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Flowers Foods acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Flowers Foods bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Papa Pita bakery business ("Papa Pita")Word for word“On December 13, 2022, the company announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Papa Pita bakery business ("Papa Pita") and, on February 17, 2023, completed the acquisition for total consideration of approximately $274.8 million, inclusive of a net working capital purchase price adjustment.” 10-K for 2023 | agreed acquisition | On December 13, 2022, the company announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Papa Pita bakery business | — |
closed bakeryWord for word“During the third and fourth quarters of Fiscal 2023, the company entered into agreements to sell a warehouse and a closed bakery, respectively, both of which were classified as held for sale, and recorded as impairment charges totaling $1.8 million.” 10-K for 2023 | agreed divestiture | — | — |
impaired warehouseWord for word“The company completed the sale of the impaired warehouse at the end of the third quarter of Fiscal 2023 and anticipates completing the sale of the closed bakery in the first quarter of Fiscal 2024.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | end of the third quarter of Fiscal 2023 | — |
Simple MillsWord for word“On January 7, 2025, the company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Simple Mills, maker of a premium brand of better-for-you crackers, cookies, snack bars, and baking mixes.” 10-K for 2024 | agreed acquisition | On January 7, 2025 | — |
Papa Pita Bakery businessWord for word“On February 17, 2023, the company completed the acquisition of Papa Pita for total consideration of $274.8 million, inclusive of a net working capital purchase price adjustment.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | On February 17, 2023 | $274.8 million |
a warehouse and a closed bakeryWord for word“During the third and fourth quarters of Fiscal 2023, the company entered into agreements to sell a warehouse and a closed bakery, respectively, both of which were classified as held for sale, and recorded impairment charges totaling $1.8 million.” 10-K for 2024 | agreed divestiture | During the third and fourth quarters of Fiscal 2023 | — |
Purposeful Foods Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Simple Mills, Inc.Word for word“On February 21, 2025, the company completed the acquisition of Simple Mills, maker of a premium brand of better-for-you crackers, cookies, snack bars, and baking mixes, for total consideration of approximately $848.6 million.” 10-K for 2026 | acquisition | On February 21, 2025 | approximately $848.6 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-30 | — | $41.2 million | — |
| 2018-12-29 | $200.2 million | — | — |
| 2023-12-30 | $274.8 million | — | $132.6 million |
| 2026-01-03 | $791.9 million | — | $367.9 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-04-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-02-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-01-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-11-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-08-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-11-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-10-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-09-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-04-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Flowers Foods’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-25. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.