UIB Commission “ORGANISATION” met in Helsinki

The UIB Commission ORGANIZATION met in Helsinki (Finland) on December 1st, under the presidency of Boldiszár Ilonka (Hungary) and the participation of Günter Koerffer (Sweden), Anders Bondén, Mika Vayrynen (both from Finland), and with the support of Ezster Draskóczy (Hungary). Furthermore, the President and the Secretary-General of the UIB attended the meeting. The objectives of the UIB for the next office term of two years were analyzed and described in detail, assigning tasks and responsibilities to the various Working Commissions. The participants had also the opportunity to make two interesting visits: One to Ekberg, Helsinki's oldest bakery- confectionery, and one to Uudenmaan Leipa.

MEETING OF THE COMMISSION “ORGANISATION”

The Commission “Organisation” held a meeting in Budapest on 22nd February in order to discuss various topics with relation to the operation mode of our International Bakery Union. Chaired by Vice President ILONKA, the countries of Sweden, Finland, Holland and Poland, as well as the President and Secretary General of the UIB attended the meeting.

This year the competition was won by Hungary: a strong, passionate, studious and simple team having an important bread tradition which is still present and alive in this country. The Hungarian bakers Roland Tukacs, Miklos Janko, Norbert Harsi, Zoltan Tako won the first prize for the artistic bread, innovative bread and cake categories and so they won the Championship 2010.

Bread festival in Oroshaza

On August 20th, Hungary celebrates its biggest national festival: it is the day of the first king. As part of the festival of the new bread they have organised for the 6th time the international festival in Oroshaza. For years this event has been supported by the Hungarian Confederation of Bakers. On the first day, visitors could participate in a big conference, on the second day they organised „The street of bakers”, an exhibition and a contest about specific products such as bread and cakes. Also, there were activities at an outdoor swimming pool and on the beach of a beautiful lake. The Italian club Arti & Mestieri participated in the festival with Italian specialties
for which they won the prize of the visitors. The programme was rounded off by concerts and fireworks.

FROM VICE PRESIDENT ILONKA

New direction, new leadership, new concept in the UIB workflow. The management new concept, in short as well as in long terms, operates in a good direction. The trade is already international. We, the bakers, need international connections. Collective thinking, collective debate and collective acting are essential. Let us use the international experiences from the new working methods; let us use everything the well-working Bakery Unions can show us.