Carrie Jones-barber

Chief Executive Officer, Dawn Food Products Dawn Foods

Search every verified Carrie Jones-barber interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Carrie Jones-Barber, CEO of Dawn Foods, appeared on the American Bakers Association podcast "Bake to the Future" on June 24, 2024. She discussed the company's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that "our business just really went 50% of our business was gone overnight." She noted that Dawn Foods worked with its bank group to rewrite loan covenants, adding that the bank group said, "we're going to write your covenants so you don't break them." Jones-Barber also described how her daughter, a high school senior at the time, began listening in on her work calls during lockdown and asking questions about business conversations at dinner. Jones-Barber spoke about leadership and empathy, saying, "I think women are concerned about how we communicate and how our words are important... I think we play the leadership card of empathy really really well." She described the baking industry's role in celebrations, noting that "we get to be a part of people's really fun times in their lives." Jones-Barber, who became CEO in 2006, previously held roles including sales representative, Chief Information Officer, and president of Dawn International. Dawn Foods, founded over 100 years ago in Jackson, Michigan, supplies over 4,000 products to customers in more than 100 countries.