Flowers Foods

Simple Mills, Inc. is a Chicago-based company established in 2014 that specializes in the production and sale of organic, gluten-free, and plant-based food products. Its diverse product line includes baking mixes made from almond flour, as well as a variety of snacks such as crackers and cookies. The company focuses on providing convenient and nutritious options for those with specific dietary needs, utilizing natural ingredients to enhance nutrient density while minimizing adverse effects on health. Simple Mills distributes its offerings through wholesalers, retailers, and online platforms, catering to a growing market for healthy and accessible food choices.

Papa Pita Bakery is a producer and distributor of a variety of baked goods, including bagels, tortillas, buns, muffins, pita bread, donuts, and flatbreads. The company serves customers across the Midwest and Western United States, ensuring daily freshness through efficient store delivery systems. By focusing on quality and variety, Papa Pita Bakery aims to meet the diverse needs of its clientele with a range of delightful baking products.

Koffee Kup Bakery, founded by Cherie Roberge in 1925 in Troy, Vermont, has a long-standing tradition of producing a variety of baked goods. Initially, Roberge delivered bread and rolls to local stores using a horse-drawn wagon. Today, the bakery serves customers primarily in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, offering an extensive selection of products that includes bread, donuts, and English muffins. The company has established itself as a reliable source of quality bakery items, continuing its legacy of craftsmanship and community service.

Alpine Valley Bread Company produces a wide variety of organic, whole grain bakery products. Popularity grew and one year later, alpine products were being sold in grocery stores! Since that time, Alpine Valley Bakery has become a nationally distributed brand, sold in Costco, Sam’s Club, Kroger, Sprouts, and many other stores throughout the country.

Dave's Killer Bread, founded in 2005 and based in Milwaukie, Oregon, specializes in producing and distributing a variety of organic breads, including whole wheat, sprouted whole grains, and seeded honey wheat. The company emphasizes nutritious and vegan ingredients in its products, which also include bars and snack bites. Dave's Killer Bread sells its offerings online and through its bakery in Milwaukie, as well as through numerous retail outlets across the United States and Canada. Known for its commitment to quality and family values, the company operates as a subsidiary of Flowers Foods, Inc.

Sara Lee Corporation is a U.S.-based manufacturer known for producing a diverse range of products, including frozen baked goods, fresh and processed meats, coffee, hosiery, knitwear, and household and shoe-care items. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, the company was established in 1939 by Nathan Cummings, who acquired a small wholesale distributor. Over the decades, it underwent several name changes, ultimately adopting the name Sara Lee in 1985 following the acquisition of Kitchens of Sara Lee, a bakery founded in 1935. Sara Lee is recognized as the largest producer of frozen baked goods in the United States, and its Douwe Egberts subsidiaries are significant players in the European coffee market. Additionally, the company's Hanes brand is well-known for hosiery and underwear in the U.S. After diversifying in the 1990s, Sara Lee streamlined its focus in the early 2000s on key segments, launching the Sara Lee Bakery Group in 2001 to enhance its fresh-baked goods offerings. The company operates plants in over 40 countries worldwide.

Lepage Bakeries is a privately held baking company that specializes in the manufacture and sale of a variety of baked goods, including breads, rolls, muffins, cakes, cookies, sweet buns, croissants, English muffins, and donuts. The company operates two bakeries in Maine and one in Vermont, serving customers primarily in New England and New York. Known as a strong regional baker, Lepage focuses on delivering fresh products to its market.

Tasty Baking Company, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a privately held producer of sweet baked goods in the United States. The company manufactures and sells a variety of products under the TASTYKAKE trademark, including single portion cakes, pies, donuts, snack bars, pretzels, and brownies. Additionally, Tasty Baking offers sponge cakes marketed under the JUNIORS and KRIMPETS brands, along with chocolate enrobed cakes sold as KANDY KAKES. With its diverse product range, Tasty Baking caters to consumers seeking a variety of snacking options.

Leo's Foods operates as a subsidiary of Flowers Bakeries under its current name and will continue to serve existing customers with quality tortilla products. The company makes an extensive line of flour and corn tortillas and tortilla chips that are sold to foodservice and institutional customers nationwide under Leo's, Juarez, and customer brands. It was founded in 1978 by Leo Jimenez and Sule Jimenez, recognized leaders in the tortilla industry, who serve as president and finance executive, respectively.

ButterKrust Bakery is a privately-owned business based in Lakeland, Florida, specializing in the production of a variety of bakery products, including white, honey wheat, and rye breads. With annualized sales of approximately $70 million, the company operates profitably and employs 368 people. ButterKrust distributes its fresh breads and rolls throughout Florida, marketing its products under the Country Hearth, Rich Harvest, and Sunbeam brands, in addition to several store brands.

Holsum Bakery is a manufacturer and supplier of bread, buns, and rolls. It also offers its products through retail grocers, convenience stores, restaurants, hospitals, hotels, military bases, fast food establishments, and trading posts.

Derst Baking Company (“Derst”), a Savannah, Georgia-based bakery. Derst produces breads and rolls for customers and consumers in South Carolina, eastern Georgia and north Florida.

The Royal Cake Company, one of the oldest and largest bakeries in the United States, was established in Winston-Salem in 1925 as Easley Cookie Company, with David W. Easley as owner. Royal Cake Company, Inc. (“Royal”), a Winston-Salem, North Carolina based bakery. Royal produces cookies, cereal bars and creme-filled cakes.

Bishop Baking Company, with annual sales of approximately $30 million, operates one bakery in Cleveland. Bishop's products, a line of fresh snack cake items, are distributed nationwide.nc.

Ideal Baking Company, which has annual sales of approximately $15 million, is a family-owned business with a bakery in Batesville. The company employs 280 people and operates about 75 bakery routes that serve customers in northern Arkansas, southern Missouri and in Memphis with fresh breads and rolls.

Kotarides Baking Company in Norfolk, Virginia, which distributes breads and buns under the Mary Jane brand. The company recorded this trademark as an indefinite-lived intangible asset, with a carrying value of $3.3 million.