Absolute Desserts
Advanced Gourmet Equipment & Design
Aromi D'Italia
Bittersweet Pastries
Carmi Flavors
Carpigiani
Cielo Dolce, Inc
Electro Freeze
Emery Thompson

FB DeRanieri
GTI Designs
Howard Gordy, Inc.
Limpert Brothers
Montebianco
Stoelting, Inc.
Taylor Freezers
TechnoGel

In addition to the exhibitors in the Pavilion, American Bakery Expo will also feature sessions, demonstrations and chats on the frozen dessert industry.

Gelato & Frozen Dessert Demonstrations and Chats
Saturday, October 21
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Gelato - Making it Work For You
Speaker: Eliot Carmi, President, Carmi Flavors

Sunday, October 22
2:30pm - 5:30pm
Great Gelato Made Simple
Speaker: Luciano Ferrari, Carpigiani

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Gelato and How Retail Bakers can Incorporate into Their Product Line
Speaker: Andrew Seabury, President, GTI Designs

For more information on American Bakery Expo 2006, visit www.americanbakeryexpo.com or call 610.997.9600.

Sticky Fingers Bakery Wins Local Award and is Featured on the Food Network

Washington, DC-based Sticky Fingers Bakery recently was awarded the "Best Bakery in DC" award by W* USA channel 9. The competition, which the channel sponsors every summer, allows consumers to determine the best local businesses. This year, over 55,000 total votes were cast.

Additionally, Sticky Fingers was also featured on The Food Network program "Road Tested". The show features Jamie and Bobby Deen (sons of Paula Deen) as they travel the country in search of the best local, hand-crafted foods. The episode will premier on The Food Network on October 3rd at 10:00pm (eastern & pacific). For more information and additional air times, click here or visit The Food Network Web site.

Cupcakes for a Cause Begins October 16th

CancerCare would like to invite RBA members to participate in Cupcakes for a Cause™, which will be held from October 16 to October 22, 2006. This fun and exciting event benefits the CancerCare for Kids® program, which provides free support services to children affected by cancer and their families.

During the week of October 16 to October 22, participating stores and wholesalers will sell their cupcakes and with the CancerCare for Kids logo and donate a portion of their proceeds to the CancerCare for Kids program. Bakeries can either create the logo out of their own orange icing or request candies in the shape of the logo from CancerCare. Participating bakeries will receive promotional material from CancerCare.

To participate in Cupcakes for a Cause™, visit www.cupcakesforacause.org or contact Stacey Johnson Schutzer, CancerCare's Manager of Corporate Relations, at sschutzer@cancercare.org or 212.712.8021.

Join Us for the Celebrate RBA and National Bread & Pastry Championship Banquet

Attending American Bakery Expo? Then plan on joining us at the Celebrate RBA and 2006 National Bread & Pastry Championship banquet during American Bakery Expo. The banquet will be on Sunday, October 22 at 7:00 pm at the Tropicana Casino and Resort. During the banquet we will honor the Pillsbury Grand Champion from the Creative Decorating Competition, the National Bread & Pastry Champions and individuals that have achieved Certified Decorator, Certified Baker or Certified Master Baker status. Tickets for the banquet are available for $70. The Banquet Ticket order form can be downloaded by clicking here.

CSM Renames Merged Entities

CSM Bakery Supplies North America recently announced that as of January 1, 2007, recently merged Caravan Products and American Ingredients will be named Caravan Ingredients. The merger, which was originally announced back in May, will allow for both companies to keep their full lines of products but will be branded with the new company name. The company's headquarters will be in Kansas City , MO ; but will operate manufacturing facilities in both Kansas City and Totowa , NJ .

Report Shows Growth in US Food
Emulsifier Market

According to a recently published Frost & Sullivan Report, "Strategic Analysis of U.S. Food Emulsifiers Markets", the application of modern food processing techniques and new product development across diverse segments such as bakery and confectionery, as well as fats and oils are spurring the use of emulsifiers. Food emulsifiers reduce interfacial tension, allow rapid absorption at the interface area, improve the functional efficacy in case of low concentration, resist chemical changes, scale economies of production and improve the shelf life and organoleptic attributes of baked goods and ingredients.

But for all their potential, emulsifiers also face a mounting threat of being replaced by enzymes, especially in the bakery sector. Enzymes are chosen over emulsifiers for their superior crumb softness, volume, shelf life and capabilities as processing aids.

RBA September Sale

RBA is clearing out its archives and has a limited quantity of timeless videos, DVDs and publications on everything from decorating techniques to safety and sanitation. Among the items included in the sale:
       • Shirley Ryan Rose - A Decorator for All Seasons (VHS) - $5.00
       • RBA Road Show - The B2B Tour Series: Swedish Bakery (VHS) - $5.00
       • RBA Road Show - The B2B Tour Series: Deerfield 's Bakery (DVD) - $20.00
       • Decorating With Shirley Ryan Rose - The Basics (VHS) - $5.00
       • Contemporary Baking - Theory and Practice - $22.50

To see the complete list of sale items, please visit www.rbanet.com/store.html. Due to the limited quantities, RBA cannot guarantee the item will be in stock, so order early!

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