Greyston Bakery

Joseph Kenner Calls Upon Business Leaders at World Economic Forum to Adopt Open Hiring After Winning Social Innovators of the Year Award

January 30, 2023 Greyston

Joseph Kenner, CEO and President of Greyston, took the stage at Davos as one of the Social Innovators of the Year 2023 by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, to discuss the need for companies to embrace Open Hiring® to fulfill the dramatically changing labor market. Open Hiring® battles the current labor shortage by offering work on a first-come, first-hired basis, with no interviews, background checks, or resumes.  …

SFA Member Company Greyston Bakery Makes B Lab’s Best For the World List

July 29, 2021 Julie Gallagher, Specialty Food News

ialty Food Association member companies Rumi Spice, Bi-Rite Market, King Arthur Baking Co., Seal the Seasons, Greyston Bakery, KeHe Distributors, and Divine Chocolate Ltd., are among the 5 percent of B Corps named to the Best For the World list by B Lab, which certifies B Corps. …

How a Bakery is Breaking Down Barriers to Employment Through Open Hiring and Job-Development Programs

June 4, 2021 Christopher Marquis, Forbes

People can get trapped in cycles of poverty and unemployment for myriad reasons, many of which involve systemic issues and injustices. This reality can hold back entire communities, especially marginalized ones, and keeps us from reaching our full potential on innovation and economic growth as a nation. One business innovation that addresses one root of chronic poverty is open hiring. …