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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-13-065269
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130215
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130219

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FLOWERS FOODS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001128928
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000]
		IRS NUMBER:				582582379
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			GA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1229

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16247
		FILM NUMBER:		13623750

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE
		CITY:			THOMASVILLE
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			31757
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9122269110

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		STREET 1:		1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE
		CITY:			THOMASVILLE
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			31757
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;19, 2013 (February 15, 2013) </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FLOWERS FOODS, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:6%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:6%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On February&nbsp;15, 2013, Flowers Foods, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press
release announcing that George E. Deese, current chairman of the board and chief executive officer since 2010, has been elected executive chairman of the board effective May&nbsp;22, 2013, the date of the Company&#146;s annual shareholders&#146;
meeting. Consistent with the Company&#146;s management succession plan, Mr.&nbsp;Deese will no longer serve as chief executive officer effective the same date. As executive chairman of the board, Mr.&nbsp;Deese will work with the new chief executive
officer regarding the strategic direction of the Company. Deese, age 66, previously served as chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer from 2006 to 2010 and has 48 years of service with the Company. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:6%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company further announced that its board of directors has elected Allen L. Shiver president and chief executive
officer effective May&nbsp;22, 2013. The board of directors has also nominated Mr.&nbsp;Shiver for election to the board at the 2013 annual shareholders&#146; meeting. Shiver, age 57, has 33 years of service with the Company, during which time he
has been promoted to increasing levels of responsibility in sales, marketing, and operations. Shiver currently serves as president. Since being named president in 2010, he has provided operational oversight, been involved in strategic growth
initiatives, and given guidance to the Company&#146;s national sales and marketing efforts. Shiver previously served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer from 2008 to 2010 and as president and chief operating officer of the
warehouse delivery segment from 2003 until 2008. Shiver is an American Bakers Association (ABA) board member, and previously served as ABA&#146;s chairman of the board. He is a past co-chair of the Grain Foods Foundation Board of Trustees, and
currently serves on the President&#146;s Advisory Council and Industry Affairs Council of the Grocery Manufacturers Association. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:6%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information required by Item&nbsp;5.02(c)(3) of Form 8-K for Mr.&nbsp;Deese and Mr.&nbsp;Shiver is unavailable as of the date of filing. The Company will file an amendment to this Form 8-K containing
such information when it is determined or becomes available. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:6%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A copy of the press release is furnished with
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FLOWERS FOODS ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Allen L. Shiver elected President and CEO; George E. Deese named Executive Chairman </I></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THOMASVILLE, GA&#151;Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) announced today that its board of directors has elected Allen L. Shiver president and chief executive
officer effective May&nbsp;22, 2013, the date of the company&#146;s annual shareholders&#146; meeting. Shiver has 33 years of service with the company and currently serves as president. George E. Deese, current chairman of the board and chief
executive officer, has been elected executive chairman of the board effective the same date. This announcement is consistent with the company&#146;s management succession plan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;This is a time of exciting opportunities for Flowers Foods, and the board and I are confident in Allen&#146;s continued leadership as our team integrates recent acquisitions and focuses on growing
sales and earnings,&#148; Deese said. &#147;My role as executive chairman is to ensure that our strategic direction is sound and that Flowers&#146; culture&#151;what defines our team as unique in our industry&#151;remains strong so we can continue
to build value for our shareholders.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Shiver noted that Flowers will remain focused on strengthening its number two position in the U.S.
fresh baked foods market. &#147;With pending acquisitions and market expansions currently underway, we expect to surpass our 2016 goal of reaching 75 percent of the U.S. population with our fresh baked foods three years ahead of schedule. Even so,
we will have significant growth opportunities in our new markets and in our core territories for years to come and I am confident on our team&#146;s ability to achieve our long-term growth objectives.&#148; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">During his career with Flowers, Shiver, age 57, has been promoted to increasing levels of responsibility in sales, marketing, and operations. Since being
named president in 2010, he has provided operational oversight, been involved in strategic growth initiatives, and given guidance to the company&#146;s national sales and marketing efforts. Shiver is an American Bakers Association (ABA) board
member, and previously served as ABA&#146;s chairman of the board. He is a past co-chair of the Grain Foods Foundation Board of Trustees, and currently serves on the President&#146;s Advisory Council and Industry Affairs Council of the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA). </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Flowers&#146; board of directors is pleased Deese will continue to be actively involved with the company.
&#147;George Deese is an exceptional leader who has been integral to Flowers&#146; growth for more than four decades. His insight and collaborative management style have helped create the operating strategies and company culture that set Flowers
Foods apart from not only its bakery peers, but also others in the food industry. George&#146;s continued guidance will be essential as the company navigates new growth opportunities while working to preserve its unique culture and strategic
direction,&#148; said Benjamin H. Griswold IV, presiding director of Flowers&#146; board. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Deese was elected CEO in 2004, and continued
Flowers&#146; decades-long tradition of consistent sales growth through acquisitions, market expansion, and organic growth in core markets. Under his leadership as CEO, Flowers Foods grew from a regional baked foods company with access to 38 percent
of the U.S. population and annual sales of $1.5 billion in 2004 to the second-largest baking company in the country with more than $3 billion in sales and access to more than 75 percent of the population for its fresh baked foods. During
Deese&#146;s tenure as CEO, Flowers Foods created more than $3.0 billion for shareholders in increased market capitalization and dividends. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Deese&#146;s career with Flowers spans 48 years. Starting as route salesperson in Alabama, he was promoted to increasingly senior-level positions. From
1983 until 2002, Deese was president and chief operating officer of Flowers Bakeries, the company&#146;s fresh baked foods business. He was elected president and chief operating officer of Flowers Foods in 2002, CEO in 2004, and chairman in 2006.
Deese also served as an industry leader, acting as chairman of ABA, and holding various leadership roles with GMA. He currently serves as a member of the board for Georgia Research Alliance and as a member of the Mayo Jacksonville Leadership
Council. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Flowers Foods </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods for retail and foodservice
customers in the United States with 2012 sales of $3.05 billion. Flowers operates 44 bakeries that produce a wide range of bakery products. Among the company&#146;s top brands are <I>Nature&#146;s Own</I> and <I>Tastykake</I>. For more information,
visit <U>www.flowersfoods.com</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those projected. Other factors that may cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements contained in this release
and that may affect the company&#146;s prospects in general include, but are not limited to, (a)&nbsp;competitive conditions in the baked foods industry, including promotional and price competition, (b)&nbsp;changes in consumer demand for our
products, (c)&nbsp;the success of productivity improvements and new product introductions, (d)&nbsp;a significant reduction in business with any of our major customers including a reduction from adverse
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developments in any of our customer&#146;s business, (e)&nbsp;fluctuations in commodity pricing, (f)&nbsp;our ability to fully integrate recent acquisitions into our business, and (g)&nbsp;our
ability to achieve cash flow from capital expenditures and acquisitions and the availability of new acquisitions that build shareholder value. In addition, our results may also be affected by general factors such as economic and business conditions
(including the baked foods markets), interest and inflation rates and such other factors as are described in the company&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Investor Contact:</B> Marta J. Turner (229)&nbsp;227-2348 <B> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Media Contact:</B>
Keith<B></B> Hancock (229)&nbsp;227-2380 </FONT></P>
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