As summer reaches its peak, International Confectionery Magazine is proud to unveil its Summer Who’s Who 2025 issue—an edition celebrating the ideas, innovations, and individuals shaping the future of the global confectionery and bakery sectors.
This issue captures the momentum driving transformation across the industry. With sustainability, plant-based innovation, and advanced automation reshaping production at speed, this edition spotlights the leaders and technologies setting new benchmarks for quality and performance.
Our Big Interview features Francisco Gomez, CEO of Luker Agricola, as he explores how Colombia’s first large-scale cocoa plantation is pioneering traceability, rural development, and sustainable growth, showing how origin innovation is reshaping global cocoa supply chains.
In the Innovator Interview, Evan Reyes, Global Director of Sales for the Sanitation Division at Goodway Technologies, reveals how dry cleaning systems and smart automation are transforming hygiene practices for confectioners, enhancing both safety and efficiency.
We then delve into the critical but often overlooked world of conveyor and belt systems, profiling cutting-edge solutions from AMF Bakery Systems Europe, Dorner Conveyors France, Ashworth Bros., Intralox, Habasit, and Forbo Movement Systems – technologies enabling the next generation of bakery processing.
This issue’s Who’s Who spotlight celebrates the companies and people driving progress across the sector, with contributions from DT&G Ltd, HPS Product Recovery Solutions, WDS – Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH, and others.
In Sweet Talk, we sit down with Marcelina Perczak, Partner at Food Colours Perczak, for a fresh perspective on the role of colour innovation in confectionery.
Finally, our Events section previews the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), highlighting the opportunities and trends set to dominate this year’s show floor.
This issue is for professionals who know the future of confectionery and bakery is being engineered today—through bold ideas, breakthrough technologies, and the people bringing them to life.
Download the Summer Who’s Who 2025 issue now and stay ahead of what’s next in confectionery and bakery innovation:
