Flowers Foods & Subsidiaries

"Second chance employment is baked into our DNA." Dan Letchinger, SVP of growth brands Dave's Killer Bread and Canyon Bakehouse, will join other key policymakers and business leaders addressing relevant legislation regarding second chance?hiring?at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's upcoming Second Chance Employment Forum. Read more about the event: https://lnkd.in/dU2abpxP.

Yesterday, Flowers volunteers climbed more than 110 stories at Thomasville’s annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in honor of first responders lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The event benefits the Thomasville Firefighters' Association and Tunnels to Towers, a national organization established to support families of those who lost loved ones on Sept. 11. Tunnels to Towers works to pay off the mortgages of first responders killed in the line of duty – or to 9/11 related illness – and leave behind young children. #patriotday #neverforget

In support of Hunger Action Month, Feeding America's annual nationwide campaign to inspire conversation and drive passion for the issue of hunger, several Flowers bakeries are donating to local food banks and hunger relief programs in local communities across the United States. Flowers Baking Co. of Jamestown donated 1,000 loaves of bread to the United Way of Greater High Point’s annual CANpaign Food Drive. The bakery has supported this United Way fundraiser for nearly a decade.

Last week, Nature's Own, America's No. 1 selling bread brand, announced a multi-year partnership with the Dallas Cowboys. Fans can swing by participating retailers throughout Texas and Oklahoma to find Nature's Own and Dallas Cowboys branded displays featuring an upcoming sweepstakes where consumers can enter for a chance to win Dallas Cowboys season tickets for 2025. For more information, visit?www.NaturesOwnBread.com or follow along on Instagram (https://lnkd.in/dRWSmBxw), Facebook (https://lnkd.in/dMBc4V45), and X (https://lnkd.in/dyf4b5-B)!

Today, Flowers Foods published our 2023 Corporate Responsibility report, which highlights our efforts to make a positive impact on our environment, team, consumers, and communities. The report marks the first year of progress toward achieving our updated environmental goals and highlights new and existing initiatives that reduce energy, water, and waste, as well as meeting our packaging and palm oil commitments. Learn more ?? https://lnkd.in/dmuzUAUC.

Flowers employees are sending children back to school with everything on their lists this year. From California to Virginia, our team members have donated thousands of backpacks and school supplies to local school-aged children and joined together to support community events and fundraising efforts that benefit community schools and teachers. ???????

Today, Flowers Foods reported second quarter financial results for 2024. Learn more in our press release (https://lnkd.in/eTb4NdxJ) and webcast (https://lnkd.in/edGS8grh).

Our Dave's Killer Bread bakery in Milwaukie, Ore. is committed to making a positive difference in its community. Each week, the bakery donates approximately 11,000 products to local food pantries, meal centers, schools, assisted-living facilities, and shelters. Just this summer, the facility has supported several local senior citizens centers and helped provide meals and food to those in need through Dandelion House, the American Military Encouragement Network (AMEN), and Washington Gorge Action Programs. And volunteers recently joined Best Buddies in Oregon Friendship Walk to fundraise for programs serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “Feeding local families creates a ripple effect throughout our community,” said Brindle Williams, community outreach coordinator. “Sometimes, we are able to coordinate volunteers, and sometimes it is as simple as donating a few cases of snack bars to a worthy cause... helping vulnerable populations is important to our team.”

Team members at Franklin Baking Co. in Goldsboro, N.C. and the Innovation Center in Thomasville, Ga. have spent some of their already busy season supporting student summer camp activities. Thirty-five Wayne Community College youth apprentices recently toured the Franklin bakery thanks to a partnership with the North Carolina Business Committee for Education SEED initiative, which offers high school students college credit and a stipend while they learn advanced manufacturing through hands-on training. At the Innovation Center, Flowers' R&D team, led by Haley Benson and Eric Uradzionek, senior bakery scientists, hosted a group of 11 middle school students exploring food science careers through a Florida 4-H Club Foundation summer enrichment program. If your location also hosted a student educational group this summer, please share your experience in the comments below!

On National Intern Day, we want to recognize the contributions of #interns across the company. This summer, more than 20 interns have worked alongside our accounting, brand, engineering, ESS, food safety and quality, HR, R&D, sales, and software teams to advance company projects while honing their professional skills. We look forward to seeing these talented individuals continue to learn and grow in their future careers. Our #internship program is one way we invest in the future of Flowers. By providing young, career-minded individuals the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and learn about our industry, we hope to build a pipeline of qualified new hires. #NationalInternDay