We Balance Profit and Purpose 

We aim to run our business in a way that is sustainable and makes a positive impact on the world. In 2018 Grand Central Bakery became a Certified B Corporation, becoming the first bakery in the Pacific Northwest to achieve this distinction. B Corporations meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.

Certified B Corporation — Give Rise to a Better World
 

Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global movement of people using business as a force for good. To support our B Corp status, we updated our Articles of Incorporation and reincorporated as a benefit corporation. 

B Corps use profits and growth as a means to a greater end: positive impact for their employees, communities, and the environment. The B Corp Impact Assessment, done every three years, reflects not only what we currently do, but pushes us to do more. It serves as a road map for the future and holds us accountable. EXPLORE OUR B CORP ASSESSMENT


Photo of Grand Central Bakery Leadership Team: Left to right, Gillian Allen-White (Facilities), Samantha Kennen (HR), Jess Tannenbaum (Retail), Bob Kerr (CFO), Laura Ohm (Product), Claire Randall (CEO)

OUR IMPACT IN 2023

39%

Company Managers who identify as LatinX or BIPOC (which has increased from 15% in 2017)

62%

Employees who qualify for employer-sponsored healthcare by working 25 hours or more a week

57%

Purchases from local vendors like Gathering Together Farms, Pure Country Pork, and Don Froylan Creamery

86%

Company water diverted from landfills thanks to our company-wide compost and recycling programs

>50%

Led and owned by women, with women representing more than 50 percent of our management team

23%

Employees moving into positions at a higher pay level

 

$21.34k

Amount issued in cash grants to local nonprofits, plus 8 hours of company-paid community service time granted to every employee annually

 

 Locally Owned and Operated

SHAREHOLDERS

Ben Davis, Piper Davis, Bob Kerr, Claire Randall, Gillian Allen-White, Gabrielle Moorhead

Grand Central Bakery Board

Claire Randall, Ben Davis, Bob Kerr

Advisory Board members

Kristi McFarland, Trever Cartwright, Gregg Johnson, Angela Dunleavy, and Lisa Dow

 Community Support

  • We give annual grants and company-matched employee donations to local and regional nonprofits working on immigrant rights, diversity and inclusion, and land stewardship.

  • Employees use paid company time to volunteer as they choose in the community.

  • We offer generous in-kind donations from our bakery to feed the hungry and help community organizations raise funds.