The 2026 Pastry Grand Prix in Paris FA

The 2026 Pastry Grand Prix in Paris FA

Pastry chef and chocolatier Pierre Herme participates as a jury with President of the Ile-de-France Chamber of Trades and Crafts Benoit Leconte, President of the Bakers' and Pastry Chefs' Union Pascal Barillon, President of the Loire-Atlantique Pastry Chefs' Association Frederic Brangeon and winner of the 2025 Pastry Grand Prix Mathieu Leveque during the 2026 Pastry Grand Prix at the City Hall in Paris, on November 20, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

The 2026 Pastry Grand Prix in Paris FA

The 2026 Pastry Grand Prix in Paris FA

Pastry chef and chocolatier Pierre Herme participates as a jury with President of the Ile-de-France Chamber of Trades and Crafts Benoit Leconte, President of the Bakers' and Pastry Chefs' Union Pascal Barillon, President of the Loire-Atlantique Pastry Chefs' Association Frederic Brangeon and winner of the 2025 Pastry Grand Prix Mathieu Leveque during the 2026 Pastry Grand Prix at the City Hall in Paris, on November 20, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

The 2026 Pastry Grand Prix in Paris FA

The 2026 Pastry Grand Prix in Paris FA

Pastry chef and chocolatier Pierre Herme participates as a jury with President of the Ile-de-France Chamber of Trades and Crafts Benoit Leconte, President of the Bakers' and Pastry Chefs' Union Pascal Barillon, President of the Loire-Atlantique Pastry Chefs' Association Frederic Brangeon and winner of the 2025 Pastry Grand Prix Mathieu Leveque during the 2026 Pastry Grand Prix at the City Hall in Paris, on November 20, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

The 2026 Pastry Grand Prix in Paris FA

The 2026 Pastry Grand Prix in Paris FA

Pastry chef and chocolatier Pierre Herme participates as a jury with President of the Ile-de-France Chamber of Trades and Crafts Benoit Leconte, President of the Bakers' and Pastry Chefs' Union Pascal Barillon, President of the Loire-Atlantique Pastry Chefs' Association Frederic Brangeon and winner of the 2025 Pastry Grand Prix Mathieu Leveque during the 2026 Pastry Grand Prix at the City Hall in Paris, on November 20, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on June 5, 2025, shows bread baked by Japanese bakers during a bread-baking contest at the World Exposition in Osaka.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese bakers take part in a bread-baking contest at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 5, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Chinese Lunar New Year Food HUAMO

Bakers make Chinese Lunar New Year food HUAMO in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 22, 2025.

US: Flash Flooding Hits Middle Tennessee During Severe Storms

Flash flooding hit Middle Tennessee as severe storms swept through the region on Wednesday, May 8. A tornado and large hail were also reported.

(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(240401) -- SHENZHEN, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Autistic youths Liu Hanyang (R) and Peng Jingrui, make pastry at a bakery in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 21, 2024. Liu Hanyang, 25, and Peng Jingrui, 23, work as bakers at the bakery since June 2023. In addition to making bread and snacks with their teacher, they can also work as cashiers and deliverymen. This Tuesday marks the 17th World Autism Awareness Day. In south China's Shenzhen, some autistic youth, who were called "children of the stars," have integrated into society and are chasing their dreams. Over recent years, autistic children in China have gained increasing attention and care. In 2022, China's National Health Commission released a trial protocol on autism screening and intervention services for children under the age of six to improve related services. The country has also released a work plan for improving special education for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). (Xinhua/Zhao Ruixi)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(240401) -- SHENZHEN, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Autistic youths Liu Hanyang (R) and Peng Jingrui, pose for a photo at a bakery in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 21, 2024. Liu Hanyang, 25, and Peng Jingrui, 23, work as bakers at the bakery since June 2023. In addition to making bread and snacks with their teacher, they can also work as cashiers and deliverymen. This Tuesday marks the 17th World Autism Awareness Day. In south China's Shenzhen, some autistic youth, who were called "children of the stars," have integrated into society and are chasing their dreams. Over recent years, autistic children in China have gained increasing attention and care. In 2022, China's National Health Commission released a trial protocol on autism screening and intervention services for children under the age of six to improve related services. The country has also released a work plan for improving special education for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

King Cake Preparation - Mexico City

Bakers from the GM bakery with more than 20 years of experience, during the production of the traditional cake Thread of kings of different sizes, on the occasion of the celebration of Three Kings Day; According to tradition, if when you eat the King's Rosca you get a little plastic doll (Child God) you should invite the whole family with tamales. Mexico City, Mexico, January 4, 2024. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

MIDEAST-HEBRON-RAMADAN-TRADITIONAL FOOD

MIDEAST-HEBRON-RAMADAN-TRADITIONAL FOOD

(230413) -- HEBRON, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian bakers prepare traditional food called "Hebron Qedra" inside a bakery during Ramadan in the West Bank city of Hebron, on April 13, 2023. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-HEBRON-RAMADAN-TRADITIONAL FOOD

MIDEAST-HEBRON-RAMADAN-TRADITIONAL FOOD

(230413) -- HEBRON, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian bakers prepare traditional food called "Hebron Qedra" inside a bakery during Ramadan in the West Bank city of Hebron, on April 13, 2023. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

