THOMASVILLE, Ga., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) will webcast its presentation to analysts in Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 8:30 a.m., Eastern. George E. Deese, chairman of the board and chief executive officer; Allen L. Shiver, president; R. Steve Kinsey, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and other Flowers executives will discuss the company's operations and strategies and provide a look at Flowers' Tastykake bakery located in Philadelphia's Navy Yard. The webcast will last approximately 90 minutes.

What:       Flowers Foods Analyst Day in Philadelphia Webcast

When:      Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern

Where:     www.flowersfoods.com

How:        Live over the Internet – Click on the link on the Flowers Foods Web site

Replay:    If you are unable to listen to the live event, the webcast replay and podcast will be archived at www.flowersfoods.com. To access the archived event, go to the website and click on the link under "Online Now" on the home page.

Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., Flowers Foods is one of the nation's leading producers and marketers of packaged bakery foods for retail and foodservice customers. Among the company's top brands are Nature's Own, Whitewheat, Cobblestone Mill, Tastykake, Blue Bird, and Mrs. Freshley's. Flowers operates 41 bakeries that are among the most efficient in the baking industry. Flowers Foods produces, markets, and distributes fresh bakery products that are delivered to customers daily through a direct-store-delivery system serving the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southwest as well as select markets in the Northeast, California, and Nevada. The company also produces and distributes fresh snack cakes and frozen breads and rolls nationally through warehouse distribution. For more information, visit www.flowersfoods.com.

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