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Dawn Foods hired Kristi Kangas as Senior Vice President of North America Manufacturing Operations, reporting to John Schmitz, Chief Operating Officer.
Bundy Baking Solutions announced leadership changes: William (Bill) Bundy is now the Chief Executive Officer, as of January 5, 2026, while Gilbert Bundy assumed the role of Chairman.
Samuel Schär started the year with a new role, as CEO of Bühler. He succeeds Stefan Scheiber, who is being proposed as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors.
dsm-firmenich announced ‘Frosted Star Anise’ as its Flavor of the Year for 2026, drawing from the Pantone Color of the Year 2026: ‘PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer’. The lofty white hue inspired dsm-firmenich to elevate both an ingredient and a feeling as the 2026 Flavor of the Year.
Lesaffre expanded its existing Baking Center™ in Shanghai with new, state-of-the-art industrial production lines, aimed at providing technical support and solutions to industrial bakers in the Chinese market.
Two popular baking books by wheat expert Prof. Dr. Friedrich Longin are now available in a single volume, compiled in English and offered as a free download. The volume combines two books previously published in German.
Whether lowering ingredients such as sugar
or salt, or adding others – fibers, proteins, or more,
reformulating products for a better nutritional profile essentially means creating a new product with its own optimum processing parameters.
For most consumers, bread is ‘flour, yeast, salt’. Professionals know better:
between 50 – 60% of a bread dough, by mass, is water.
And how you can address them at your facility.
A vacuum may usually be understood as a space entirely devoid of any matter, but it’s quite the opposite of emptiness when it comes to vacuum technology in bakery.
Tartlets are a growth driver for Swiss pastry
manufacturer HUG. The increase in demand is also
linked to the shortage of skilled workers in the catering
and bakery sectors.
Pizza is an ever-popular mainstay, everywhere around the world, at any time of the day. Its reign over eating and snacking times is bolstered by continuous innovation. Exciting, new assortments and flavor combinations are backed by innovation in the pizza production area.

ABI LTD
ABI LTD, part of the Together Means Greater Group (TMG), is a designer & manufacturer of make-up equipment and a specialist in robotics for bakeries. ABI equipment can be used in the production of many well-loved baked goods, from bagels to pretzels and sweet goods.

AIBI – International Association of Plant Bakers
The International Association of Plant Bakeries was founded in Paris in 1956. In 2024, it counted 18 national member organizations. AIBI’s key task is to represent its members’ interests, especially vis-à-vis European and international institutions (EU Commission, European Council and European Parliament).

Albert Handtmann
Albert Handtmann provides suitable machine technology for both small-scale and industrial producers, for dough dividing, dosing, forming, extruding, digitalization and automation. The solutions are suitable for the production of breads, pastries, small baked goods, snacks, and other on-trend products.

AMF Bakery Systems
AMF Bakery Systems specializes in the complete range of solutions for the baking industry, for all processing steps and product categories.

Anneliese Backtechnik GmbH
Anneliese Backtechnik GmbH, based in Eschweiler near Aachen, in Germany, specializes in manufacturing baking trays, tin-sets, pan-straps, racks and freezer trolleys of all kinds.

Anton Paar GmbH (Brabender)
Anton Paar develops, produces and distributes highly accurate laboratory instruments and process measuring systems, and provides custom-tailored automation and robotic solutions. It incorporates the epertise from Brabender, following its acquisition.

Artezen Dough Handling
Artezen Dough Handling manufactures dough dividers, rounders and moulders for bread, baguette, pizza, rolls, hotdogs etc.

Ashworth Bros Inc.
With a global reach, Ashworth is a conveyor belt company that manufactures and services both metal and plastic belting for straight running, turn-curve, lo-tension, and self-stacking spirals, offering custom solutions for specific requirements.

Auto-Bake Serpentine
Auto-Bake provides fully automated industrial baking ovens and systems. Auto-Bake’s compact, continuous baking solutions are custom-configured for a diverse range of baking applications.

AutomationX GmbH
AutomationX is an Austrian company specializing in the automation of raw material handling systems, with dedicated software solutions.

Baker Thermal Solutions
For over 100 years, Baker Thermal has offered a breadth of industrial bakery equipment with system solutions, worldwide. The company provides a full range of aftermarket services, from parts and inspections to on-site rebuilds for equipment.

BakeXperts
BakeXperts focuses on the development of the UDO vacuum baking and cooling oven, a patented technology that revolutionizes the baking process, with significant reductions in baking and cooling times, while also achieving superior product characteristics, and longer shelf-life, without product loss. Double-baking also restores the products to freshly baked quality.

Berndorf Band Group
The Berndorf Band Group specializes in the production of steel belts and steel belt systems. Operating worldwide with locations in Asia, Europe, North and South America, the group consists of the parent company Berndorf Band, eight subsidiaries, and worldwide partners.

Bühler AG
Bühler Holding AG is a Swiss multinational plant equipment manufacturer developing process solutions along complete value chains. It has a presence in over 140 countries with 100 service stations, over 30 manufacturing sites, and 25 application centers.

Burford
Burford Corp. is a leading bakery equipment company, based in Maysville, OK. It provides sales, service, and manufacturing. The Burford family invented the original twist tie machine.

CAOBISCO
The Association of the Chocolate, Biscuits and Confectionery industries of Europe (CAOBISCO) supports the safety, quality and taste of the product ranges in its focus, whilst maintaining the culture and tradition of their origins.

Cetravac
Cetravac specializes in vacuum conditioning technology, incorporated in the UDO baking oven, which is designed together with BakeXperts for baking and cooling in the same chamber. The patented technology greatly reduces cooling times and energy requirements, while improving product quality.

Coatresa
Since 1983, Coatresa SLU provides services to the baking industry by developing new techniques for applying fluoropolymer-based coatings. During its more than 30 years of activity in the application of coatings in the baking industry, Coatresa has undergone a continuous expansion process, setting up centers in Spain and beyond.

Corbion
Corbion is a supplier of food preservation solutions, functional blends, and algae ingredients. The company uses its unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver healthy, sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production.

CSB System
CSB-System provides bakery ERP solutions for bakery and pastry shops that help with product management, legal requirement compliance, traceability, and transparency in operations.

CSM Ingredients
CSM Ingredients is a global ingredient-tech company with the aim of collaboratively enabling the evolution of the food ecosystem.















