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The American Bakers Association (ABA) launched its inaugural Champions for a Better Tomorrow Awards during the annual ABA Convention on Tuesday, March 25. This new initiative, developed in alignment with ABA’s strategic plan, celebrates the innovation, leadership, and commitment of baking manufacturing companies to drive meaningful change in their communities, workplaces, and planet. Congrats to the winners, from: The Bama Companies, Inc, Lesaffre, Klosterman Baking Company, Puratos, Bimbo Bakeries USA, and Ardent Mills. And congrats to the nominees, from: Alpha Baking Co., Inc., Aspire Bakeries, Avant Food Media, Benchmark, BluePrint Automation (BPA), Chabaso Bakery, Crown Bakeries, Dawn Foods Global, Flowers Foods & Subsidiaries, Hearthside Food Solutions, H&S Family of Bakeries, Lallemand, MECATHERM, MGP Ingredients, New Horizons Baking Company , The Henry Group, Inc., Vandemoortele USA Inc., and more. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g_eGaa5b

Wildgrain, a #bakery company that brings carefully crafted baked goods directly to consumers using an innovative subscription model, has grown from a pandemic-era home-baking project to a nationally known operation. To learn more about Wildgrain, we connected with Johanna Hartzeim, one of the company’s founders. Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wRGTw

Follow along with our #SNAXPO25 coverage this week: SF&WB Chief Editor Jenni Spinner will be live-posting while there. Check out some of her content below!

Reading Bakery Systems announced the addition of Eyad Alsabbagh as a Process Technologist. With over 20 years of experience in snack and biscuit production, process optimization, and product development, Alsabbagh brings a wealth of technical expertise to the RBS team. Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wRG3E

UPCOMING: SNAC International's #SNAXPO25 will bring together personnel from both production and supplier sides of the industry from March 30–April 1 in Orlando. Read more here: https://brnw.ch/21wRF2t

The National Restaurant Association's Show has announced the 39 recipients of the 2025 Food and Beverage (FABI) Awards, celebrating products redefining menus, driving consumer demand, and helping restaurant operators enhance profitability. Congrats to No Meat Factory Inc., Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Schwan's Company, Eli's Cheesecake Company, Grecian Delight | Kronos Foods, North Coast Seafoods, Overseas Food Trading Ltd., and more! Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gCHyvYmv

📺 WATCH: Learn more about the BEST in Baking Award opportunity for suppliers exhibiting at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), taking place September 13-17 in Las Vegas. This is a great opportunity for suppliers to gain widespread industry recognition for their contributions to supply-chain innovation and sustainability. Complete details and submission forms are available at www.bakingexpo.com/best. View the video here: https://lnkd.in/gXp7A3pf #IBIE #BakingExpo

This week's #FunFriday includes a 10-feet-tall Mars Snickers chicken, Oterra's Cake Modern universe, Mondelēz International's Chips Ahoy! NYC LTO menu with Arlo Hotels, New York Yankees' (Ferrara) Baby Ruth LTO menu and tiramisu, and BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Fryckle Pizookie and partnership with reality star Snooki. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gSRrFcAe

Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has revealed that Michiel Bakker, president of The Culinary Institute of America, will deliver the headlining keynote at IFT FIRST in #Chicago, July 14. Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wRDTH

The Specialty Food Association Junior Trendspotter program partnered with 13 graduate students to identify on-trend products from specialty food exhibitors at the 2025 Winter Fancy Food Show. More: https://brnw.ch/21wRCFv