The 38th AIBI Congress brought the baking industry together this year for the moment’s most important topics, decision-making meetings and long-awaited reunions.
The French Post Office has released a scratch-and-sniff postage stamp to celebrate the baguette, with the scent enclosed in microcapsules.
Until the upcoming exhibition, iba’s multimedia campaign, ‘Baking New Ways’, will present various players and innovative concepts from the industry as well as the trade show’s highlights. The topics will be selected based on their significance for the baking industry.
At the 38th AIBI Congress, Jean-Manuel Lévêque was appointed as the association’s new president, as the two-year mandate of the previous leader, Georg Heberer (Germany) came to an end. Lévêque returns to the leadership of AIBI – he was previously its President from 2015 to 2017.
Mondelēz held an inauguration event for its USD 5 million Regional Biscuit and Baked Snacks Lab and Innovation Kitchen in Singapore, which serve its markets across Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
The 38th AIBI Congress, organized by the International Association of Plant Bakers in Hamburg, opens for the industry’s most important conversations, on May 22. The three-day event dedicates ample spotlight space to sustainability.
With over 20 categories, the exhibition will showcase the industry landscape and development opportunities focusing on dedicated zones catering to ingredients, equipment, and packaging solutions. The show will be held from May 21 to 24.
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.
