We could have spent another week at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, as there were so many new developments. Even if we had, we wouldn’t have been able to see them all, with more than 20,000 baking professionals from every segment of the grain-based market gathering for North America’s largest, most comprehensive baking trade event of the year. The Baking Expo certainly brought “it all together,” as there were 815 exhibitors—up 13% from IBIE 2010—and a record international attendance, number of industry buyers and sellers and more than 50,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space.
Thus, there were plenty of new technology, resources and opportunities available at the show. Based on our IBIE poll results on www.snackandbakery.com about what things you wanted to see and do at IBIE 2013, 38% of the online voters said new equipment and technology peaked their interest the most, with 19% stating new food ingredients. We, the editors of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, are sharing just some of the new things we found at the show, ranging from new takes on better-for-you ingredients to servo technology, computerization throughout the baking facility, data management and flexible, high-performing equipment.