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Baking Hall of Fame selects five
inductees for 2021 class

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BAKING

KANSAS CITY - Five industry leaders
will be inducted into the American Society of Baking's (ASB) Baking Hall of Fame.
August and Albert Junge, Tatsuo Oshikiri,
John Popp and Harry Toufayan will be
honored during BakingTech 2021, a virtual
conference set for Feb. 16-18, 2021.
" For 2021, the Baking Hall of Fame
committee selected leaders in regional
baking, ethnic goods and specialty technology, " said Rowdy Brixey, chair of the

ASB Baking Hall of Fame Evaluation
Committee and president of Brixey Engineering, Inc. " We had a satisfying number of high-quality nominations honoring
individuals who contributed strongly to
the baking industry. It is our honor, especially in these difficult times, to again
recognize such efforts. "
Brothers August and Albert Junge of
Junge Baking Co., Joplin, Mo., were selected not only for their contributions
to the industry but also for the role they
played within their local community.
The brothers took over Junge Baking
a few years after it was founded by their
father in the 1900s. At its peak, the company operated four large wholesale bakeries, employed 650 workers and served
a four-state market. Junge Baking also introduced many novelties to the Midwest,
including the high-volume manufacturing of sliced baked foods, motorized distribution and whole grain variety bread.
As a major employer in Joplin, civic
leaders and community benefactors, the
brothers enhanced the well-being of people throughout the region, the ASB noted.
Tatsuo Oshikiri, founder of Oshikiri
Machinery Ltd., Fujisawa, Japan, was
chosen for his innovative work in specialty bakery technology.
As a mechanical engineer, Mr. Oshikiri patented several equipment designs
throughout his career. Most notably, he
is responsible for developing small horizontal mixers that were used in Japanese
households post-World War II. This allowed the country's bakers to more
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efficiently use wheat flour contributed by
the United States to stave off widespread
hunger, according to the ASB.
Mr. Oshikiri also developed highspeed horizontal mixers, overhead
proofers, make-up systems and the " MICRON " microwave pasteurizer oven,
" MICRON. " In 1986, Oshikiri Machinery opened a US subsidiary, which his
colleagues said was a life-long dream
for Mr. Oshikiri based on the gratitude
he felt to the United States for its food
assistance to post-war Japan.
John Popp, president and chief executive officer, Perfection Bakeries, Inc.,
which operates as Aunt Millie's Bakeries, Fort Wayne, Ind., was selected for
his support of independent bakeries.
An active member of the Independent
Bakers Association, Mr. Popp in 2001
worked with the organization to extend
an overlooked Environmental Protection
Agency order covering mixer bowl coolants. His action saved millions of dollars
in potential fines and replacement costs
for independent bakeries throughout the
country, the ASB said.
Mr. Popp is also a champion of education. He encourages staff at Aunt Millie's
to participate in continuing education
opportunities and provides R&D internship opportunities to Kansas State University students.
Rounding out the Baking Hall of Fame
class of 2021 is Harry Toufayan, founder
and chairman, Toufayan Bakeries, Inc.,
Ridgefield, NJ. His company was the first
to supply pita in large volume to American supermarkets starting in the 1960s,
according to the ASB.
After opening a small bakery, Mr. Toufayan immediately noticed his customers' growing interest in the pita, naan,
lavash and wraps he offered. By working closely with bakery equipment suppliers, he created groundbreaking automated methods for flatbread production.
The development of these technologies
allowed Mr. Toufayan to open three
highly automated bakeries that produce
Toufayan branded products and copacked items for other bakeries.
The 2021 inductees will be recognized
during the BakingTech Hall of Fame
Watch Party, scheduled for Feb. 18, 2021,
at 4:05 p.m.
Since launching in 2006, the Baking
Hall of Fame has recognized 92 individuals from different facets of the baking
industry - from bakeries, allied equipment and ingredient suppliers, schools,
service organizations, and publishers. MBN

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