The competition among commercial bakers heated up this year at the 19th Annual APC/Crisco National Pie Championships held April 26-28 in Orlando, Fla., as 15 bakeries laid claim to 113 awards out of 330 entries. Overall, 747 pies were entered in the event’s Commercial, Professional and Amateur Chef categories. The pies were judged by more than 150 pre-qualified volunteer chefs, bakers and assorted pie aficionados.
Commercial bakers competed in 25 flavor options, including California Raisin, sponsored by the California Raisin Marketing Board, and Best New Product. They also competed in six flavors of no-sugar-added pies as well as single-serve slices, hand-held pies and gourmet hand-finished pies.