American Pie Council

American Pie Council

Headquarters	Lake Forest, [1] Illinois , USA
Key people	Linda Hoskins, Executive Director [1]
Website	piecouncil.org

The American Pie Council (APC) is a US-based lobbying organization and club. ^{[2] [1]}

The organization is based in Lake Forest, Illinois, and offers amateur, professional, and commercial memberships. ^{[1] [3]}

Activities

The APC sponsors National Pie Day, which is held twice a year on January 23 and December 1. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

It has held the National Pie Championships, a baking contest for amateur, independent, professional, and commercial pie bakers, since 1995. ^{[3] [5] [8]} It is judged by volunteers. ^{[9] [10]} Recipes become the property of the APC. ^[10]

The competition is open to members and non-members and is held in Orlando, Florida. ^{[9] [11]}

The competition was interrupted in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the independent and commercial baking divisions were held in 2023 and all four divisions in the 2024 competition. ^{[12] [8]}

Publications

• American Pie Council; Hoskins, Linda (2012). America's Best Pies: Nearly 200 Recipes You'll Love (1st ed.). Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN   978-1620871652.
• American Pie Council; Hoskins, Linda (2014). America's Best Pies 2014-2015: Nearly 200 Recipes You'll Love (2nd ed.). Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN   978-1629146720.

See also

• List of food days
• List of pies, tarts and flans
• Aussie Pie Council

References

1. "Company Overview of The American Pie Council". Bloomberg Businessweek . Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014. The American Pie Council provides personal, professional, and commercial memberships to pie lovers. The company allows consumer members to exchange recipes, in-store coupons, and ideas, as well as commercial members to participate in a variety of network and promotional opportunities.
2. American Pie Council (January 15, 2014). "American Pie Council's Survey Gives a Taste of Country's Relationship With an All-American Dessert Celebrated on National Pie Day, Jan. 23". Yahoo Finance. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014. The American Pie Council is the only organization committed to maintaining America's pie heritage...
3. Heather McPherson (April 25, 2013). "A slice of life: Celebration's American Pie Festival". Orlando Sentinel . Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
4. Aasen, Eric (January 21, 2012). "Sunday is National Pie Day, when pie takes center stage". The Dallas Morning News .
5. Khatchatourian, Maane (January 15, 2014). "'Labor Day' Partners with American Pie Council for National Pie Day". Variety . Archived from the original on January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
6. Miller, Scott (2023-01-23). "How Many National Pie Days Are There Every Year?". WQCB . Retrieved 2024-12-28.
7. Wynne, Kelly (2021-01-23). "What's the Difference Between National Pie Day and Pi Day? An Explainer". Newsweek . Retrieved 2024-12-28.
8. Ritz, Eddie. "Publix Supermarkets tastes sweet victory, takes first place in eight categories for their pies". The Palm Beach Post . Retrieved 2024-12-28.
9. McNeill, Claire (2018-04-13). "Inside the National Pie Championships: Keep Calm and Carry Cool Whip". Bon Appétit . Retrieved 2024-12-28.
10. Davison, Candace Braun (2016-05-03). "I Entered the National Pie Championships and It Nearly Killed Me". Delish . Retrieved 2024-12-28.
11. McCandless, James (2019-05-01). "This Is The Amateur Pie That Won America's National Pie Championships". HuffPost . Retrieved 2024-12-28.
12. Amick, Brian (1 February 2024). "American Pie Council adds new flavors, divisions for upcoming National Pie Championships | Bake Magazine". Bake . Retrieved 2024-12-28.