Greyston Bakery
| Social enterprise | |
| Industry | Baked goods |
| Founded | Yonkers, NY, U.S. (1982) |
| Founder | Tetsugen Bernard Glassman |
| Headquarters | Yonkers, NY |
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Key people
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Michael P. Brady, CEO & President |
| Products | Ice cream mix-ins, brownies, cakes |
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Number of employees
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65 (2006) |
| Parent | Greyston Foundation |
| Website | GreystonBakery.com |
Greyston Bakery was founded in Riverdale, New York, by Bernie Glassman, a Zen Buddhist. Although it is a for-profit company, its profits go to its non-profit parent organization, the Greyston Foundation, where they are used on behalf of the local community.[1]
History
The bakery was founded in 1982. Later that decade, Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company agreed to purchase Greyston Bakery brownies for chocolate fudge brownie ice cream.[2][3] In 2004, Greyston Bakery moved to a larger facility designed by Maya Lin to accommodate growth.[3] In 2012, Greyston Bakery became New York State's first registered Benefit Corporation.
Social mission
The company aims to hire the hard-to-employ and is known for its "open hiring" practices, where anyone can sign up regardless of background.[2][4] All profit from the company go to the Greyston Foundation, which uses it for low-income housing, day care open to the community, a medical center for those with AIDS, and other community endeavors.[2]
Products
Greyston Bakery is the primary supplier of brownies for Ben & Jerry's,[5] which is its main client.[6] The bakery also has its own line of baked goods that it sells online and a co-branded line of products with Whole Planet Foundation sold exclusively at Whole Foods Market.
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