BEMA has announced the addition of seven new members to BIF, the Baking Industry Forum, expanding this team to 18 members. The expanded BIF team met in New Orleans, prior to the BEMA fall board of directors meeting, in a half-day working session to plan their projects for the current term.
Bakers and suppliers work together on BIF to explore issues common to everyone in the baking industry. New members joining this year include bakers: John Mulloy (151 Foods), Audrey St. Onge (SK Foods), and Luis Vargas (Bimbo Bakeries, USA). Joining as new suppliers are: Rowdy Brixey (Brixey Engineering, Inc.), Sergio Caballero (FoodTools, Inc.), Delia Justable (Forbo Siegling, LLC), and Jeff Dearduff (The Austin Company),