Nov 4, 9:28 AM ET
Flowers Foods, Inc. said its board elected two new independent directors, Shaun P. Mara and Ken A. Plunk, effective November 18, 2026, and appointed both to the Audit and Finance Committees. The board will increase to ten members when the new directors take their seats.
- Shaun P. Mara and Ken A. Plunk elected directors effective November 18, 2026, for terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
- Both appointed to the Audit Committee and Finance Committee
- Board size will increase to ten members
- Mara retired in June 2025 as CFO of The Simply Good Foods Company; Plunk is a former CFO of J&J Snack Foods
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Aug 20, 4:10 PM ET
Flowers Foods reported second-quarter results for the 12 weeks ended July 18, 2026, with net sales down 4.0% to $1.193 billion and net income down 30.3% to $40.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted share. The company lowered its full-year 2026 outlook for net sales, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS, citing a more cautious view for the rest of the year. Shareholders face lower expected earnings for 2026 than previously guided.
- Net sales fell 4.0% to $1.193 billion, with volume down 5.8% and pricing/mix up 1.8%.
- Adjusted EBITDA fell 19.2% to $111.3 million, and adjusted diluted EPS fell $0.09 to $0.21.
- Full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance was cut to $0.75 to $0.85 from $0.80 to $0.90; net sales guidance was cut to $5.070 billion to $5.142 billion from $5.163 billion to $5.267 billion.
- Management will host a live question-and-answer webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on August 21, 2026.
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Jun 5, 4:45 PM ET
Thomas C. Chubb, III notified Flowers Foods' board on June 4, 2026 that he is resigning as a director effective immediately. The company said he cited competing professional demands as chairman, president and CEO of Oxford Industries, and that the decision was not due to any dispute with the board or the company.
- Director Thomas C. Chubb, III resigned effective immediately; notice given June 4, 2026
- Reason given: competing demands as chairman, president and CEO of Oxford Industries, Inc.
- Company says there was no dispute or disagreement with the board or the company
- Chubb served six years on the board, including as independent presiding director and chair of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
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May 21, 4:10 PM ET
Flowers Foods reported first-quarter 2026 results for the 16 weeks ended April 25, 2026. Net sales rose 1.1% to $1.572 billion, but net income fell 20.6% to $42.1 million, and the company reset its annual dividend rate to $0.50 per share while reaffirming its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook of $0.80 to $0.90.
- Net sales rose 1.1% to $1.572 billion, helped by the Simple Mills acquisition and pricing/mix, while volume fell 3.3%.
- Net income fell 20.6% to $42.1 million; adjusted diluted EPS fell to $0.29 from $0.35.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.1250 per share, payable June 26, 2026, to shareholders of record June 12, 2026.
- Fiscal 2026 guidance was reaffirmed, including adjusted diluted EPS of approximately $0.80 to $0.90.
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