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MAKING TAGLINEBAKING HISTORY Progress on Parade Baking Expo then and IBIE now set the stage for baking’s boom in technology and product innovation. by Laurie Gorton, Baking & Snack 1949: Atlantic City hosted the first post-World War II Baking Expo. 1955: The rotary knives of this roll slicer could handle buns at the rate of 2,700 8-packs per hour. T The year was 1949. Because of World War II, there hadn’t been a nationwide baking exposition in the US since 1936. Baking, like nearly every other American industry, had faced wartime privations, and it was ready for change. It got it at the first baking show to be regularly sponsored by the American Bakers Association (ABA) and BEMA. Although Baking Expo ’49 marked the first such assembly in the modern era, the idea of showcas- 1961: Plastic delivery trays and a newly engineered transport and display rack improved distribution efficiency. 1967: An automatic system for proofing and baking bread put conveyor technology to work to achieve continuous output. ing industrial progress can be traced back to London’s Great Exposition of 1851. Its success spawned more such events including the Boston Food Show held in October 1897. The Boston gathering saw the formation of the National Association of Master Bakers, the forerunner of ABA. Since the 1920s, bakers attended periodic baking trade meetings at Atlantic City, Chicago and Buffalo, NY, before settling on Atlantic City for shows between 1930 and 1977. With the next Baking Expo in 1955, the show settled into a sixyear cycle at Atlantic City. That pattern held steady through the 1973 exposition. But the pace of technological change was accelerating, so Expo switched to a four-year cycle for 1981 and a new site: Las Vegas. Some in the industry saw the change of venue as a risky choice, but the event proved wildly successful. After 2001 when the show adopted International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) as its official name, it also changed its frequency to every three years. Las Vegas remained its site except in 2007 when IBIE met at Orlando, FL. Then it was back to Las Vegas, where it currently is scheduled to convene through 2016. In 2010, ABA and BEMA welcomed the Retail Bakers of America (RBA) as a new partner for the event. Another partner group, the Tortilla Industry Association (TIA), co-located its technical conference Expo timeline 2013 marks the 16th Baking Expo, now called the International Baking Industry Exposition, of the modern era. 1949 — Oct. 15-20, Atlantic City 1955 — Oct. 1-5, Atlantic City 1961 — Oct. 7-12, Atlantic City 1667 — Oct. 7-12, Atlantic City 1973 — Oct. 13-18, Atlantic City 1977 — Oct. 8-13, Atlantic City 1981 — Oct. 2-6, Las Vegas 1985 — Nov. 8-12, Las Vegas 18 / SPECIAL EDITION / IBIE 2013 1989 — Sept. 15-19, Las Vegas 1993 — Sept. 30-Oct. 4, Las Vegas 1997 — Sept. 22-26, Las Vegas 2001 — Sept. 10-14, Las Vegas 2004 — Aug. 15-18, Las Vegas 2007 — Oct. 7-10, Orlando 2010 — Sept. 26-29, Las Vegas 2013 — Oct. 6-9, Las Vegas

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of IBIE, special edition & show preview -- 2013

IBIE, special edition & show preview -- 2013
Table of Contents
IBIE Perspective - Amid challenges, opportunities persist
State of the Industry - Dizzying changes among baking’s leaders
A changing of the guard
Making Baking History - Progress on Parade
Capital Spending Survey - Making the safe bet
Survey reaches wide sample
IBIE Tech - Going Mobile
ABA Perspectives - Big changes since IBIE 2010
ABA: On the Front Lines
Keep on track with FTRAC
Let's Keep on Truckin'
An Ounce of Prevention
BEMA Initiatives - Collaborative Solutions
Critical Issue: FSMA - Predict & Prevent
Court orders FDA to step up its efforts
Food Safety: ANSI/ASB/Z50.2
Equipment Advances - Clean and Simple
Formulating R&D - Brave New World
Intel about ingredient trends
Critical Issue: Commodity Prices - Long and Winding Road
Ingredients: Creating Simple Labels - Simple Options
Critical Issue: Sodium Reduction - How Low Can You Go?
Ingredients: Ancient Grains - What's Old is New Again
New Product Trends: Baked Foods - Change Afoot
New Product Trends: Snacks - Reinventing Snack Time
Special Section: Bake
The Next Cupcake?
Ingredient Transparency
Food trucks on the move
New Tech Tools
IBIE 2013: A World of Possibilities
Ready to Launch
Pizza Popularity
Revel in Vegas
2013 Exhibitor List
Ad Index

IBIE, special edition & show preview -- 2013