IBIE 2028

The BEMA Guide

IBIE 2025

IBIE 2028: The BEMA Guide 

Your guide to making the most of the baking industry's premier event. 

IBIE brings the baking industry together to discover the new ideas, technology, and equipment that shape the future of baking. BEMA is here to help members prepare for the show, make meaningful connections, and get more from the IBIE experience. 

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September 16–20, 2028
Las Vegas, Nevada 

IBIE brings the global baking industry together every three years for education, innovation, networking, and business. Start planning now for IBIE 2028 and make the most of the industry's premier event. 

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IBIE 2025

Your Guide to IBIE 2028

Get More From IBIE With BEMA 

As a co-owner of IBIE, BEMA plays a unique role in bringing the baking industry together. From networking and education to member connections and special opportunities, BEMA helps members make the most of their time at IBIE. 

Exhibitors receive exclusive member benefits at IBIE, including advance placement on the show floor. Each year of membership in ABA, BEMA, and/or RBA earns priority points that entitle participants to join Round 1 of the selection process, reserved for members only.

Start preparing before you arrive in Las Vegas. 

The trends shaping IBIE don’t start on the show floor. Explore BEMA’s insights and resources to understand the issues, technologies and market conditions influencing the baking equipment industry. 

FEATURED INSIGHT

What Can IBIE 2025 Teach Us About 2028? 

Kimberly Hardcastle’s BEMA Convention presentation offers valuable insights to help manufacturers look ahead, think strategically, and prepare for what’s next at IBIE. 

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Key Takeaways

01 – Design for Discovery 

02 – Make Room for Serendipity 

03 – Define Success 

Industry Trends 

Articles, podcasts and insights about what’s changing in baking. 

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IBIE 2025 

See what BEMA saw, heard and learned at the last IBIE. 

Explore the 2025 Recap → 

Key Takeaways

01 – Hands-On Wins  

02 – Solve, Don’t Sell 

03 – Experts Matter 

The baking industry is changing. Here’s what BEMA is watching heading into IBIE 2028. 

Automation & Workforce 

How automation and evolving workforce needs are changing the way manufacturers and bakeries operate.  

From Ideas to Execution: How the Commercial Baking Industry Can Build Stronger Commercialization Strategies

AI & Technology 

How AI and emerging technologies are moving from experimentation to practical applications across the baking industry.  

AI In the Real World of Manufacturing

Commercial Baking Industry Guide to AI

Capital Investment 

What equipment spending, investment priorities, and market conditions reveals about where the industry is headed.  

Building Safer Bakeries, Producing Safer Food

2025-2026 BEMA Intel Capital Spending Report

The Future of Manufacturing 

How changing customer needs, technology, and industry demands are influencing equipment design and innovation. 

How AI is Reshaping the Future of the Baking Industry

Stronger Together: How Purpose, Connection, and Shared Goals Transform Our Organizations

IBIE is Better with BEMA

IBIE brings the industry together. BEMA makes those connections stronger. 

BEMA membership gives you more ways to connect, learn, participate, and stay engaged with the industry year-round. Connect with fellow equipment manufacturers, allied companies, bakers and industry leaders before, during and after IBIE 

Explore a BEMA Membership

Why IBIE Matters

Why IBIE Matters to BEMA Members 

IBIE is more than a trade show. It’s an opportunity to see where the baking industry is headed and to help shape what’s next. 

See What’s Next 

Explore emerging equipment, technology and solutions. 

Connect With Customers 

Meet with bakers, suppliers and industry decision-makers from around the world. 

Learn From Industry Leaders 

Gain insights through education, demonstrations and conversations across the show. 

Grow Your Business 

Build relationships, identify opportunities and bring new ideas back to your organization.