Bakers in France teamed up to bake the world’s longest baguette on May 5 – a 140.53 meter-long, and 5 cm-thick bread that brings the title, previously held by Italy, back to France.
Konrad Meyer was appointed Chairman, succeeding Olivier Goudet, the head of the Board for the past six years. In addition, Pret founder Sinclair Beecham and previous Pret Chairman Larry Billett return to the business, with Billett rejoining the Board as Chair of the Audit Committee.
Wildfarmed partnered with Waitrose to launch its first bread range throughout the UK. Founded by Andy Cato, George Lamb and Edd Lees, Wildfarmed specializes in regenerative food and farming business.
ARYZTA achieved a slightly positive organic growth in Q1, as it had anticipated. Performance in Europe compensated for a weaker rest of world, reflecting the importance of QSR outside of Europe.
AMF Bakery Systems appointed Ritabrata Chakraborty as the newest member of its Asia-Pacific (APAC) team. With a background in pastry chef education, Chakraborty has 14 years of professional experience within the baking equipment sector.
Krispy Kreme announced it would bring fresh doughnuts to German consumers through a network of shops, starting in Berlin. The move is the company’s largest franchisee agreement to date.
Reading Bakery Systems (RBS) announced it promoted Travis Getz to Senior Vice President, Operations. In his new role, he will lead the project management, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and technical services departments, as well as the operations in Reading’s Tianjin, China facility.
Associations from Slovakia and Poland joined the International Association of Plant Bakers. The Board also approved the membership application from UBA (Ukrainian Bakers Association).
Nerida Kelton’s second term as World Packaging Organization (WPO) Vice President of Sustainability & Save Food was confirmed at the beginning of 2024. “We have so many resources available now and there are so many more to come!” she commented on the organization’s work and upcoming projects.
The fifth installment of the Austrian Bakery Days took place on April 20 and 21, 2024, held at and around the backaldrin headquarters. On both days, backaldrin’s customers and partners could learn about the baking ingredients manufacturer’s current and traditional products. Around 4,000 international trade visitors came from all parts of the world.