The International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), known throughout the industry as the Baking Expo, is a major event dedicated to the global grain-based foods industry. It brings together professionals from across the baking community to discover new technologies, ingredients and business solutions, while providing opportunities for education, networking and collaboration throughout the supply chain.
IBIE brings the baking industry together
IBIE’s dedicated bakery focus means its exhibition covers virtually every stage of production. Visitors can explore technologies for mixing, dividing, forming, proofing, baking, frying, cooling, slicing, conveying and packaging alongside automation, robotics, inspection and other systems designed to improve bakery operations.
Ingredients are equally prominent, with suppliers presenting solutions for bread, cakes, pastries, biscuits, tortillas and other grain-based foods. Flour, yeast, enzymes, fats and oils, sweeteners, inclusions and functional ingredients give product developers opportunities to investigate new formulations and address challenges around quality, nutrition, shelf life and processing performance.
The event also extends beyond core production into packaging, sanitation, refrigeration, distribution, sustainability and business services, allowing bakery manufacturers to consider the complete operation rather than individual machines in isolation.
Education is another central element of IBIE. Its programme brings together technical expertise and practical industry knowledge, while demonstrations, competitions and specialist features highlight developments across both industrial and artisan baking.
For bakery businesses, IBIE’s strength is its specialist, whole-industry approach. It connects commercial and retail bakers with the companies developing the equipment, ingredients and technologies they use, providing a comprehensive view of innovation across the international baking sector.
