Crown Bakeries Earns 2025 Great Place to Work Certification, Thanks to its Employees
NASHVILLE, TN – July 31, 2025 – Crown Bakeries is proud to announce it has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the 2025-2026 year. The recognition is especially meaningful because it is based entirely on direct feedback from current employees about their experience working at the company. This year, an impressive 82% of employees said Crown Bakeries is a great place to work, which is 25 points higher than the average U.S. company.
“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 their research shows that employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work and 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 is committed to fostering an environment where every employee can thrive. This certification reinforces the company’s mission to put its people first, ensuring that a positive and supportive culture remains at the heart of its operations.
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About Crown Bakeries
Founded in 1996 by Cordia Harrington and based in Nashville, Tennessee, Crown Bakeries manufactures a diverse line of fresh and frozen croissants, buns, bagels, biscuits, sweet goods, and dough products for leading 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 and employing over 1,800 people. Product platforms include croissants, buns, English muffins, biscuits, bagels, rolls, frozen dough, artisan breads, sweet goods, and pastries. Crown Bakeries was designated a Best & Brightest organization in 2024 and has been recognized by Conagra Brands as Supplier of the Year (2020), American Society of Baking’s Baking Hall of Fame (Founder and Co-Chairperson Cordia Harrington in 2018, CEO Yianny Caparos and Chief Development Officer George Caparos in 2022), Nashville Business Journal’s Best in Business (2017), McDonald’s Supplier Leadership Award (2012), and Wholesale Bakery of the Year (2010).