About the Retail Bakers of America

Historia de RBA
Proposito
Vision
Mision
Our Board of Directors
Our Staff
Our Affiliates

historia de rba

Fundada en 1918, “Retail Bakers of America” (RBA) es una asociación comercial sin fines de lucro de aproximadamente 2,000 panaderías y pastelerías, proveedores aliados, y otros miembros que están comprometidos al éxito de la industria panadera.

Somos el socio comercial de cualquier panadero, conectando compradores y vendedores (minoristas y proveedores), así como consumidores y minoristas para que puedan lograr panaderías lucrativas.

Fomentamos la comunidad de panaderías, proporcionando un foro de intercambio de ideas de la industria, información de negocios, así como la interconexión de redes y oportunidades de aprendizaje entre panaderos futuros y existentes.

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PROPOSITO

“Retail Bakers of America” (RBA) ofrece conocimiento y recursos a las panaderías, para mejorar sus operaciones a través de oportunidades de aprendizaje, compartiendo las prácticas, interconectando las redes, y fomentando la comunicación sobre la industria.

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VISION

Las panaderías serán el destino deseado del consumidor para la compra de los productos de la industria panadera.

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Mision

La misión de Retail Bakers of America es mejorar la operación y rentabilidad de las panaderías.

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Our Board of Directors

President, Lynn Schurman, CD
Cold Spring Bakery, Inc.
Cold Spring, MN

1st Vice President, Richard Reinwald, CMB
Reinwald's Bakery
Huntington, NY

2nd Vice President, Rick Boone
Rick's Bakery
Fayetteville, AR

Treasurer, Bruce Bennyhoff
Dawn Foods
Jackson, MI

Immediate Past President, Michael J. Kalupa
Kalupa's Bakery, Inc.
Tampa, FL

Secretary/Executive Vice President, Susan Nicolais, CAE
Retail Bakers of America
McLean, VA

California Retail Bakers Association,
VACANT

Chicago Area Retail Bakers Association, Bill Goebel
La Petite Pastry Shop, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Deep South Retail Bakers Association, J. Felix Sherman
The Ambrosia Bakery
Baton Rouge, LA

Greater Cincinnati Retail Bakers Association, Dan Busken
Busken Bakery
Cincinnati, OH

Greater Southwest Retail Bakers Association, Rick Boone
Rick's Bakery
Fayetteville, AR

Master Baker's of Philadelphia
VACANT

Midwest Bakery & Deli Association, William Moore, CMB
Linne's Bakery
Shelbyville, IN

Upper Midwest Bakers Association, Peter Kamrowski
Pete & Joy's Bakery
Little Falls, MN

New Jersey Bakers Board of Trade, Kenneth Downey Sr.
Kings Super Markets, Inc.
Parsippany, NJ

NY State Association Retail Bakers, Ramon Zayas
Donato's Bakery
Utica, NY

Ohio Bakers Association
VACANT

Pacific Northwest Baking Association
VACANT

Southeastern Retail Bakers Association, Gary Polletta
Edgewood Bakery, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL

Western Pennsylvania Baker's Association, Hank Kretchmar
Kretchmar Bakery
Beaver, PA

Wisconsin Bakers Association
VACANT

Director-at-large, Hans B. Nadler, CMB
Nadler's Bakery & Delicatessen
San Antonio, TX

Director-at-large , Paul Sapienza
Sapienza's Pastry
Elmont, NY

Allied, Mark R. Munroe
Valley Bakers Association
Neenah, WI

Allied, Rick Bittner
BakeMark
Menomonee Falls, WI

Allied, Warren Patterson
General Mills
Minneapolis, MN

Allied, Robert S.Smith, CMB
King Arthur Flour Company
Columbia, SC

Allied, Paul Caske
Dawn Foods
Jackson, MI

Retail Baking Industry Foundation, Klaus Tenbergen, CMB, CEPC, ASBPB, MSACA
California State University
Fresno, CA

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Our Staff

Executive Vice President
Susan Nicolais, CAE

Director of Membership
Aleksandra Syska

Education Manager
Huyen Dang

Program Coordinator
Monica Chinisaz

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organizaciones afiliadas

Existen 11 organizaciones afiliadas a RBA en todo el país, ofreciendo programas adicionales de educación y otros recursos.

Chicago Area Retail Bakers Association
35 Arlington Heights Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Phone: 847.437.1234
Contact: Ken Jarosch
Email: kjarosch@carba.com
Web: www.carba.com/

Deep South Retail Bakers Association
4037 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121-1629
Phone: 504.837.0190

Greater Cincinnatti Retail Bakers Association
3401 Phelps Court
Erlanger, KY 41018
Phone: 859.727.4146
Email: info@gcrba.com
Web: www.gcrba.com

Greater Southwest Retail Bakers Association
3400 Hibiscus Drive
Wylie, TX 75098
Phone: 972.386.5611
Contact: Katherine Bianchi
Email: gswrba@verizon.net
Web: www.gswrba.com

Midwest Bakery & Deli Association
c/o Hart Bakery & Gifts
7030 E. 10th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46219
Phone: 317.357.4706
E-mail: hartbakery1@juno.com

New Jersey Baker's Board of Trade
304 Parkville-Station Rd, PMB# 237
Mantua, NJ 08051
Phone: 800.361.7562
Contact: Suzanne Scott
Email: s.scott@njbbt.org
Web: www.njbbt.org

New York State Association of Manufacturing Retail Bakers
145 East Bayberry Road
Islip, NY 11751
Phone: 631.495.6934
E-mail: nysbakers@aol.com

Ohio Bakers Association
50 W. Broad Street
Suite 2020
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 800.256.4670 or 614.221.7833

Southeastern Retail Bakers Association
161 Ridgemont Drive
Columbia, SC 29212
Phone: 803.407.5388
Contact: Peggy Smith
Email: SRBASmith@aol.com
Web: www.southeasternretailbakers.com

Upper Midwest Bakery Association
729 Park Avenue
North Mankato, MN 56003
Phone: 320.493.7554
Contact: Curt Borchert
Email: cjborche@hickorytech.net
Web: www.uppermidwestbakery.net

Western Pennsylvania Baker's Association
620 Island Avenue
McKees Rock, PA 15136
Phone: 412.331.8900
Email: sbaker2424@aol.com

Questions? Contact RBA at 800.638.0924 or info@rbanet.com

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