MEDIA INVITED TO IBIE IN LAS VEGAS
Washington, D.C.— In October 2013, more than 20,000 baking professionals from every segment of the grain-based market will converge in Las Vegas for North America’s largest, most comprehensive trade event of the year. Now more than ever, the International Baking Industry Expo (IBIE) brings it all together, connecting a record number of industry buyers and sellers with the technology, resources and opportunities they need to maximize their success.
We invite qualified working media to cover the show with a complimentary press badge. Register for press badges here.
Highlights:
- With an expanded show floor and more than 500,000 net square feet of exhibit space, IBIE has more options than ever. Over 800 leading manufacturers and suppliers are expected to exhibit at this year’s show.
- Through an engaging demo program, IBIE provides the baking industry the opportunity to learn from some of the most inspiring leaders in the business. This year’s program, produced by the Retail Bakers of America (RBA), features an impressive list of culinary artisans including Buddy Valastro of TLC network’s Cake Boss series.
- IBIE puts baking’s newest advances on full display in one efficient, state-of-the-art center of innovation. Stop by the new Innovation Showcase, located in the Convention Center Lobby, for a quick look at what’s new. For a list of exhibitor press releases and product launches, visit the Digital Press Room at http://www.IBIE2013.com/press-room.
- IBIE is producing the Great American Pie Festival in partnership with the American Pie Council, and is using the Council’s national event as its model. The Great American Pie Festival is an activity-filled environment on the show floor featuring live entertainment, festival merchandise, free prizes and most important, a variety of ready-made pies available from baking manufacturers, giving expo-goers an opportunity to taste-test to their heart’s content.
- Creativity will take center stage as 12 of the country’s top professional cake decorators compete in a contest of imagination, artistry and skill during the 13th Annual Pillsbury Bakers’ Plus Creative Decorating Competition. This year, the contest will get an even bigger spotlight at IBIE, thanks to a revamped presentation on the show floor designed to elevate competitors and their creations and provide them with a better opportunity to show off their talents.
For further information, visit www.IBIE2013.com.
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IBIE, sponsored by the American Bakers Association (ABA), the Baking Industry Suppliers Association (BEMA) and the Retail Bakers of America (RBA), is recognized worldwide as the grain-based food industry’s largest, most comprehensive trade event. A “working show,” where millions of dollars of business is conducted daily, IBIE brings the entire professional baking community together, offering the complete range of equipment, supply and ingredient solutions and showcasing the newest baking technology in 500,000 net square feet. The triennial event will next be held in Las Vegas, Nev. October 6-9, 2013.
Attendees include employees of: wholesale bakeries, suppliers and distributors; supermarket chains, central bakeries and commissaries; supermarket in-store bakeries; multi-store and single unit retail bakeries; intermediate wholesale bakeries; donut, pie and cookie retailers; cake and cupcake shops; foodservice operators; tortilla producers; snack food producers; biscuit & cracker producers.
Exhibitors include manufacturers and suppliers of: baking/food equipment and systems; ingredients, flavorings, spices & fillings; ingredient handling systems; packaging materials & systems; technology; sanitation equipment; transportation & distribution equipment; refrigeration equipment; business services.
