Greyston Bakery

(For-profit organisation)

Greyston Bakery is a for-profit company offering high quality gourmet products. Based on a social enterprise model, Greyston Bakery aims to be a force for personal transformation and community economic renewal, offering onsite training, fair wages, health benefits and opportunities for direct participation in the profitability in the company to more than 65 local residents, regardless of their work history.

Consistent with its social mission, the profits of the bakery support the community development initiatives of its non-profit parent organisation, the Greyston Foundation, which includes low-income housing, childcare, health care, and a computer-learning center.

Website

http://www.greystonbakery.com/

Year established

1982

About this organisation

Partnership types

Provision of goods

Regions / countries / territories

Americas: United States

Global issues

Job creation and enterprise development; Food security and nutrition; Labour conditions

Goods categories

Food & beverage

Business sectors

Retail trade