401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$726M
Total assets
8,502
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$85,424
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Flowers Foods, Inc. · Georgia · Manufacturing

$726M in assets, 8,502 participants

Flowers Foods, Inc.'s Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $726M in total assets and 8,502 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #20,058 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 8,502 participants in Georgia, 7.8x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $726M.

$726M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
8,502
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$85,424
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $138M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Participants vs Georgia filers

In Georgia, the average filing covers about 1,096 participants across 3,635 plans. Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports 8,502 participants - 7.8x that state average ($726M EOY assets).

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$864M
Net Assets (End of Year)$726M
Net Income-$138M
Employer EIN582582379
Plan Effective Date1995-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Flowers Foods, Inc.)

$700M$750M$800M$850M$900M$950M 202220232024 $758M $910M ▲ +20.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Flowers Foods, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 8,918 $758M
2023 3 9,189 $850M
2024 3 9,388 $910M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

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Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

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Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports $726M in end-of-year assets across 8,502 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $85,424 per participant (62% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$138M.

This plan identity (EIN 582582379, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $726M to $883M (+21.5%) while covered participants moved from 8,502 to 9,126 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,502 $726M This page
2023 8,950 $818M Open filing
2024 · index core 9,126 $883M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 16.0% during 2022, from $864M to $726M. Reported net income was -$138M.
How have Flowers Foods, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Flowers Foods, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 20.0%, from $758M to $910M.
Where does Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Terracon 401(k) and ESOP Plan in KS ($726M, 5,437 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Georgia. Compare plans
  • Flowers Foods, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 20.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans