iba - International Bakery Exhibition Düsseldorf
The iba.UIBC.CUP of Confectioners took place alongside The iba.UIBC.CUP of Bakers. Based on the theme "The Animal World", the participating teams of two from Taiwan, Germany, Korea and Norway created various pieces that made the spectators' mouths water.
Gold went to Yeon Sunheum and Han Doyoung from South Korea. Victoria Gravdal and Xiao juan Peng from Norway came in second and Min-Yu Teng and Peng-Yi Lin from Taiwan third.
In 2023, the best bakers from twelve international teams once again set themselves the ultimate challenge: Create edible masterpieces under time pressure. Under the motto "The Animal World", the teams of two created bread, small, party and Danish pastries as well as a showpiece in glass show bakeries. Judged by an expert jury.
These are the winners: Lin Yeqiang and Feng Yingjie from China.
Second place went to Hwang Seokyong and Han Seokwang from South Korea. Third place went to Nicole and Patrick Mittmann from Germany.
Lin Yeqiang and Feng Yingjie were also awarded for the category "Best Bread" and "Best Danish Pastry".
Nicolo Motto and Matteo Manuini from Italy won in the category "Best Small and Party Biscuits".
The prize for the best showpiece went to the team from Germany: Nicole and Patrick Mittmann.
The coveted iba Trophy was awarded for the eighth time at iba 2023. The DBZ magazine presented the traditional award together with a jury of experts. Exhibitors were honoured for their innovative developments and solutions in the categories of quality & productivity, energy & environment, digitalization and hygiene that support and advance the bakery trade.
The award-winning solutions are 2023:
- Werner and Pfleiderer with WP Mixcontrol
- Unox with the Bakertop X
- Hobart with integrated Top Dry Technology
- Hein with the Universal Volt deck oven
With this award, Backtechnik Europe honored innovations for the industrial and line-oriented production of baked goods that were presented to the international industry for the first time at the trade fair. The award winners were selected by an independent and honorary jury of experts following an inspection visit to the trade fair.
The coveted award went to 2023:
- Multibake Vita tunnel oven from AMF Den Boer
- Tromp Smart Applicator from AMF Den Boer
- iScore bread slicing system from König Bäckereimaschinen
- M-VT Vertical Oven from Mecatherm
- Packaging System RS 60 from Packaging System RS 60
- E-strip burner CO2 neutral from WP Industrielle Backtechnik
The prestigious Baker of the Year and Instructor of the Year awards are presented to outstanding individuals who impress with their dedication, quality as well as creativity.
At iba 2023, Celestina Brandt was named Baker of the Year and Malzers Backstube as Instructor of the Year.
In 2023, a committee of the International Union of Bakers and Confectioners (UIBC) selected Mr. Wu Tzu Ching from Taiwan as World Baker and Ms. Nina Métayer from France as World Confectioner of 2023. Since 2011, the prize has been awarded to special professionals from the industry. Some requirements apply: Participants must actively and independently operate a bakery-confectionery-cafe, have completed training as a baker or pastry chef, and have successfully participated in competitions, marketing activities, and innovative activities.
The Bundesehrenpreis des deutschen Bäckerhandwerks (Federal Award of Honour of the German Baking Trade) honours companies in the industry that deliver excellent quality services. In 2023, the prize was awarded to 47 craft bakeries from all over Germany.
The four teams of two that prevailed in the preliminary rounds competed against each other in the grand finale at iba. Under the theme of "Community", they produced bread, biscuits, yeast dough biscuits and a showpiece, among other things.
The winners were the fan champions Lea Wagner and Johanna Lenhardt. The cup was awarded by the Central Association to thunderous applause.
During the "BackStage young talent days" challenge, 16 apprentices competed in teams of two and put their baking skills to the test.
At iba 2023, the BackStage Award was presented to Johanna Bittner and Felix Welsch.
25 October 2023, the iba.START UP AWARD was presented to WECARRY.
Beforehand, the audience could vote for their favourite via the applause function on iba.UNIVERSE and in the hall on site.
WECARRY has launched the first deposit-based reusable system for packaging baked goods.
