Crown Bakeries is a Great Place To Work® Certified™ company for the 2025-2026 year. The recognition is based entirely on direct feedback from current employees about their experience working there. This year, 82% of its employees said Crown Bakeries is a great place to work, which is 25 points higher than the average US company, the bakery explains. Crown employs over 1,800 people and has several job openings across its US locations.

“This Certification is a testament to the culture we’ve built together,” said Yianny Caparos, CEO of Crown Bakeries. “Our team’s hard work and dedication are the foundation of our success. This award is for them, and it shows that our commitment to creating opportunities that impact lives and make a difference is truly being felt. We are incredibly grateful for their contributions and their trust.”

The Great Place To Work Certification is the only official recognition that comes from real-time employee feedback on company culture. The organization is a global authority on workplace culture and employee experience, and its research shows that employees at Certified workplaces are twice as likely to be paid fairly and have a fair chance at promotion.

“Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Crown Bakeries stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”

Crown Bakeries was founded in 1996 by Cordia Harrington and is based in Nashville, Tennessee. The bakery manufactures a diverse line of fresh and frozen croissants, buns, bagels, biscuits, sweet goods, and dough products for foodservice, food manufacturing, and retail customers in the United States.

Crown operates state-of-the-art baking lines throughout nine facilities, baking over seven million items daily. Product ranges include croissants, buns, English muffins, biscuits, bagels, rolls, frozen dough, artisan breads, sweet goods, and pastries.

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