Thru Food Science education, more than a dozen years of food/baking industry experience and almost three decades in food and baking media, Steve Berne employed his wide experience to help start and build Avant Food Media and its flagship brand of Commercial Baking. Focused on quality, value and integrity of audience and advertising partners, Steve provides critical leadership and support in many facets of the business and takes huge pride in its success since its launch in 2020. Steve has also served the industry as ASB speaker, session chair, program chair and Board of Directors, and as president of the Midwest ATBI. Steve also is an avid outdoorsman, mountaineer, cyclist and hiker.
