ABA Chairman Chip Klosterman, President, Klosterman Baking Company

Welcome to the American Bakers Association!

ABA is the Washington, D.C.-based trade association that has been the voice, your voice, of the wholesale baking industry since 1897. ABA has a long and dedicated history of representing the interests of the wholesale baking industry before the U.S. Congress, federal agencies, state legislatures and agencies, and international regulatory authorities.

ABA represents approximately 85% of the wholesale bakeries in the U.S. as well as their suppliers. Through our association, member baking and allied companies are closely integrated and work together to achieve goals and solve industry challenges to strengthen the baking industry. In addition, ABA works closely with all of its industry partners to maximize the scope and influence of the industry.

ABA is a member-driven association and each company needs to fully participate in order to strengthen the industry and have an impact on the critical policy and industry issues. Full participation by all segments of the baking industry is vital to ABA’s long-term success.  Check out ABA's committees and see how you can be involved in strengthening the industry.

ABA tackles key issues facing the grain-based foods industry either by initiating positive policy changes to provide more opportunities or by protecting the industry from misguided policies detrimental to business. ABA focuses on several key areas that directly impact the bottom line in the production and distribution of the industry’s products. They include:

• Commodities and Trade
• Distribution
• Environmental and Safety
• Energy
• Food Technical
• Safety
• Human Resources
• Marketing

Explore our web site a little further, and you will begin to see the multitude of issues and activities in which ABA is involved. ABA has invaluable professional resources that, as a member, would be available to your company on a daily basis. Our team of professional staff and outside experts are available to assist ABA members.

ABA provides a comprehensive resource to the baking industry that can address most, if not all, sectors of the grain-based foods industry, operations and activities. Please take a few minutes to explore the many exciting features that ABA has added to its web site. Bookmark the ABA website (www.americanbakers.org) on your “Favorites” list in order to refer back to it as the ultimate baking industry resource for you and your company

ABA IS THE VOICE OF THE BAKING INDUSTRY! A strong, unified and effective ABA is vital to the future of the baking industry. It is imperative that ABA have industry support in order to accomplish its goals and objectives. By becoming an active member of ABA, your participation will help strengthen ABA and your industry.

Sincerely,

Kenneth "Chip" Klosterman
ABA Chairman
President, Klosterman Baking Company