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COMPANY OVERVIEW

areas, but that would amount to cutting capabilities, which, in turn, would come at the expense of future growth. We believe firmly this
is a temporary imbalance and that it will right
itself over time as we grow our top-performing
brands and achieve greater efficiency.
"But in the meantime, we are working the
current opportunities we've identified to drive
down costs in other areas. Specifically, we're
focused on improving workforce productivity
and manufacturing efficiencies, which has been
impacted by a tight labor market and increased
turnover. Now for this sort of situation, there's
no quick fix, but we know the steps that need to
be taken to address the root causes and enable
our team to reach their full potential."
Efforts to enhance efficiency continued over
the past year.
In October, the company said it will close
Flowers Baking Co. of Opelika in December,
citing "production inefficiencies and decreased
volume." The facility employs 146. Located in
Opelika, Ala., the plant bakes hot dog buns,
hamburger buns and brown-and-serve rolls.

Similarly, at the start of the year the company
shuttered its baking plant in Brattleboro, Vt.
Lepage Bakeries Brattleboro, L.L.C. employed
66 people in production, engineering and administration. The company said the bakery did
not have the production volume necessary to
operate the bakery efficiently.
Amid weak trends in the bread business,
Flowers continued to pursue avenues for
growth. In December 2018, the company completed the $205 million acquisition of Canyon
Bakehouse L.L.C., a privately-held, gluten-free
baking company based in Johnstown, Colo.
Canyon Bakehouse will operate as an independent subsidiary of Flowers Foods.
"We welcome the Canyon Bakehouse team
to Flowers and are excited to work with them
to bring their innovative gluten-free bakery
products to more consumers," Mr. Shiver said
at the time. "This acquisition fits with Flowers' strategy to grow in product adjacencies
and gives us the opportunity to gain share in
the growing gluten-free segment. The Canyon Bakehouse brand is the fastest-growing

Flowers Foods warehouse segment

Flowers Foods DSD segment
Fiscal 2018

Net sales
+0.6%

Income from operations

Fiscal 2018

% change from year ago
$3,340

$240

% change from year ago
$612

in millions

in millions

Net sales

gluten-free bread loaf brand in the U.S., and
we believe we can help accelerate that growth
using our fresh distribution network and
retail partnerships."
So far, the Canyon Bakehouse business is
falling in line with management expectations.
In the company's most recent earnings call, Mr.
McMullian said the frozen side of the Canyon
business is doing better than anticipated.
"The stay fresh piece is slightly behind our
expectations," he said. "Most of that has to do
with consumer awareness. A lot of gluten-free
shoppers aren't necessarily accustomed to
shopping gluten-free bread in the bread aisle,
and so it's taking us a little bit longer than we
expected to draw them in."
Also during the year, Flowers signed a brand
licensing agreement with Sun-Maid Growers of California, the world's largest producer
and processor of raisins and other dried fruits.
Under terms of the deal, Flowers will have
the right to produce and distribute Sun-Maid
Raisin bread to approximately 80% of the
United States. CP

+1.6%
Income from operations

$38

+18%

-31%

Flowers Foods product mix

Flowers Foods sales channels

(52 weeks ended Dec. 30, 2018)

(52 weeks ended Dec. 30, 2018)

Frozen bread, rolls
8%
Fresh bread,
buns, rolls,
tortillas
76%
Fresh snack cakes
16%

76 \ November 2019

Food service
22%

Convenience
store
5%
All other
4%

Mass merchandiser/
discount
31%

Supermarket/
drug stores
38%

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EDITORIAL - Plant-based foods: Chronicle of a boom foretold
INDUSTRY REVIEW: GRAIN-BASED FOODS
INDUSTRY REVIEW: PACKAGED FOODS
INDUSTRY REVIEW: BEVERAGES
INDUSTRY REVIEW: MEAT AND POULTRY
INDUSTRY REVIEW: DAIRY
INDUSTRY REVIEW: CONFECTIONERY
INDUSTRY REVIEW: FOOD SERVICE
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Campbell Soup Co.
Coca-Cola Co.
Conagra Brands, Inc.
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Dean Foods Co.
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Flowers Foods, Inc.
General Mills, Inc.
The Hershey Co.
Hostess Brands, Inc.
The J.M. Smucker Co.
Kellogg Co.
Kraft Heinz Co.
Kroger Co.
Mars, Inc.
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