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Flowers Foods produces and markets packaged bakery foods in the United States through a national bakery network and a brand portfolio that includes Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, Tastykake and Mrs. Freshley's. News about FLO commonly covers financial results, branded retail performance, dividends, supply-chain and margin initiatives, and the integration of Simple Mills into the company's snack and baking-mix portfolio.
Company updates also include product introductions and certification-related developments across Dave's Killer Bread and Simple Mills, including organic breads, bagels, crackers, cookies, bars and baking mixes. Governance and leadership announcements appear alongside operating updates for the packaged bakery business.
Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) will report first quarter 2026 results on May 21, 2026 after market close, with a live Q&A webcast at 8:30 AM ET on May 22, 2026. Materials and archived webcast will be available at investors.flowersfoods.com.
Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., Flowers Foods reported 2025 net sales of $5.3 billion and owns brands including Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake.
Dave's Killer Bread (NYSE:FLO) launched new Mini Bagels in two flavors — Plain Awesome and Epic Everything — plus a limited-edition Summer Berry Bagels flavor available through July.
Mini Bagels are organic whole-grain, 100 calories each; packs of 12 start at $7.49. A 2,000-person survey cited bagel habits and preferred times to eat bagels.
Simple Mills (NYSE: FLO) launched its first Regenerative Organic Certified® Oat Flour Baking Mixes on April 22, 2026: Cinnamon Swirl Muffin & Cake Mix and Original Pancake & Waffle Mix. Both are gluten-free, Non-GMO Project Verified, Non-UPF Verified, MSRP $8.69, and available at Whole Foods, Amazon, and Thrive Market.
The oat-flour line expands Simple Mills beyond grain-free products, sources ingredients from regenerative-certified farms, and aims to support soil health and farmer fairness.
Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) announced that Tom Winters, chief supply chain officer, will retire effective April 17, 2026. Winters joined Flowers in 2022 and a search for his successor is underway.
Company scale: Flowers reported 2025 net sales of $5.3 billion and operates national bakeries with brands including Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, Simple Mills, Wonder, and Tastykake.
Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) announced on March 30, 2026 that Terry Thomas will step down and the company's chief growth officer role, created in 2023, will be dissolved.
Responsibilities will transition to senior leaders; Mark Courtney will report directly to CEO Ryals McMullian and assume brand, retail sales, innovation, and revenue management oversight. The move aligns with recent operations reorganizations to pair brand-led marketing and sales with optimized execution.
Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) appointed Michelle Lorge as president of Simple Mills, effective March 2, 2026. Lorge succeeds founder Katlin Smith, who will step down from CEO duties and continue in an advisory role while spending more time with family and philanthropy.
Lorge is an 11-year Simple Mills veteran who led marketing, innovation, and mission efforts; Simple Mills has distribution in more than 30,000 stores. Flowers Foods reported 2025 net sales of $5.3 billion.
Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2475 per share, a 3.1% increase versus the same quarter last year. This is the 94th consecutive quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable on March 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 6, 2026. Flowers reported 2025 sales of $5.3 billion and operates major bakery brands including Nature's Own and Dave's Killer Bread.
Simple Mills (NYSE: FLO) is among the first brands verified under the new Non-UPF Verified Standard, earning certification for 20 products (about 40% of its portfolio) without reformulating recipes. The verification affirms minimally processed ingredients and banned hyper-engineered additives and covers crackers, cookies, bars, and baking mixes sold in 30,000+ stores.
The brand joined the Flowers Foods portfolio in 2025 and participated in the pilot to help define the standard.
Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) reported results for the 13-week quarter and 53-week fiscal 2025 ended Jan. 3, 2026. Net sales rose 11.0% in Q4 to $1.233B and 3.0% for fiscal 2025 to $5.256B. Fiscal net income fell 66.2% to $83.8M, driven by a $136.0M non-cash intangible impairment; adjusted EBITDA was $535.2M for the year. Management expects 2026 net sales of ~$5.163B–$5.267B, adjusted EBITDA of ~$465M–$495M, and adjusted diluted EPS of ~$0.80–$0.90.
Key drivers included the extra 53rd week, the Simple Mills acquisition, pricing/mix shifts, volume declines, and restructuring and impairment charges.
Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) named David Roach chief DSD operations officer on Feb. 9, 2026, a newly created role giving him P&L responsibility for the company's direct-store-delivery operations and reporting to Heeth Varnedoe.
The company also consolidated its cake business into a new division led by Dan Scott. Flowers reported 2024 net sales of $5.1 billion.