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Bakers set sights on
gold medal at iba

The competition will take place from

and rapidly gaining share from

Sept. 12-14, 2015. Four teams per day

traditional quick service operators,"

will compete in the glass bakeries in

says Annie Roberts, vice president,

Hall B3. The theme of this year's Cup

SupplyTrack. "Foodservice manufac-

For bakers around the world, iba is

is "Circus," and it will deﬁnitely be

turers and distributors should under-

just as popular as the Champions

interesting to see the various inter-

stand the dynamics that are currently

League in the sports world.

pretations of the respective partici-

at play between retail and traditional

Approximately 70,000 trade visi-

pants. Among others, bakers have to

quick service restaurants in order to

tors from all continents are expected

prepare different types of bread, small

fully serve the needs of the changing

at the world's leading trade fair for

pastries, party pastries and Danish

foodservice marketplace."

bakery, confectionery and snacks that

pastries as well as a baked showpiece.

will take place from Sept. 12-17, 2015,

In addition to the baked goods, the

at the Fairground Messe München in

presentation and show will also be

Munich, Germany. Among them will

evaluated.

AIB certiﬁcation
enhances website

be the world's best bakers who will be
competing for the gold medal in the
iba-UIBC-CUP "Baker" competition.

Alternative pizza
formats

Peru, France, the Netherlands, USA,

AIB International Certiﬁcation
Services' (AIBI-CS) new website
walks clients through the certiﬁcation process from audit selection to

China, Hungary, Spain, Croatia, Russia,

Lots of pizza dough went through

Denmark, Japan and Germany - these

the doors of convenience stores and

are the participating countries in this

lots of pizza servings went out the

The modernized site provides an

year's iba-UIBC-CUP "Baker". In this

doors. Cases of pizza crust and dough

audit scheme comparison table and

international championship, bakers

shipped to convenience stores from

highlights key beneﬁts for each of the

from 12 nations compete against each

broadline foodservice distributors

certiﬁcation audits AIBI-CS provides

other in teams of two. It is held every

increased by 27 percent and serv-

to help companies select an audit that

three years at the iba and is regarded

ings of pizza ordered by convenience

suits their needs.

as a professional accolade by bakers

store customers increased by over 20

around the world.

percent in the year ending February

"Our revised site will make things

2015 compared to year ago, reports

easier for AIBI-CS' new and existing

The NPD Group, a leading global

clients. The site's new content can

information company.

assist a client in selecting a scheme,

achieving certiﬁcation.

getting a quote, and applying for
The popularity of the pizza category

certiﬁcation. The ease of naviga-

at convenience stores is further

tion and the 24/7 availability aligns

evidence of the channel's increasing

with our commitment to being

focus on foodservice and its competi-

client-focused," said Stephanie

tive threat to traditional quick service

Lopez, President, AIB International

restaurants. The double-digit growth

Certiﬁcation Services.

in pizza servings at convenience
stores contrasts to ﬂat servings at

The website features a new, easy-to-

quick service pizza restaurants and

navigate mobile-friendly design that

a one percent increase at traditional

offers tools for certiﬁcation audit

quick service restaurants, ﬁnds NPD's

selection. AIBI-CS currently offers,

foodservice market research.

BRC, FSSC, IFS, and SQF certiﬁcation audits for food manufacturers,

"Convenience stores, particularly

packaging suppliers, and storage and

food forward convenience stores, are

distribution facilities. For more infor-

increasing their foodservice footprint

mation visit cb.aibonline.org.

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