INDUSTRy RESOURCES

Retail Bakers of America
RBA works as the member bakers’ business partner and resource provider, reducing members’ costs, improving profits and enhancing the prestige of all retail bakeries, while serving as the nation’s premier source of industry information.
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American Retail Bakery Exposition
Meet with representatives from hundreds of exhibiting companies bringing you the latest supplies, packaging, ingredients, services, and equipment. RBA's informative and inspiring Educational Sessions are conducted by leading industry professionals. You can choose to take a few or take advantage of all the programming dedicated to retail bakers.

Retail Baking Industry Foundation
The mission of the RBIF is to provide educational and research programs to support, conduct and disseminate research and technical studies. The Foundation also provides assistance to the retail baking community during times of hardship. Last summer the Gulf Coast region was devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The devastation hit close to home for the retail baking industry. To assist the community affected by these tragic storms, the Foundation founded the Hurricane Relief Fund whose purpose is to support retail bakers who suffered losses from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita rebuild and restock their businesses. Bakeries in need of assistance shoud fill out the Grant Application below. Questions can be directed to Susan Nicolais, RBA Executive Vice President, at [email protected] or 703.610.0272. [Download RBIF Grant Application]

Skills USA
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. The Commercial Baking Competition challenges contestants to meet production and quality standards expected by industry. Students must scale, mix, prepare and bake six products (including breads, rolls, Danish, cookies and pies) and demonstrate cake-decorating skills. They must deliver a quality, salable product while working efficiently and under job-like conditions.

Modern Baking Magazine
Modern Baking's editorial includes features on successful operations, hands-on baking, new formulas, product news, cake decorating, and articles focused on trends affecting the industry.

Baking Buyer Magazine
Baking Buyer covers retail baking with news, business information, merchandising ideas and product trends for the retail, bakery cafe and intermediate wholesale baker.

RBA Affiliates

California Retail Bakers Association
PO Box 139 AIM Mail Center
19051 Goldenwrest St. Suite 106
Huntington CA, 92648
Phone: 714.969.0227
Email:
[email protected]

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

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

Greater Cincinnatti Retail Bakers Association
3401 Phelps Court
Erlanger, KY 41018
Phone: 859.727.4146
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.gcrba.com

Greater Southwest Retail Bakers Association
3400 Hibiscus Drive
Wylie, TX 75098
Phone: 972.386.5611
Contact: Katherine Bianchi
Email: [email protected]
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: [email protected]

New Jersey Baker's Board of Trade
304 parkville-Station Rd, PMB# 237
Mantua, NJ 08051
Phone: 800.361.7562
Contact: Suzanne Scott
Email: [email protected]
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: [email protected]

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

Pacific Northwest Baking Association
2425 S.W. 322nd Street
Federal Way, WA 98023
Phone: 206.914.7316

Southeastern Retail Bakers Association
161 Ridgemont Drive
Columbia, SC 29212
Phone: 803.407.5388
Contact: Peggy Smith
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.southeasternretailbakers.com

Upper Midwest Bakery Association
729 Park Avenue
North Mankato, MN 56003
Phone: 320.493.7554
Contact: Curt Borchert
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.uppermidwestbakery.net

Western Pennsylvania Baker's Association
620 Island Avenue
McKees Rock, PA 15136
Phone: 412.331.8900
Email: [email protected]

Wisconsin Bakers Association
8112 W. Bluemound Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53213
Phone: 414.258.5552
Toll-Free: 800.542.2688
Contact: Dave Schmidt, CMB
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.umwba.org