Price hike spoils taste of Ramadan pitas in Türkiye

STORY: Price hike spoils taste of Ramadan pitas in Türkiye DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of bakers making Ramadan pitas in Istanbul 3. various of Safak Turkoglu, owner of Koprulu Kardesler Bakery Products 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SAFAK TURKOGLU, Owner of Koprulu Kardesler Bakery Products 5. various of people buying Ramadan pitas 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): TAHSIN AYDIN, Customer 7. various of people attending an iftar dinner in Istanbul STORYLINE: Turkish people have been suffering from severe inflation, which costs them 60 percent more than last year to put Ramadan pitas on the iftar tables. This delicious circular flatbread, a five-century-old Ramadan tradition, is a flavor unique to Turkish cuisine, produced only during Muslim's holy month. In a recent statement, the Turkish Bakers Federation announced that the price of 300 grams of plain pitas increased to 10 Turkish liras (about 0.52 U.S. dollars) du

French bakers worry about rising energy prices

STORY: French bakers worry about rising energy prices DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a baker making bread 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ADRIEN FAGES, Baker 3. various of bread for sale 4. bread close-ups STORYLINE: With the new electricity tariffs, some French bakeries are facing a very significant increase in their energy cost. SOUNDBITE (French): ADRIEN FAGES, Baker "In the post-pandemic era, we first met the difficulty of inflation of raw materials, such as wheat, dairy products and canned fruit. Now the difficulty is energy. Our cost has increased by at least 50 percent because flour increased by around 20 to 30 percent, and the price of energy for my bakery has multiplied by three times." The European countries have been suffering under painfully high energy prices as a consequence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic and the spillover of the United States' aggressive interest rate hikes. Xinhua News Age

Large Dutch food trade show opens in Amsterdam

STORY: Large Dutch food trade show opens in Amsterdam DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 65th HORECAVA food trade show STORYLINE: Plump sausages, juicy burgers... these are only a fraction of tasty foods on display at the 65th HORECAVA food trade show, which opened on Monday at the RAI conference center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Opening until Thursday, the large Dutch event for the food industry has brought together thousands of exhibitors to kick-start the food industry badly hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event hosts more than 2,000 exhibitors including bakers and confectioners, large kitchens, and from sectors such as fast service, food and wine and many others. More than 700 companies from the food industry are taking part in the trade show to demonstrate their innovative products and services. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amsterdam. (XHTV)

Japanese confectioner's gold-winning candy making on display

Japanese confectioner's gold-winning candy making on display

NIIGATA, Japan - The candy making display by Japanese confectioner Midori Matsuda for which she won the gold medal in the 2014 Union of International Bakers and Confectioners Junior World Pastry Championship is exhibited at her school in Niigata on April 26, 2014. The competition was held in Taipei in March 2014.

Shinjo to start in Game 1 of World Series

Shinjo to start in Game 1 of World Series

ANAHEIM, United States - Tsuyoshi Shinjo of the San Francisco Giants carries out his batting practice as manager Dusty Bakers watches at Edison Field on Oct. 18. Shinjo said Baker told him that he will put him in the starting lineup as designated hitter in Game 1 of the World Series against the Anaheim Angels on Oct. 19. (MLB)

Greek bakers, confectioners struggling to sustain amid energy crisis

STORY: Greek bakers, confectioners struggling to sustain amid energy crisis DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bakery store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): IOANNIS GLYKOS, President of the Federation of Professional Confectioners of Greece 3. various of the bakery store 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): IOANNIS GLYKOS, President of the Federation of Professional Confectioners of Greece 5. various of the bakery store 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): TASSOS VAZAKAS, Baker 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): TASSOS VAZAKAS, Baker STORYLINE: Ioannis Glykos, the president of the Federation of Professional Confectioners of Greece, has recently received constant phone calls from anxious confectioners asking him to request more state subsidies for energy costs. While increased subsidies are still a far reach, many have started to seek self-rescue. According to Glykos, many businesses have reached deals with electricity companies to pay their bills in installments, while abou

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-BACH'S BAKERY (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-BACH'S BAKERY (CN)

(220915) -- CHANGSHA, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hearing-impaired bakers make pastries at Bach's Bakery in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, May 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: A relay of love in 'silent bakery'" (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-BACH'S BAKERY (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-BACH'S BAKERY (CN)

(220915) -- CHANGSHA, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hearing-impaired bakers communicate in sign language at Bach's Bakery in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, May 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: A relay of love in 'silent bakery'" (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices

STORY: Dutch bakeries on verge of collapse due to rising energy prices DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a bakery in Haarlem, the Netherlands STORYLINE: According to the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Association (NBOV), numerous bakeries across the Netherlands have already been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the rising costs of energy. If the government does not intervene immediately, many bakers will have to close shop early next year because their energy bills have already increased up to tenfold compared to two years ago. "Around 40 percent to 60 percent of all bakers will no longer be able to pay their energy bills on January 1," NBOV Chairman Arend Kisteman told local media. "There are about 3,200 bakers in the country. This means more than 1,500 bakers will disappear." Asked if his bakery will be able to survive, Kisteman, a baker in the northeastern city of Zwolle, replied: "No, that will be the end of the