American Bakers Association

Bakery is a Driver for Grocery Store Sales and Emotional Connections with Consumers

April 8, 2019 American Baker’s Association

American Baker’s Association (ABA) and Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today jointly released the inaugural Power of Bakery report that assesses this colossal grocery category, which falls between produce and frozen in terms of retail sales. The results of the analysis, unveiled at the ABA Convention in Naples, Fla., share consumer perceptions, attitudes and behaviors regarding the bakery category in a grocery retail setting. …

Bakers: ABA and ATBI Announce the NextGenBaker Scholarship to Support Future Leaders of the Baking Industry

April 8, 2019 American Bakers Association

At the American Bakers Association (ABA) 2019 Convention, the Allied Trades of the Baking Industry (ATBI) and ABA announced a new scholarship opportunity for aspiring baking industry leaders. Recognizing that development of future leaders is critical to the baking industry’s success, ATBI has partnered with ABA to offer an annual scholarship to help a NextGenBaker attend the annual NextGenBaker Leadership Forum. …

American Bakers Association and Valley Cooperative Association announce partnership

April 2, 2019 American Bakers Association

The American Bakers Association and Valley Cooperative Association have entered into a unique membership arrangement which will leverage key strengths of each organization. …

American Bakers Association Efforts Lead to Expanded List of Approved Dietary Fibers

March 29, 2019 American Bakers Association

On March 27, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in response to pressure from ABA, announced that it intends to expand the list of approved dietary fibers. Specifically, FDA will propose that “cross-linked phosphorylated RS4”–regardless of source–be added to the definition of dietary fiber. …

Bioengineered Summit at ABA’s Spring FTRAC

March 27, 2019 American Bakers Association

ABA is taking proactive steps to make sure our membership has a very clear understanding of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) recently announced Bioengineered Labeling Rule.
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