ABA And AIB Announce Strategic Collaboration To Advance Food Safety Resources For The Baking Industry

The American Bakers Association (ABA) and AIB Education & Research (AIB) today announced a new strategic collaboration to deliver food safety resources for the commercial baking industry through the development of a first-of-its-kind Bakery Playbook series on Food Safety.

Developed jointly by ABA and AIB, the collaborative initiative will deliver practical, bakery-specific guidance to continue the industry’s long tradition of excellence in food safety. The Playbook series will provide baking companies with benchmarking data, best practices, and actionable tools. The collaboration combines ABA’s popular Bakery Playbook research format and the insights of its member community with AIB’s expertise in food safety and guidance development. Together, the organizations will create resources that help baking manufacturers continue their operational excellence. 

"Food safety remains the foundation of consumer confidence and business success for the industry," said Eric Dell, President and CEO of ABA. "Through this collaboration with AIB, we will be able to provide practical, bakery-specific resources that help ABA members continue their longstanding commitment to safe, high-quality operations." 

"As part of our nonprofit mission to support the food industry, this collaboration reflects a shared commitment to advancing food safety throughout the commercial baking industry," said Aaron Edwards, President and CEO of AIB International. "ABA's leadership and industry engagement, combined with AIB's technical expertise, will help create a resource that enables bakery operators to continue their strong, resilient food safety programs." 

Combining industry benchmarking, research, and practical guidance, the Bakery Playbook series on Food Safety will serve as a roadmap for food safety excellence in commercial baking. The first Playbook in the series will be released in 2027, with additional topics, research findings, and implementation tools to be announced as the initiative progresses.