Serving Members from global wholesale baking companies and suppliers to baking industry entrepreneurs, the American Bakers Association (ABA) is the only bakery-specific national and state trade association, delivering results on priorities affecting the companies that feed the world.

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Eric Dell
President & CEO
601 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 230
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 789-0300
Fax: (202) 898-1164
Email: info@americanbakers.org
Website: www.americanbakers.org

Since AIB was founded in 1919, the American Institute of Baking’s mission has been to provide for the technical training of individuals for service in milling, baking and the allied trades. The AIB offers students in Baking Science and Maintenance Engineering a course to:

• Acquire basic and advanced technical skills.
• Learn the hows and whys of the baking process in a professional atmosphere and obtain hands-on experience.
• Achieve expertise in food plant design, layout and work flow.
• Cultivate basic supervisory and management skills to maximize human and physical resources.
• Prepare for a management career in the high speed automated baking industry.

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1213 Bakers Way
PO Box 3999
Manhattan, Kansas 66505-3999
Phone: (785) 537-4750
Toll Free: (800) 633-5137
Fax: (785) 537-1493
Email: info@aibonline.org
Website: www.aibinternational.com

The AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BAKING (ASB), formerly known as the American Society of Bakery Engineers, is a professional society comprised of members who are either engaged in, involved with, or interested in wholesale or large-scale bakery production. The purpose of the Society is to promote the advancement of baking science technology through the exchange of information and interaction among baking industry professionals.

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Kristen Spriggs
Executive Director
Phone: 1-800-713-0462
Email: kspriggs@asbe.org
Website: www.asbe.org

The Baking Industry Forum was formed in 2005. BIF’s goal is to create a stronger alliance between the baker and supplier through better communication and coordinated emphasis on key issues facing our industry. The Forum is composed of 5 BEMA members and 5 Bakery Executives. BEMA supports BIF by:

• Supplying leadership from its organization of industry suppliers.
• Organizing and arranging meetings.
• Documenting and communicating, as requested.
• Providing miscellaneous staff support, as needed.
• Absorbing or subsidizing costs and expenses.

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Baking Industry Forum Roster

BEAG, Bakery Equipment Assessment Group (formally BISSC, Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee) partners with bakers and equipment manufacturers to help them experience peace-of-mind around safety and sanitation, and reach the highest standards of excellence when faced with the constant challenges of risk mitigation by providing comprehensive assessment processes using relevant, effective, and current standards that have authority and garner respect.

BEAG relies on The American National Standards for Baking Equipment comprise two specific standards, the ANSI Z50. 1 standard of equipment safety and ANSI Z50.2 standard for baking sanitation.

BISSC was formed in 1949 to develop and publish voluntary standards for the design and construction of bakery equipment which today are recognized as the definitive sanitation standards for equipment used in the baking industry.

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ASB: https://asbe.org/ansi-standards/
BEAG: https://beagroup.org/

The Grain Foods Foundation, a joint venture of members of the milling and baking industries formed in 2004, is dedicated to advancing the public’s understanding of the beneficial role grain-based foods play in the human diet. In 2004, BEMA made a five-year pledge of $200,000 annually to the foundation.

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Erin Ball, Executive Director
Grain Foods Foundation
Phone: (202) 289-6119
Email: Erin Ball eball@grainsfoundation.org  
Website: www.grainpower.org

The Grain Science and Industry program at Kansas State University is the only program of its kind in the United States. They are distinguished worldwide. Companies from all over come to the campus for research and training support in baking, milling, and feed production, as well as to hire K-State graduates.

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Phone: (785) 532-6779
Fax: (785) 532-7010
Email: grains@k-state.edu
Website: www.grains.ksu.edu

As the only snack-centric trade association, SNAC creates connections and opportunities and fosters collaboration across all industry stakeholders.

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Christina Cochran
President & CEO
Phone: 703-836-4500
Email: ccochran@snacintl.org
Website: www.snacintl.org

The Wheat Foods Council is a national nonprofit organization formed to help increase awareness of dietary grains as an essential component of a healthy diet.

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Tim O’Connor
President
PO Box 2669
Littleton, CO 81432
Phone: (970) 626.9828
Fax: (970) 626.3686
Email: wfc@wheatfoods.org
Website: https://www.wheatfoods.org/