The International Baking Industry Exposition’s (IBIE) 2016 B.E.S.T. in Baking Program, presented at the show Oct. 8– 11, 2016 and sponsored by Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, are all about Becoming Environmentally Sustainable Together (B.E.S.T.). The awards honor sustainability achievements in bakery ingredients, equipment, packaging and logistics. Also, three awards will go to bakeries attending IBIE: two categories of wholesale bakeries—one for high volume (over $50 million in annual sales) and one for low to intermediate volume (up to $50 million in annual sales)—and one retail bakery award.
Categories open to consideration for a 2016 B.E.S.T. in Baking Award include: