Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods cuts full-year guidance after slow start

US bread heavyweight Flowers Foods has cut its sales and earnings forecasts for its 2023 financial year, blaming a slow…

Flowers Foods grows US presence with Papa Pita Bakery buy

Bakery giant Flowers Foods has increased its presence in western US states with the purchase of bread manufacturer Papa Pita…

US baker Flowers Foods observes “pause” in private-label downtrend

US bakery group Flowers Foods anticipates inflationary pressures will build in the current quarter just as the longer-term trend in…

US baker Flowers Foods to end production at Arizona plant

Flowers Foods plans to end production at its Holsum Bakery arm in Arizona later this year due in part to…

Why the US fresh bread market is not as stale as some may think

The US market for fresh bread – a category comprising sandwich breads, bagels and English muffins – might not be…

US bread major Flowers Foods invests in better-for-you baker Base Culture

Flowers Foods, the US bakery heavyweight behind brands such as Dave’s Killer Bread and Wonder, has invested in local better-for-you…

The pricing predicament – food brands in an inflationary climate

Grocery prices are going up but at what cost to the future relationship between branded food manufacturers, retailers and consumers?…

Flowers Foods braces for possible “shift in behaviour” as price increases mount

With US inflation running to high-single-digits, bakery supplier Flowers Foods has not yet seen a trade down into private label…

Flowers Foods eyes “pipeline” of M&A amid pivot to branded bakery

As Flowers Foods “pivots” to a more branded-centric bakery business amid a demise in private label, the US firm is…

Flowers Foods results emphasise pressure on US private-label sales

Flowers Foods, the US branded and own-label bakery group, has provided more insight into the stresses private-label operators are facing…