From April 1, Sascha Stiller took over as Chairman of the Management Board of Zeppelin Systems GmbH and Head of the Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Plant Engineering. Stiller will also be responsible for all subsidiaries worldwide
Digitalization and artificial intelligence will receive special attention at iba, with several dedicated areas for modern software solutions that contribute to process optimization and customer service.
Crown Bakeries announced the construction of a new high-speed bun production line at its Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, facility. AMF Bakery Systems supplied a fully automated, new-generation line “with unprecedented flexibility,” Crown reveals.
Syntegon sold its former site in Waiblingen to Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG, moving on with its plans to relocate its production and administration activities to Fellbach and Bad Cannstatt (Stuttgart) this year.
Baking with Lesaffre will introduce a new stand concept with content that addresses the market’s evolving needs. Lesaffre aims to inspire visitors with an immersive experience of the bakery world of 2035.
UK-based Eyad Alsabbagh joined Reading Bakery Systems (RBS) as a Process Technologist. He has over 20 years of experience in snack and biscuit production, process optimization, and product development.
Koenig introduces a new approach to showcasing its solutions to its visitors this year, Norbert Hübler, Global Sales Director, Koenig Group, anticipates in an interview.
Speciality Breads announced a GBP 20 million investment in a new, 180,000 sq ft bakery where it plans to relocate. The new facility should become operational by the end of the year.
At iba, FRITSCH will highlight a new compact pastry line designed for mid-sized bakeries, with a hygienic design, which will also feature the MULTIVAC Cooling@Packing System.
Fedima announced a new project supporting sustainability in bakery and patisserie, the Fedima Grant for Local Sustainable Initiatives. The grant is open to small businesses, bakeries, craft bakers, and research institutes in Europe.
GoodMills Innovation launched Pinsa 100%, a flour mix for bakeries, large-scale retailers and the food service industry. It can be used to make a light, crispy base with a distinctive artisan appearance.
At iba 2025, Anton Paar exhibits at iba with the theme ‘Advanced Quality Control, focusing on solutions for quality control in the baking, food and ingredient industries.
AMF Bakery Systems
AMF Bakery Systems specializes in the complete range of solutions for the baking industry, for all processing steps and product categories.
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.
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.
iba
Iba is the world’s leading trade fair for the baking and confectionery industry and offers a unique platform where the latest trends and innovations in the industry are presented.
IBIE – International Baking Industry Exposition
The most important grain-based food event in the Western Hemisphere, IBIE, or Baking Expo, is a platform for the global community, bringing together peers who are facing the same challenges and opportunities specific to their role. From strategies for navigating unpredictable input costs to innovative automation solutions, all current issues are met with solutions. The show also includes IBIEducate, a powerful educational component.
J4 s.r.o.
J4 s.r.o. was founded in 1994. The company started with the production of individual baking ovens and developed to design entire bakery and confectionery lines that meet all the requirements of artisanal and industrial production.
Koenig
For more than 55 years, Koenig has been supplying bakeries worldwide with high-quality bakery machines, lines and ovens. The product range covers the entire production chain of bakery technology: from mixing, dividing and rounding, forming and proofing, to baking, cooling and freezing.
Mecatherm
MECATHERM has over 900 installations all over the world, supplying solutions for medium-sized and industrial bakeries, from dedicated units for a baking process, to whole production plants.
Middleby Bakery
US-based Middleby Bakery provides reliable low- and high-volume equipment solutions for the production of bread, rolls, and buns, as well as cakes, biscuits, cereal, baked snacks, and much more.
MIWE Michael Wenz GmbH
MIWE Michael Wenz GmbH specializes in manufacturing a wide range of in-store ovens.
Reading Bakery Systems
The Reading Bakery Systems brands – Thomas L. Green, Reading Pretzel, Exact Mixing and Reading Thermal – offer production lines capable of producing a wide range of snack products, continuous mixing solutions and oven profiling. The company also provides consulting services.
Royal Kaak
Kaak has been working in the field of bakery technology since 1846, with solutions ranging from stand-alone machines to an integrated approach for complex and automated bakery lines.
suedback
Suedback is an international trade show held in Stuttgart for the bake and confectionary trade in Europe. Its renowned events include the Bakers’ Trend Forum and the Confectioners’ Trade Forum. It is the hub for the exchange of ideas, opinions and information, as well as for the presentation of trends, developments and technical innovations. The südback Trend Award is also among its popular features.
Sveba Dahlen AB
Sveba Dahlen provides a complete range of commercial bakery equipment including ovens and proofers. Sveba Dahlen is part of the American group Middleby Corporation, a manufacturer of bakery solutions, catering equipment, household appliances and systems for industrial food processing and packaging.
Tecnopool Spa
Tecnopool, part of TP Food Group, is active in over 80 countries around the world in the design, production and installation of machinery and complete lines for industrial and semi-industrial food processing in all processing phases, from -40 °C to +300°, with infinite fully customizable configurations.
Verhoeven Family of Companies
Verhoeven Bakery Equipment Family supplies turnkey projects by incorporating solutions from its four areas of expertise with their corresponding company: BVT Dough Proces Solutions, NewCap Industrial Handling Solutions, Vacuum Cooling & Baking Solutions, and Bakepack End of Line Solutions.
WP BAKERYGROUP
The WP BAKERYGROUP offers complete solutions, from project development to equipping entire bakeries (handcraft and industrial operations). Each unit can be operated as a ‘stand-alone’ piece of equipment, but can also be easily ‘docked on’ at any time; interfaces for third-party products are available.