Flowers Foods, Inc.

Flowers Foods, Inc., founded in 1919 as a Georgia corporation and headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia, is the second-largest producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods in the United States. The company's principal products include breads, buns, rolls, snack items (bars, cakes, cookies, and crackers), bagels, English muffins, tortillas, and baking mixes. These products are sold under various brand names, including Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake. Many of these brands have a major presence in their respective product categories within the U.S. baking industry. On February 21, 2025, Flowers Foods completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of Purposeful Foods Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Simple Mills, Inc. Simple Mills, founded in 2012, is a natural brand that produces better-for-you crackers, cookies, snack bars, and baking mixes using nutrient-dense nut, seed, and vegetable flours. Simple Mills products are available nationwide in over 30,000 natural and conventional stores. This acquisition expands Flowers Foods' presence in the better-for-you snacking category.