The staff study by ABA, ASB and IDDBA emphasizes opportunities for talent development in commercial baking

Indianapolis, in – In response to the ongoing and intensified lack of staff in the US commercial back industry, the American Bakers Association (ABA), the American Society of Baking (ASB) and the International Dairy Dairy Bakery Association (IDDBA) have published a comprehensive new study, Future perspective of the American commercial baking: challenges and solutions from the workforce.

The 2025 study is commissioned by the three industry organizations and carried out by Cypress Research Associates, LLC and offers a detailed analysis of the skills, business effects and effective strategies that use companies to recruit, training and store specialists. In the study, the study focuses on hourly production roles such as loaders/senders, drivers, machine operators, maintenance and engineering specialists as well as employee items, including F&E, quality control/insurance and supplychain experts, and offers targeted insights into the challenges and best practices that do the greatest effects on baking views.

This new research builds on a benchmark study from 2016 and offers comparative insights into the change in the dynamics of work and the possibilities for sustainable talent growth for nine years.

“The Talent Challenge is not new, but the results of this study give us new clarity,” said Eric Dell, President and CEO of the American Bakers Association. “Through cooperation with our industry partners, we have created a resource that can be implemented in the background about the storage and recruitment of the workforce and that focuses on securing the role of Commercial Baking as a target workstation for current and future talents.”

“This study increases what we hear from commercial baking specialists every day – the challenge of the workforce is both urgently and further developed,” said Kristen L. Spriggs, Managing Director of the American Society of Baking. “By joining ourselves with strengths in partner organizations, we align the baking industry with more than just data-we provide the instruction. ASB is proud to take up a common roadmap that enables employers to recruit, train coaches and remain from first-class talents.”

“This cooperation offers the opportunity to counter the trends and challenges of the workforce that have an impact today to create and maintain future growth opportunities,” said Heather Prach Iddba Vice President of Education and Industry Relationships. Prach added that this cooperation hopes that it will be the first of many, since all three associations continue to serve in the industry.

How to learn more

Key results of Future cooling US Commercial Baking: workforce challenges and solutions will be presented on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. EST during a live webinar. Registration is available here.

According to the webinar, the full report is made available to the members of ABA, ASB and IDDBA.

About the American Bakers Association (ABA):

The American Bakers Association is the largest and most established commercial association that represents the commercial baking industry in the United States with more than 370 member companies and over 1,200 commercial baking devices. Aba has been the voice of baking since 1897, which is committed to expanding the industry and positioning it as a goal in the workplace.

About the American Society of Baking (ASB):

The American Society of Baking is a community of commercial baking specialists who strive for the further development of our specialist area. Through further training, networking opportunities and professional development, we facilitate the growth of our industry -a member. Our beloved industry employs 330,000 hardworking specialists in over 600 commercial baking arches. That is why we make it our task to improve our colleagues' professional life.

About the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA):

The International Dairy Dairy Bakery Association is a non-profit membership organization that serves the dairy, Deli, bakery, cheese and supermarket food service industries. General companies enjoy exclusive advantages and services, including the annual trade fair, leading research, training programs, management tools and an annual trend report. You can get more information from IDDBA at 608-310-5000 or visit Iddba.org.

Via Cypress Research Associates, LLC:

In his 23^RD Year, Cypress Research translates into implementable strategies for food manufacturers and the supply chain organizations that support you, quantitative and qualitative research results with a focus on trends that drive the industries and concentrate the benchmarking experiences for customers and employees with companies.