ABA Partners with Intertek Alchemy to Broaden Bakery Skills Training

The American Bakers Association and Intertek Alchemy, a workforce training, safety, quality and operational performance platform focused primarily on the food and beverage manufacturing industry, partnered up to make ABA’s Bakers Manufacturing Academy available through the Alchemy Training System as the ABA Baking Skills Library, providing bakery operators the resources needed to strengthen their businesses.

This is part of the ABA’s plan to establish the commercial baking industry as a destination workplace by equipping baking manufacturers with the workforce development resources that support employee recruitment, retention, engagement, and career growth.

Through the collaboration, Alchemy customers can now add ABA’s baking curriculum directly into their employees’ training plans. On Intertek Alchemy’s platform, the ABA Baking Skills Library combines foundational baking education with product-specific and process-focused training, helping bakeries standardize knowledge across facilities, shifts, and teams.

Samantha Moore, Vice President of Events and Programming at the ABA, stated: “ABA is committed to helping baking companies build skilled, confident workforces through accessible, high-quality training, […] Developing and retaining talent is essential to our vision of making commercial baking a destination workplace. By partnering with Intertek Alchemy, we are extending the reach of our training programs and making it easier for bakery teams to access the knowledge and resources they need to improve consistency, reduce waste, and support long-term success.”

The President of Intertek People Assurance, Ali Knapp, said: “At Intertek Alchemy, we believe better business performance starts with confident, capable frontline employees, […] By bringing ABA’s trusted baking curriculum into the Alchemy Training System, we’re making it easier for bakeries to deliver consistent, high-quality training at scale. Together, we’re helping customers strengthen workforce capability, improve operational consistency, and give employees the knowledge they need to succeed every day.”