IBIE was back in 2022 with fresh energy to celebrate both innovation in baking and being live-and-in-person once again. This year was especially exciting with new and reinvented products and solutions that rose out of post-pandemic challenges. The Esrock team was there to take it all in.

From IRL experiences like food museums, to the best of being online like food podcasts and TikTok, the Just For Kicks Team has curated a list of things to keep you cool this summer — on-trend and in-touch with pop culture.

This month, the Just For Kicks team stretched our legs, opened our minds and filled our bellies, like Santa Claus or Joey Chestnut, on our food tour sharing go-to locations to eat pizza, donuts, and hot dogs in our city.

A spirit of collaboration pulsed throughout the 2022 IFT First Annual Event and Expo in Chicago. As ingredient companies and manufactures continue to trudge through supply issues and pricing volatility, they are leaning more heavily on each other to create solutions. Check out what else we discovered at the Expo.

Technological development is a never-ending race to a finish line of ease and convenience. These future-focused innovations are already transforming our modern world.

Food is a family affair, and the Esrock crew was ecstatic to walk the halls of McCormick Place once again during this year’s show. Here are the highlights of the high life that’s living in food.