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SPECIAL REPORT
IBIE 2025 Preview
Bringing Industry Together
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IBIE 2025 aims to serve the spectrum of bakers through
education sessions, networking and two expo halls.
by Charlotte Atchley
Whether it's focused on the retail or commercial side,
the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) is
the largest trade show event for the grain-based food
industry in the Western hemisphere, and it's all geared
toward bringing the global baking industry together to
find solutions to the challenges everyone is facing. In
Las Vegas, Sept. 13-17, 2025, the baking industry will
overtake the Las Vegas Convention Center to attend
education sessions, see the latest in equipment and ingredient
technology, and network with peers.
" There are tons of industries that have trade shows,
but few industries have as rich of a culture as baking,
and even fewer events have over a century of experience
serving their audiences, " said Dennis Gunnell, president
of Formost Fuji and past IBIE chair. " We have a culture
about us that is family, and as a nonprofit IBIE truly supports
the industry. Buyers and suppliers get together to
help each other, make our industry better and grow our
businesses in the process. And there is no better place to
do that than IBIE. "
As the baking industry struggles against workforce
challenges and rising costs, the IBIE planning committee
is aiming to present a show that can be a meeting
place where bakers collaborate with suppliers to discover
solutions.
" Attendees love the Baking Expo and bring so many
members of their teams because it's an opportunity to
come together with their industry peers, discuss challenges
and find solutions, " said Michael Cornelis, vice
president, international sales and development for
American Pan, a Bundy Baking Solution, and past IBIE
chair. " And because it's only every three years, if you
miss one, you've really missed six years of innovation, so
you can't afford to miss even one show. "
Registration for the IBIE 2025 is currently open at
www.bakingexpo.com. Early bird pricing is available until
March 5, 2025.
Expanding to support the whole industry
IBIE is known for serving not just one side of the baking
industry over the other: Bakers representing companies
of all sizes from all over the world are welcome and will
find value, from the smallest retail shop to the largest
baking company in the world.
For IBIE 2025, IBIEducate sessions are now included
in the registration price, which previously had been sold
separately. Following the call for speakers, the planning
committee has more than 450 proposed sessions to
choose from for 2025's education program, encompassing
IBIEducate sessions, hands-on workshops, and show
floor demos and talks. Hands-on workshops will still require
an additional fee.
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Bakers and suppliers
from across the industry
will converge in
Las Vegas, Sept. 13-17,
2025, for IBIE.
IBIE
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