Lesaffre has appointed Edouard Gestat as Marketing Director of Baking with Lesaffre, drawing on 24 years in food ingredients and 15 years within the Lesaffre group.

IBIE 2025 brings over 1,000 suppliers to Las Vegas 13-17 September for the Western Hemisphere's largest industrial baking trade show. Features AI automation sessions, international competitions, and new pet food/snack pavilions for commercial bakers.

Mlinar Group's €100 million acquisition creates major Southeast European bakery consolidation, combining industrial production capacity with Panvita Group to form dominant regional commercial baking platform with enhanced procurement power and distribution reach.