The upcoming edition of the AIBI Congress will be held between May 27 and 29 on the French Riviera. The event is jointly organized by AIBI and FEB and will line up an agenda focusing on key issues, including sustainability, innovation, nutrition, digitalization and Al, talent, and the evolving role of industrial bakery.
The first Lesaffre Baking Center™ was opened 50 years ago, as a place where its specialists could not only put themselves in their customers’ shoes to understand their experiences – from baker to baker, but also roll up their sleeves and bake together to find product and process improvements.
French industrial bakery Groupe Menissez acquired the premium private-label maker Village Bakery from private equity investment company Limerston Capital, for an undisclosed amount.
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.
Sixteen years after its last victory, France’s team of bakers, represented by Franck Fortier, Fabien Nolay and Xavier Sacriste – climbed to the top of the podium of the Bakery World Cup.
The French energy suppliers will allow bakeries to renegotiate their contracts if they struggle to pay their bills, according to Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. The relief comes to support the country’s bread and patisserie manufacturers cope with the surge in energy costs.
The French Federation of Bakery and Pastry Companies (FEB) will rejoin the National Association of Food Industries (ANIA – L’Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires) starting September 1, 2022.
Sirha Europain announced that the 2022 edition will take place from Saturday, March 26, to Tuesday, March 29 this year, in Hall 1 of the Porte de Versailles venue in Paris. Initially planned from January 22 to 25, 2022, Sirha Europain adjusted its opening date as France currently experiences a spike in COVID-19 cases, due to the prevalence of the Omicron version.
In collaboration with major French players in the industrial bakery industry, the MEDEF International confederation has developed a 3D application called ‘Virtual Modern Bakery’.
In collaboration with major French players in the industrial bakery industry, the MEDEF International confederation has developed a 3D application called ‘Virtual Modern Bakery’.
