# Flowers Foods & Subsidiaries

> Flowers Foods is a publicly traded packaged bakery company behind Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Tastykake and Simple Mills. Its advantage combines distinct consumer brands with baking, merchandising and delivery capabilities; its 2025 sales were approximately $5.256 billion.

- **Founded:** 1919
- **Headquarters:** Thomasville, United States
- **Founders:** William Howard Flowers (Co-founder of Flowers Baking Co.), Joseph Hampton Flowers Jr. (Co-founder of Flowers Baking Co.)
- **Products:** Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Tastykake, Canyon Bakehouse
- **Notable:** Sold 500 loaves on the first day in 1919, according to its corporate history., Fiscal 2025 net sales of approximately $5.256 billion., Current corporate overview lists 44 bakeries across 19 states and approximately 10,300 employees.

## Products & services

- **Nature’s Own** — Breads, buns and rolls; introduced in 1977.
- **Dave’s Killer Bread** — Organic breads, bagels and snack products; acquired by Flowers in 2015.
- **Wonder** — Mainstream bread brand acquired with former Hostess bread assets in 2013.
- **Tastykake** — Snack cakes and sweet baked products; acquired with Tasty Baking in 2011.
- **Canyon Bakehouse** — Gluten-free breads, bagels, buns and English muffins; acquired in 2018.
- **Simple Mills** — Crackers, cookies, snack bars and baking mixes; acquired February 21, 2025.
- **Foodservice and store-brand bakery manufacturing** — Bread and rolls for restaurants, foodservice distributors, institutions, in-store bakeries and retail private labels.

## Achievements

- Sold 500 loaves on the first day in 1919, according to its corporate history.
- Fiscal 2025 net sales of approximately $5.256 billion.
- Current corporate overview lists 44 bakeries across 19 states and approximately 10,300 employees.
- Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread and Canyon Bakehouse hold leading U.S. positions in loaf bread, organic bread and gluten-free bread respectively, according to company-cited Circana data for 53 weeks ended January 4, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Announced recall of specified Nature’s Own Hawaiian Bread packages distributed in five states because milk was not declared; no related illnesses or incidents reported at announcement.
- **2026-08** — Second-quarter sales declined 4.0% to $1.193 billion; volume declined 5.8%. Lowered fiscal 2026 sales outlook to $5.070-$5.142 billion; discussed Nature’s Own relaunch and operational changes.
- **2026-03** — Michelle Lorge appointed president of Simple Mills; founder Katlin Smith stepped down and retained an advisory role.
- **2026-02** — Reported fiscal 2025 sales growth of 3.0%; acquisition contribution and an extra fiscal week offset volume declines and lower price/mix. Announced a comprehensive operational review.

## Links

- Website: https://flowersfoods.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flowers-foods/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/flowersfoods
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/p/Flowers-Baking-Company-100043699037901/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22