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Our new, large, soft-baked cookies (3 inches in diameter) are made with butter, whole egg and a whole lotta love. Please give them a taste. It won't disappoint. F R E S H F R O M Baked & distributed by J&M; Foods, Inc. 800.264.2278 • www.jm-foods.com Summer Fancy Food Show Booth 5421 Summer Fancy Food Show Booth 5459 language barrier—and provide them not only with a job to come to every day, but the potential to thrive in an accepting and family- oriented work environment. Greyston Bakery is like any other business, Sesil explains. "We face the same challenge—growing our business to be most profitable. The difference is we do it so we can expand our impact within the community. And, because we care about each person as a whole, the bakery is less like a workplace and more like a family. Our employees are incredibly talented, loyal, and hardworking." As a registered Benefit Corporation, Greyston Bakery is held accountable to people, planet, and profit, meaning the decisions its leadership makes must have a positive impact on society, as well as on employees, shareholders, community, and environment. In 2015 alone, Greyston created 3,500 job opportunities, trained 140 people for the workforce, and provided early learning and after-school services to 166 children. In addition to offering employment, the bakery offers a range of supportive services to employees, such as child care, workforce development to provide job training, certifications and job placement, and community gardens to offer a safe place to grow fresh vegetables. Looking Toward the Future Greyston continues to push its successful hiring model to the nation- al market with the support of Ben & Jerry's, with whom it has part- nered on Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream for the past decade, and with Whole Foods Market, which admires Greyston's hiring model and carries the bakery's products in its stores and online. "Greyston facilitates the widespread adoption of Open Hiring and supports innovation in the delivery of community programs for employees and neighbors," Sesil says. If more companies were to embrace an Open Hiring policy, poverty rates, which are currently at 46.7 million in the U.S., would drop, and employment levels would rise, she continues. Greyston contends that by offering sup- port to those who are released from prison, fewer former inmates may end up back in jail. "Open hiring works," says Sesil. "It is good for people, fami- lies, communities, and it is good for business. We've proven over 35 years that you can operate a successful business, producing around 35,000 pounds of brownies a day for world-class partners, all while positively impacting the community and beyond." More Giving Back SPRING 2017 71