La 5th edition of the Best of Mondial du Pain, organized by the Bread Ambassadors Association, took place on June 4 and 5, 2025 at the Osaka 2025 World Expo site.
South Korea took first place, followed by China and France.
The “Bread Nutrition” Prize and the “Best Commis” Prize were won by Belgium.
The Artistic Piece Award goes to South Korea.
Well done South Korea!
Second part of the French selection for the next Bakery World Cup, which will be held at the Sirha Bake and Snack Europain trade fair in January 2026 in Paris!
This event took place on June 10 and 11 at the EBP Paris and brought together nine candidates with different profiles (bakers, trainers, pastry chefs, etc.) who came to try to win this third place in the French team as representative of the "baguettes and breads of the world" category. Yann Raimondo completes the team and will compete against the other international teams on January 20 and 21, 2025 at the Sirha Bake and Snack Europain trade show. His deputy will be Jules Naurais.
The French team is composed of:
Yanis Thouy – artistic piece –
Corentin Molina – pastries –
Yann Raimondo – baguettes and breads from around the world –
The "French Baguette" stamp was voted the most beautiful stamp of the year at the 34th Stamp Awards Ceremony. The baguette stamp, an olfactory and souvenir stamp, received first prize for the most beautiful stamp of the year, a real success for the industry! Going on sale on May 16, 2024, Saint-Honoré's Day, it is out of stock and has been printed in 596 copies. That's not all! The French baguette also won the title of the most beautiful cancellation of the year. Congratulations to Stéphane Humbert-Basset, artist, for his graphic design.
Dominique Anract, President of the National Confederation of French Bakery and Pastry (CNBPF), and Eric Kayser, artisan baker and pastry chef, were present to present these awards.
These titles highlight two French symbols: the stamp and the baguette, thus highlighting our cultural heritage. As a reminder, the artisanal skills and culture of baguette-making have been listed as UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage since November 30, 2022.
After two days of intense competition on June 1st and 2nd in Romagnat (63), it's official: Yanis Thouy will compete for the artistic piece test and Corentin Molina for the Viennese pastry competition. Having won a gold medal a few days ago at the IBA-UIBC Cup in Germany, these two youngsters will proudly wear the colors of France at the 13th Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie. We still have a few days to wait to find out the name of the third member of the team, who will represent France in the baguette and world bread category.