The LA Judge Award is an annual baking industry event that is the nation's most
prestigious baking industry award. Each State and New Zealand Baking Associations
has the opportunity to nominate a competitor.  These young bakers compete for the
honour of winning the LA Judge Award.Each competitor is evaluated on their practical
baking skills, technical knowledge and communication abilities during the three days
of rigorous competition.

2009 Award Ceremony
This year's presentation dinner was a success with over 140 industry guests.  The night celebrated the success and contribution of the young baking apprentices who competed in this year's event. 

The winner of this year's LA Judge Award for Baking Apprentice of the Year was Jennifer Benbow from Bakers Delight Lindisfarne, Tasmania.  Jennifer has won $3,500 towards an international study tour of her choice.  This is a great reward for Jennifer's hard work and a wonderful opportunity to further develop her skills.

This is the first time in 42 years of competition that Tasmania has won the LA Judge Award, and breaks the recent dominance of Western Australia.  It is only the third time a woman has the award.  It also establishes an interesting trend, as it is the third time in the last four years that a woman has won.