Didier Jans

Didier Jans has been Secretary General of AIBI, the International Association of Industrial Bakers, since 2021. Based on scientific education, he has built his career in the Brussels and international associations’ sector. Thanks to more than 30 years in various sectors and positions, he is acquainted with both the internal management of EU associations and the functioning of the Brussels regulatory and political ecosystem.

Much of his work has been in the food and feed sector, including through the setting up of a safety certification system now widely used internationally. He was involved from the early stages of the “first EU food law revolution” that followed the dioxin crisis and triggered a fundamental evolution in the structure and functioning of the EU food chain.

He is now looking after the bakery sector, one of the largest food processing sectors and a fundamental pillar of everyone’s diet. He is supporting AIBI’s members to restore bread’s importance in the minds of consumers and giving bread the place it should have. This converges with the ongoing transformation of the EU food system, its repositioning towards sustainability, and a switch to a more plant-based diet.