baked goods founded yonkers ny u.s. 1982 founder tetsugen bernard glassman headquarters yonkers ny key people michael p. brady ceo & president products ice cream mix ins brownies cakes number of employees 65 2006 parent greyston foundation website greystonbakery.com greyston bakery was founded in riverdale new york by bernie glassman a zen buddhist . although it is a for profit company its profits go to its non profit parent organization the greyston foundation where they are used on behalf of the local community . 1 contents 1 history 2 social mission 3 products 4 references 5 external links history edit the bakery was founded in 1982 . later that decade ben cohen of ben & jerry s ice cream company agreed to purchase greyston bakery brownies for chocolate fudge brownie ice cream . 2 3 in 2004 greyston bakery moved to a larger facility designed by maya lin to accommodate growth . 3 in 2012 greyston bakery became new york state s first registered benefit corporation . social mission edit the company aims to hire the hard to employ and is known for its open hiring practices where anyone can sign up regardless of background . 2 4 all profit from the company go to the greyston foundation which uses it for low income housing day care open to the community a medical center for those with aids and other community endeavors . 2 products edit greyston bakery is the primary supplier of brownies for ben & jerry s 5 which is its main client . 6 the bakery also has its own line of baked goods that it sells online and a co branded line of products with whole planet foundation sold exclusively at whole foods market . references edit connolly peggy 2006 . greyston bakery recipe for success . the corporate citizen . a b c stewart barbara february 23 2003 . in the hood jobs for the poor . ny times . a b greyston bakery let em eat cake . cbs 60 minutes . january 11 2004 . steadman charkes juli november 26 2006 . bakery s open hiring offers anyone a chance . ny times . the new york times . greyston bakery . ben & jerry s. retrieved 2008 07 21 . seiz keith may 1 2004 . greyston bakery builds for the future . retrieved 2008 07 21 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title greyston bakery & oldid 723448927 categories social enterprisesbakeries of the united statescompanies based in westchester county new yorkbenefit corporations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 3 june 2016 at 03 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view