanitary design.

ABA & ASB Partner to Advance Training Solutions for the Baking Industry’s Workforce

January 24, 2024 American Bakers Association

The American Bakers Association (ABA) and the American Society of Baking (ASB) are partnering to enhance educational opportunities for professionals in the baking industry. This collaboration brings ABA’s Bakers Manufacturing Academy courses to ASB’s Learning Management System (LMS), the Education Hub, making these resources more convenient and accessible to the broader industry.  

ASB Baking Hall of Fame Committee Adds Members

December 22, 2023 American Society of Baking

The American Society of Baking (ASB) announced that Morgan Murphy, Lee Sanders, and Val Wayland have become the newest members of the Baking Hall of Fame (HOF) Selection Committee.