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IBIE presenting expanded education program

April 11, 2013, Las Vegas – The International Baking Industry Expo
(IBIE) is enhancing its curriculum with more than 20
new seminars focused on the most relevant issues facing the industry.

April 11, 2013, Las Vegas – The International Baking Industry Expo
(IBIE) is enhancing its curriculum with more than 20
new seminars focused on the most relevant issues facing the industry.

IBIE 2013, to be held Oct. 6 to 9 in Las Vegas, is offering more than 70 seminars, now organized into five
targeted tracks that include: AIB technical, retail and foodservice, business management and marketing, ingredient trends and formulations and hands-on cake and pastry decorating.

The education program begins on Saturday, Oct. 5, with the RPIA Group’s Business of Baking for Beginners workshop
and the Tortilla Industry Association (TIA)’s two-day technical conference. This year, TIA’s conference will address operation skills,
safety regulations, quality control, plant efficiency and best practices
to capitalize on the baking industry’s fastest growing market segment.
All other educational seminars will be held during show days, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., with a selection of hands-on sessions taking place in
the evenings. Several of the seminars will be available in Spanish.

While the new curriculum is designed to deliver value to all
attendees, a number of seminars in the ingredient trends and formulations track are particularly relevant to wholesale and industrial
bakers. These sessions, led by proven industry authorities, touch on
everything from sodium reduction and whole grains to gluten-free and
other hot industry trends. Highlights from the new curriculum include:

• AIB panel discussion: the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) – Ask questions and get the latest information about the act right from the source. Offered in English and Spanish.
• Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) seminar – Learn how the key roles in the GFSI interact and how you can follow GFSI Audit Schemes. Offered in English and Spanish.
• Managing Flour Price Risk – Explore the volatile flour market and identify ways to minimize risk of overpaying for this critical commodity.
• Industry Trends: Ancient Grains – Learn about the
  risks and rewards of using time-tested grains and how they mesh with two
  of the leading industry trends: gluten-free and trans-free shortening.

For more information about the 2013 IBIE Education Program and to see the seminar agenda, visit www.IBIE2013.com/education.
To register for IBIE 2013, visit www.IBIE2013.com.