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Overland Park, KS: With just one month to go before Convention 2023, BEMA’s Membership Value & Engagement Committee is proud to announce the winner of the 2023 BEMA Ascend scholarship.

Avant Food Media, a B2B media provider exclusively dedicated to the baking industry, is proud to announce the launch of its newest title, Craft to Crumb.

Overland Park, KS: BEMA is pleased to announce the keynote speaker for Convention 2023. Jeff Havens, a motivational business growth expert, will share his signature style of well-researched and relevant business insights wrapped in charismatic, comedic entertainment.

Washington, DC - The American Bakers Association (ABA) is pleased to welcome five new members to their Board of Directors.

Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of snack production systems, has named Phillip Stringer Director of the RBS Science and Innovation Center (S&IC).

Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of snack production systems, has named Phillip Stringer Director of the RBS Science and Innovation Center (S&IC).

Convention 2022 attendees were the first to learn about BEMA’s newest meeting offering – NEXUS. The new event will take place September 25-28, 2023, at the Dallas Omni Convention Center.

Overland Park, KS: With just one month to go before Convention 2022, BEMA’s Membership Value & Engagement Committee is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural BEMA Ascend scholarship.

Overland Park, KS: BEMA is pleased to announce the keynote speaker for Convention 2022. Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey’s, will share her inspirational story of the reinvention of a family business and how she is revamping the storied brand while expanding markets for Stuckey’s pecan products via e-commerce and other outlets.

Registration is now open for IBIEducate 2021, a new kind of educational event for the entire baking industry. For the first time in IBIE's 100-year history, the world-class IBIEducate training found at the triennial Baking Expo™ will be accessible more frequently with its debut in Kansas City from October 26-28, 2021. Backed by two of the most trusted industry associations—American Bakers Association (ABA) and Baking Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds (BEMA)—with co-located workshops hosted by the Retail Bakers of America (RBA), IBIEducate 2021 will deliver actionable takeaways for wholesale, retail, and supplier sectors.