Bets fired up for bakery to deliver another year of “robust” M&A activity
The bakery industry is well placed to serve up another year of M&A interest among investors and food manufacturers, with…
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Flowers Foods adds to snacks presence with Simple Mills purchase
Bakery major Flowers Foods is adding to its presence in snacks with the acquisition of US biscuit and snack-bar maker…
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Flowers Foods to shutter US bun baking site
Flowers Foods, the US-based branded and private-label bakery business, is closing another bun plant. The bakery in question is located…
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Flowers Foods sales growth to moderate as volumes weighed by low-margin exits
Flowers Foods has forecast a slowing in its annual sales growth, with volumes likely to be pressured by further product…
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Flowers Foods creates chief growth officer role
Flowers Foods, one of the largest bakery groups in the US, has appointed board director and Unilever executive Terry Thomas…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
