Flower Foods - Increasing The Dividend Butter On Your Bread

Business Flower Foods (FLO) is a bakery goods manufacturer and marketer. It was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia. It operates 44 bakeries that produce breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes and other baked items. It has a strong presence in the Southeastern, mid-Atlantic and Southwestern states where its products are distributed to foodservice and retail customers. Brands The company's top brands include Nature's Own, Whitewheat, Cobblestone Mill, Tastykake, Mrs. Freshley's, European Bakers, BlueBird, and Mi Casa. Among the company's top regional brands are ButterKrust, Captain John Derst's, Sunbeam, Bunny, Mary Jane, Aunt Hattie's, and Holsum. Its biggest brand is Nature's Own which is expected to generate almost a $1 billion in revenue for 2012. The company has two operating segments - the Direct Store Delivery (DSD) Segment and the Warehouse Segment. The DSD segment handles fresh breads, buns and snack cakes that reach almost 70% of the... Read more