LAS VEGAS — For the first time ever, the Americas Selection of the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie is coming to the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE).
The international artisan baking competition typically brings together top baking teams every three to four years in Paris to showcase their craft. This year, teams from the US, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil and Ecuador will go head-to-head on the Baking Expo show floor, competing in four categories: Baguette & World Breads, Viennoiserie, Artistic Bread Showpiece and Savory Baking.
The two winning teams will represent the Americas at the World Cup of Baking in Paris on Jan. 20-21, 2026.
Meet the teams.
Brazil
Rogervaldo (Roger) Castro do Vale | Baguette
Evelin Karinee Szcerbricki | Viennoiserie
Fabricio Lima | Artistic Bread Showpiece
Johannes Roos | Coach
Canada
Florent Lehmann | Baguette
Julien Bruyer | Viennoiserie
Jason (Zhenkun) Wang | Artistic Bread Showpiece
Alan Dumonceaux | Coach
Costa Rica
Jose Manuel Gutierrez Romero | Baguette
Jose Luis Solano Valverde | Viennoiserie
Kitzila Portillo Fernandez | Artistic Bread Showpiece
Santiago Ramirez Solano | Coach
Mexico
Gustavo Adolfo Fragoso Domínguez | Baguette
Óscar Paniagua Galindo | Viennoiserie
Javier Eduardo Díaz Juárez | Artistic Bread Showpiece
Aarón Alejandro Santana | Coach
US
Ambrose Erkenswick | Baguette
Sandy Rodriguez | Viennoiserie
Nicolas Nayener | Artistic Bread Showpiece
William Leaman | Coach
Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie will take place Sept. 14-17 in the North Hall. Also debuting this year at the Baking Expo is the Panettone World Cup, alongside the returning World Bread Awards and Pillsbury’s Creative Cake Decorating Competition.
For more information on IBIE and its various show features, visit Avant Food Media’s 2025 IBIE Show Issue.
