Hand Media International has unveiled the latest issue of International Bakery Magazine, a very special edition celebrating its role as an official media partner for the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) in Las Vegas.
This issue offers readers exclusive insights, expert interviews, and a comprehensive guide to IBIE, one of the bakery industry’s most influential global events.
The edition opens with a deep dive into Lallemand’s latest achievements in fermentation and yeast technology. We then feature our Big Interview with Thomas Lesaffre, President of FEDIMA, who shares his views on European bakery trends and his role as a judge for the prestigious International Bakery Awards. In our Innovator Interview, Sandra Lutz, Head of Bühler Group’s Global Wafer Business Unit, explores how Bühler’s OptiBake system is redefining wafer production.
Our Product Spotlights showcase industry leaders – Baker & Baker, Bühler Group, and Roquette – each advancing innovation in quality, efficiency, and sustainability. In Ask the Expert, Sarah Browner of Dawn Foods Global unpacks how viral trends, indulgence, and inclusivity shape consumer tastes. Readers will also discover groundbreaking technology through the collaborative piston depositor project from IPCO and ChocConcept Belgium.
The highlight of this issue is the comprehensive IBIE Show Guide, designed to help visitors make the most of their time in Las Vegas. Featuring exhibitor spotlights from companies including cepisilos, Ecopack Group, FRITSCH, GEA, IFF, IPCO, Koenig, Lallemand, Puratos, Rademaker, Sugden, and Verhoeven Family of Companies, it’s an essential tool for navigating the event.
Whether you are attending IBIE in person or engaging from afar, this edition of International Bakery delivers fresh perspectives, practical insights, and a celebration of the global bakery industry.
The new issue is available to download for free now here.