Flowers Foods Mergers & Acquisitions

Flowers Foods M&A Summary

Flowers Foods has acquired 18 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Flowers Foods’ largest acquisition to date was in 2025, when it acquired Simple Mills for $795M. Flowers Foods has acquired in 14 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (100%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity16
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods, Inc.

1919 Flowers Circle,
Thomasville, Georgia 31757
United States,
(229) 226-9110
www.flowersfoods.com

All (16) Buy (16) Sell (-)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-02-11 Simple Foods · Food
, United States

Simple Foods provides probiotic products.

- Divestiture

Flowers Foods

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