Midyear Impact Update

Nearly 100 ABA Members signed up to hear the latest about ABA’s advocacy work! Please see here a few action items from our conversation: 

• Access the meeting recording and presentation through ABA’s webinar portal. 

• Register for our upcoming Farm Bill Fly-In on July 12th in Washington, DC (and see here why bakers care about the Farm Bill). 

• Look for ABA’s Health Equity Messaging Toolkit in the coming weeks. This is a key industry deliverable for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. 

• Read the Wall Street Journal article on the FASTER Act and the challenges bakers are having with sesame. The article links directly to ABA’s May 15th response letter to the Members of Congress.   

• Attend the next “Forever Chemicals” (PFAS) Webinar on June 22. State governments are taking both legislative and regulatory action to phase out PFAS. Join us to learn which states are impacting the baking sector. 

• Download workforce resources:  

• ABA’s members-only study Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Baking Industry  

• Tent’s guidebooks on employing the refugee community  

• Baking Industry Career Paths Guide  

• Join a Professionals Group to gain insights on the most pressing issues impacting your business. Sign up for free here.