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RBA crowns
cake champ

Team USA selected

been appointed president, North
American Oilseeds, and Ray Bradbury

Team USA 2016 has been selected,

has been named president, North

according to the Bread Bakers

American Oils.

Emily Pille from Karen's Bakery & Cafe

Guild of America. Team USA will

in Folsom, California, was crowned the

compete in the Coupe du Monde de

In his new position, McGowan will

2015 Grand Champion at the Pillsbury

la Boulangerie on Feb. 5-9 during the

add responsibility for the company's

National Cake Decorating Competition

2016 Europain & Intersuc exposition

regional cotton and canola processing

March 22 at the Chicago Flower &

and convention in Paris, France. This

businesses to his role as head of the

Garden Show in Chicago.

special event features the best bread

company's North American soybean

bakers from across the world. Team

operations. McGowan earlier served

USA is as follows:

as commercial director of ADM Cocoa

Sponsored by Pillsbury, RBA's

International in Rolle, Switzerland, and

National Cake Decorating Competition
tested eight of the country's "cake

Baguette & Specialty Breads

held management-level positions at

elite" with a series of cake challenges,

Nicky Giusto

company facilities in Europe and North

including a wedding cake, sculpted

Central Milling/Keith Giusto Bakery

America. He joined ADM in 1997.

cake and rolled fondant cake. Pille's

Supply, Petaluma, CA
In his role, Bradbury will have over-

cake skills earned her a $4,000 prize.
Viennoiserie

sight of ADM's North American reﬁn-

The overall second place winner was

Jeffrey de Leon

eries, its oils portfolio, and biodiesel

Christel Andrews of Kirsten's Danish

Farmshop, Santa Monica, CA

merchandising.

overall third place winner was Nancy

Artistic Design

Vendetti Sepe, owner of Nancy's

Jacob Baggenstos

Fancies Custom Cakes and Cupcakes

Bakery Nouveau, Seattle, WA

Bay State enters
seed development

Bakery in Burr Ridge, Illinois. The

in Providence, Rhode Island.
Harry Peemoeller, a member of the

Bay State Milling Company, a plant-

2012 team and senior instructor

based ingredients company head-

at Johnson & Wales University in

quartered in Quincy, Massachusetts,

Charlotte, NC, will serve as head coach.

recently added seed development to
its capabilities through the creation

Bread Bakers Guild Team USA 2016

of 5th Generation Seed, LLC. 5th

was selected after a series of rigorous

Generation Seed was launched in July,

auditions. Team USA will compete

2014, born from the acquisition of

at the 2016 Coupe du Monde de la

wheat varieties, seed germplasm and

Boulangerie (World Cup of Baking),

related intellectual property.

an international, invitational competition held in Paris during the Europain

The new company focuses on the

trade show every several years. At the

development of novel varieties of

last Coupe in 2012, Team USA won the

grains such as wheat, barley and

silver medal and an automatic invita-

spelt with beneﬁcial customer and

tion to the next competition.

consumer-centric output traits like
baking performance, nutrition, color

ADM appoints
executives

and ﬂavor for differentiated grainbased foods.
It is located in agriculture rich Yuma,

Archer Daniels Midland Company
announced that John McGowan has

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Arizona, facilitating growth and development of value-added crop seeds.
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