Friendly competition thrives at the Baking Expo
The Baking Expo provides a platform for the advancement of the baking industry, one competition at a time.
January 26, 2026
The Baking Expo provides a platform for the advancement of the baking industry, one competition at a time.
IBIE returned in full force, featuring more than 1,000 global exhibitors and a show floor that reached a record 451,100 square feet.
Between elevated indulgence and simple pleasures to social media and empowered purchasing decisions, bakers are primed to boost their bottom line.
Cydni Mitchell Hodges, CFO of the Sugar Geek Show, shared her top non-baking revenue-generating ideas to keep things moving forward when sales slow down.
The Traditional category winners were Jaime Martinez and Emmidio Isernia, and the Chocolate category winners included Wilson Flores Torres and Vielma Ammary Coromoto.
The winners of the Pillsbury Bakers’ Plus Creative Cake Decorating Competition were awarded Sept. 16 at the Baking Expo in Las Vegas.
The Baking Expo competition scene was graced with a new challenge: the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie Americas Selection.
John Friend and Tim Webster covered how vertically integrated, identity-assured supply chains drive sustainability, consistency and quality in artisan baking.
Duff made a two-tiered chocolate cake with a macerated strawberry filling using the solution from ingredient supplier AB Mauri.
By keeping an eye on shifting flavor trends, retail bakeries can provide customers with offerings that excite.
Of the 12 main category winners, Guy Frenkel, founder and owner of Ceor Bread in Santa Fe Springs, CA, was named Supreme Champion.
Participating in the IBIE World Bread Awards grants bakers a place to showcase what they do best in front of their peers, gain valuable exposure and feedback, and find connections.
The Baking Expo provides a platform for the advancement of the baking industry, one competition at a time.
IBIE returned in full force, featuring more than 1,000 global exhibitors and a show floor that reached a record 451,100 square feet.
Between elevated indulgence and simple pleasures to social media and empowered purchasing decisions, bakers are primed to boost their bottom line.
Cydni Mitchell Hodges, CFO of the Sugar Geek Show, shared her top non-baking revenue-generating ideas to keep things moving forward when sales slow down.
The Traditional category winners were Jaime Martinez and Emmidio Isernia, and the Chocolate category winners included Wilson Flores Torres and Vielma Ammary Coromoto.
The winners of the Pillsbury Bakers’ Plus Creative Cake Decorating Competition were awarded Sept. 16 at the Baking Expo in Las Vegas.
The Baking Expo competition scene was graced with a new challenge: the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie Americas Selection.
John Friend and Tim Webster covered how vertically integrated, identity-assured supply chains drive sustainability, consistency and quality in artisan baking.