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MIWE America celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in Middlesex, New Jersey. Spanning 15,000 square feet, the new facility features a MIWE live baking center, the MIWE America technical center, and a warehouse.
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.

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.

ICECOOL Systems
ICECOOL specializes in refrigeration technology and has unique expertise in combined proofing and cooling processes. Solutions such as SOFTSTEAM and SLOWPROOFING enable the bakeries to achieve perfect baked goods quality.

Intralox
IIntralox is a global conveying solutions company, offering direct service in more than 100 countries. Intralox specializes in innovative technologies: Modular Plastic Conveyor Belting, ThermoDrive® technology, DirectDrive™ Spiral Systems, and Activated Roller Belt™ (ARB™).

IPCO
IPCO is a manufacturer of steel belts for the food industry, where they are used as conveying media for baking, cooling, freezing, and more. The smooth surface can be easily cleaned with the IPCO Laser Cleaner. The company also provides chocolate processing solutions.

IREKS GmbH
Aiming to be a partner in aroma and taste development, IREKS GmbH produces high-quality baking ingredients – from improvers and mixes to malts and sourdoughs. In doing so, the company unites tradition and innovation.

Ishida
Ishida Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational company that manufactures food-packing machinery. It has been in business since 1893 and is a privately owned family business. It invented the multihead weigher, for which it enjoys a global market share of 70%.















