Member Benefits

BEMA Members receive priority IBIE booth space selection before non-members and discounted booth space. Be prepared and renew your BEMA membership for 2025 early booth selection and discounts.

Convention 2025 is an event that you won’t want to miss. Save the date for June 24-June 28 in Coco Beach, Puerto Rico. Look out for additional information coming soon!

Convention 2024 was one for the record books! Multiple networking events provided opportunities to socialize and meet a variety of people, while small group dinners and BEMA Connect paved the way for more personal and focused conversations. The programming was real-time and relevant. Take a look!

The primary pillars of NEXUS focus on connecting bakers and suppliers, educating attendees and creating opportunities for future-focused industry conversations. This event offers something for every member of your team. NEXUS is about providing the solution to many of your business and professional development needs.

Regional Dinners are a great way to connect and grow industry relationships around a dinner table in a city near you. We have hosted dinners in Atlanta, Kansas City, Dallas, Los Angeles, York, and Columbus. Stay tuned as we may come to a city near you!

BIF is a small group of bakers and suppliers who come together to discuss topics and issues facing the commercial baking industry. BIF also facilitates panel discussions at BEMA events to keep our membership knowledgeable on emerging trends.

BEMA Intel was developed to help industry professionals better identify existing and potential trends, recognize critical factors impacting supply and demand, and position themselves to adapt to evolving circumstances.

BEMA has three active committees with thoughtful term goals which give members the opportunity to impact BEMA’s future.

Our education program is focused on helping our member companies develop their workforce in the areas of sales, employee engagement, leadership and train-the-trainer. We help you streamline and optimize the people-part of your business. Members receive a generous discount on all BEMA-U training. Have an entire team that needs training? BEMA-U can come to your facility and deliver customized training! Email Emily Bowers for more information.

BEMA has awarded over $10K in years past to support the talent and skill development of the industry. Scholarships are awarded to employees of member companies for successful completion of industry-related educational courses, programs, seminars or workshops.