To order a free kit, contact the Retail Bakers of America (www. RetailBakersofAmerica.org) or email whartman@sosland.com to see if you qualify. You can also sign up to be an RBA member. John Lupo, a Certified Master Baker and owner of Grandma's Bakery in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, understands the importance of retail bakeries to their communities. He first opened in 1978 in White Bear Lake, a remote suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul, where he has managed a bakery business that since has grown to two retail locations with a thriving wholesale operation and more than 100 employees. Retail bakeries, he says, "play such an important part of the fabric of their community." Lupo plans to conduct a variety of promotional activities around the event. All of the following ideas are great ones to borrow and conduct at your own bakery. John Lupo of Grandma's Bakery showcases a fun whimsical cake as an example of what local bakeries can create for National Bakery Day. AT THE ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION CENTER April 8-9, 2018 www.atlanticbakeryexpo.com For information or booth space contact Howard: 217-732-2333 howard@atlanticbakeryexpo.com 18 < JUN 2017 | bakemag.comhttp://www.RetailBakersofAmerica.org http://www.atlanticbakeryexpo.com