Bakery manufacturer serving foodservice, food manufacturing, and retail
Crown Bakeries operates a 1,000+ person manufacturing footprint in Nashville with heavy reliance on legacy industrial automation (Allen-Bradley PLC, Siemens, RSLogix) and enterprise resource planning (SAP, Sage X3). Current hiring is almost entirely manufacturing and logistics focused, with acute pain around equipment downtime, waste reduction, and GMP compliance—consistent with a production-constrained operation scaling capacity rather than automating it.
Notable leadership hires: Production Lead, Shipping Lead
Crown Bakeries manufactures frozen and ambient baked goods—including buns, English muffins, rolls, biscuits, artisan and organic breads, pastries, and croissants—for foodservice distributors, food manufacturers, and retail chains across the United States. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company employs 1,001–5,000 people across production, logistics, and support functions. Active projects center on plant trials, new equipment installation, and process workflow redesign, while operational challenges revolve around equipment reliability, waste management, and maintaining production targets under GMP requirements.
Crown Bakeries operates industrial automation via Allen-Bradley and Siemens (TIA Portal), PLC systems, HMI interfaces, and CMMS for maintenance. Enterprise data flows through SAP and Sage X3.
Nashville, Tennessee. The company was founded in 1996 and is privately held.
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