58 42 w 30.83639 n 83.97833 w 30.83639 ; 83.97833 flowers foods corporation flowers foods company logo headquarters in thomasville georgia . type public traded as nyse flo industry packaged bakery products founded 1919 headquarters thomasville georgia u.s. key people george e. deese executive chairman of the board allen l. shiver president and chief executive officer products wonder bread nature s own whitewheat sunbeam mrs. freshley s blue bird mi casa cobblestone mill tastykake revenue 3.75 b 1 website flowersfoods.com flowers foods headquartered in thomasville georgia is a producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods in the united states . the company operates 46 bakeries that produce breads buns rolls snack cakes pastries and tortillas . the company s products are sold regionally through a direct store delivery network that encompasses the east south and southwest and are sold nationwide via delivery to retailers warehouses . 1 flowers foods has two operating segments . the direct store delivery dsd segment handles fresh breads buns rolls and snack cakes that are sold regionally through a network of independent distributors . the company is continually expanding its market reach through acquisitions and by stretching its current territory . flowers warehouse segment is responsible for the national distribution of frozen snack cakes and breads and rolls that are sold direct to customers warehouses . flowers mrs. freshley s brand of snack cakes is available nationally to retail and vending customers through this segment as is the european bakers brand of frozen specialty breads and rolls which is available nationally to retail in store bakeries and foodservice customers . 2 contents 1 history 2 21st century acquisitions 3 see also 4 sources 5 external links history edit main bakery in thomasville georgia this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message in 1919 brothers william howard and joseph hampton flowers opened flowers baking company in thomasville georgia . 3 in 1944 flowers became the 6th bakery in the u.s. to franchise quality bakers of america s sunbeam brand and little miss sunbeam for its white bread . in 1968 the company became flowers industries and began trading over the counter . less than a year later flowers was listed on the american stock exchange . in 1982 the company listed on the new york stock exchange under the ticker symbol flo . in the mid 1990s flowers acquired the keebler company and mrs. smith s pies . in 2001 flowers sold its investment in keebler to the kellogg company and delivered 1.24 billion to its shareholders . citation needed flowers remaining business units flowers bakeries and mrs. smith s bakeries were then spun off into a new company called flowers foods . in 2003 flowers foods sold its mrs. smith s frozen dessert business to the schwan food company . 21st century acquisitions edit on october 25 2002 flowers bought out ideal baking company including one bakery in batesville ar . ideal serves north arkansas southern missouri and the memphis tn market . 4 in december 2002 flowers foods bought bishop baking company from kelloggs company . the sale includes the bakery in cleveland tn . 5 on september 21 2005 flowers foods closed on the purchase of royal cake company for 10 million usd . flowers will continue to operate the winston salem nc bakery . 6 in 2008 flowers acquired butterkrust bakery in lakeland florida and acquired holsum bakery in phoenix . 7 8 in 2009 flowers foods purchased leo s foods . 9 tastykake was acquired in 2011 . 10 in 2012 sara lee and earthgrains in california and earthgrains in oklahoma city were bought from bimbo bakeries . 11 in 2013 flowers foods entered into an agreement to purchase the remaining assets and trademarks of hostess brands . 12 13 see also edit list of brand name breads sources edit this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . march 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message a b flowers foods corporation investor fact sheet august 2014 about flowers foods lightsey ed january 2009 . staff of life . georgia trend . retrieved 8 may 2014 . business arkansas 2002 10 25 . flowers foods acquires ideal baking co. arkansas business news . arkansasbusiness.com . retrieved 2013 10 28 . flowers foods completes bishop baking co. buy atlanta business chronicle . bizjournals.com . 2002 12 30 . retrieved 2013 10 28 . boulder brands ceo stephen hughes . usa flowers foods buys royal cake company . just food.com . retrieved 2013 10 28 . flowers foods company history flowers foods to buy holsom bakery flower s foods acquires tortilla maker leo s food . perishablenews . october 26 2009 . retrieved october 28 2013 . joseph n. distefano 2011 04 11 . tastykake sale plants stay open ; buyer to repay pa . philly.com . retrieved 2012 11 18 . http www.dechert.com divestiture trustee announces sale of sara lee and earthgrains brands in california and oklahoma city area to flowers foods 10 26 2012 candace choi 2013 01 11 . hostess names flowers as lead bidder for bread brands . the new york times . retrieved 2013 02 26 . flowers completes hostess bread asset acquisition . food business news . 2013 07 22 . retrieved 2013 10 28 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to flowers foods . official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title flowers foods & oldid 738378865 categories bakeries of the united statesbrand name breadssnack food manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in thomas county georgiacompanies listed on the new york stock exchangefood and drink companies established in 19191919 establishments in georgia u.s. state hidden categories coordinates not on wikidataarticles needing 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