Flowers Foods, Inc.

One of the largest wholesale bakeries in the US, Flowers Foods makes a range of flour-based products. It bakes, markets, and distributes fresh breads, buns, rolls, and flour tortillas to retail food and foodservice customers across the US. The company also makes snack cakes, pastries, and frozen bread products for retail, vending, and co-pack customers nationwide. Flowers Foods has some two dozen major brands, including widely distributed brands such as Nature’s Own, Wonder, Tastykake, and Dave’s Killer Bread and regional names such as Butterkrust, Holsum, Sara Lee (in California), and Sunbeam. The company traces its roots to 1919.