Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Flowers Foods, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$29M
Total assets Below avg plan size
232
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$125,313
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 · Sponsored by Flowers Foods, Inc. · Georgia · Manufacturing

$29M in assets, 232 participants

Flowers Foods, Inc.'s Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 reported $29M in total assets and 232 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #15,466 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 covers 232 participants in Georgia, about 21% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $29M.

#15,466
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-15.8%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2's outsized position by total assets

Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$29,072,656 Top 18% higher than 82% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 sits mid-pack in the medium band (232 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 582582379 · Flowers Foods, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 · $29M · 232 · 82nd

  • EIN $29M
  • RANK 232
  • PHOTO 82nd
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Staff Retirement Plan of the Excavators Union Local 731
  • 5500 ind #15466

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$29M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN582582379
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Flowers Foods, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Flowers Foods, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$910M 19.984275362568816% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$750M$800M$850M$900M$950M 202220232024 $758M $910M ▲ +20.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 8,918 $758M
2023 3 9,189 $850M
2024 3 9,388 $910M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2, Total assets ($B): 0.029072656 · Participants: 232Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2UPS Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.022408253 · Participants: 52821UPS Retirement PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.822086516 · Participants: 25663The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.867504693 · Participants: 68592UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.568572149 · Participants: 151682UPS Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.354895526 · Participants: 15951Delta Retirement Plan
Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 side-by-side with 3 peers →

Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Staff Retirement Plan of the Excavators Union Local 731 in NY ($29M); by covered participants it is Bethany Home & Hospital of the Methodist Church Employees' Pension Plan in IL (232 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (232 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 assets move in 2022? ▼
Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 declined sharply - down 15.8% during 2022, from $35M to $29M. Reported net income was -$5M.
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. Retirement Plan No. 2 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 ranks in the 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Staff Retirement Plan of the Excavators Union Local 731 in NY ($29M, 18 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bethany Home & Hospital of the Methodist Church Employees' Pension Plan in IL (232 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 582582379.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.