COBS Bread Ranks 48th on the Best Workplaces™ in Canada 2024 List
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April 26, 2024 – Vancouver, BC COBS Bread is thrilled to announce its ranking as the 48th Best Workplace™ in Canada for 2024. This places COBS Bread in the top 50 among hundreds of Canadian companies evaluated for their commitment to employee well-being and fostering a positive work environment.
“My favourite thing about working for COBS Bread is the people,” Jess Peters, a baker from COBS St. Thomas, Ontario says. “Everyone is so great and supportive, plus I love that COBS donates all uneaten product at the end of the night. It feels good to be part of a company that gives back to others.”
“This award demonstrates COBS Bread’s ability to creating an exceptional workplace for all our employees. Our commitment to fostering a positive and enjoyable work environment, offering career growth opportunities, and giving back to the community has been instrumental in receiving this honour,” says Linda Vo, Manager of Human Resources at COBS Bread.
The 2024 Best Workplaces™ in Canada list, compiled by the Great Place to Work® Institute, is an employee-driven competition that represents multiple industries and sizes of organizations. The rankings are based on employee feedback, which is analyzed to determine the extent to which the employee experience is shared by the full workforce. The study measures the core of what creates great workplaces, including trust in management, connection with colleagues, and loyalty to the company. It offers a rigorous representation of the organization from an employee perspective and an overall portrait of the workplace culture.
This year’s list captures the experience and sentiment of 330,000 employees, impacting over 600,000 Canadian employees.
About COBS Bread:
COBS Bread (BD Canada Ltd.) bakeries are a one-of-a-kind family-owned bakery franchise, with a vision to be the favourite bakery in every community. Every morning at each one of our +170 bakeries, all bread, treats, buns, scones (and more) are baked fresh. All leftover product is donated to local charities at the end of each day, allowing COBS Bread to donate over $50M of retail product annually. COBS Bread’s loyalty program, COBS Club, provides customers with rewards for purchases and currently has over 500,000 members. COBS Bread has received a Franchisees’ Choice Designation from the Canadian Franchise Association for 13 consecutive years and is also recognized as a Great Place to Work®.
About Great Place to Work®:
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high- performance workplace cultures. It is a global research and consulting firm with a mission to build a better society by helping companies transform their workplaces. Great Place To Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In Canada, Great Place to Work® produces both industry and demographic specific Best Workplace™ lists. This is part of the world’s largest annual workplace study, which culminates in a series of national lists in over 50 countries, including the study’s flagship list of 100 Best Companies published annually in Fortune magazine. Globally, this survey represents the voices of 11 million employees, which are the primary determinant used in selecting winners. There’s only one way to get on this list – your employees have to put you on it.
For more information, visit www.greatplacetowork.ca and follow Great Place to Work® on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter using #BestWorkplacesCA.
COBS Bread People & Culture Team, Vevette & Linda accepting the award on the company’s behalf.