Along with BEMA’s Winter Summit, this week’s BakingTech 2014, at the Marriott Downtown Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, presented a wide variety of conferences. The American Society of Baking's (ASB) annual convention featured keynote speakers Karl Schoemer from VisionQuest, motivational speaker Eric Wahl and the MarketPlace in the afternoons. Exhibitors included a wide array of companies with the latest in products and services in the grain-based food industry.