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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement 1919 Flowers Cir. Thomasville, GA 31757 GA Tel. 229-226-9110 Fax 229-225-3806 |
Type: Public
On the web:
http://www.flowersfoods.com
Employees:
8,800
Employee growth: 12.8%
Look for Flowers Foods in your breadbox, not your garden -- the company is one of the largest wholesale bakeries in the US. Its Flowers Bakeries unit produces, markets, and distributes fresh breads, buns, rolls, and bakery goodies to retail and foodservice customers throughout the southern US. The company's brand names include ButterKrust, Cobblestone Mill, and Nature's Own. The company's Flowers Specialty division makes snack cakes and frozen bread products for retail, vending, and co-pack customers nationwide. Flowers Bakeries also rolls out hamburger buns for foodservice chains such as Burger King, Hardee's, Outback Steakhouse, Wendy's, and Whataburger.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $2,414.9M
One year growth: 18.6%
Net income: $119.2M
Income growth: 21.5%
Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: George E. Deese
EVP and COO: Gene D. Lord
EVP and CFO: R. Steve Kinsey
Competitors:
Campbell Soup
George Weston
Interstate Bakeries
