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Celebrating 96 years in business, a recently expanded production facility and a host of fresh baked goods, Milano Bakery in Joliet, Ill., receives Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery’s 2011 Baker of the Year award.

The power of packaging is contagious. That’s why the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), the Reston, Va.-based organizer of Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011, is, as always, presenting one powerful show.

The Tortilla Industry Association presents the most important tortilla industry event of the year-the 22nd Annual Convention and Trade Exposition, which is scheduled for Sept. 12-13 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.

No matter how the cookie crumbles, Old Colony Baking Co. has what it takes to be a winner in the cookie, brownie and sweet goods business.

Specializing in brownie bars, cookies, animal crackers and other sweet goods, Old Colony Baking Co. and Spring Valley Baking, its sister company and contract baking facility, both in Spring Valley, Ill., believe quality is their top priority. It’s what consumers and customers have come to expect.

Highland Baking Co.’s impressive 250,000-sq.-ft. operation in Northbrook, Ill., is home to 14 production lines and a penchant for perfection.

A small but impressive operation with big plans, Gabby’s Bagels stays ahead of the curve by combining craftsmanship, quality ingredients and artisan techniques with more automation to produce big flavors and much sought-after breads and bagels.

Exhibitors at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) showcased an array of new equipment and ingredient solutions. Check out what made Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery’s Editor’s Choice picks as hot items for 2010-11.