401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $818M
- Total assets
- 8,950
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $91,408
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Flowers Foods, Inc. · Georgia · Manufacturing
$818M in assets, 8,950 participants
Flowers Foods, Inc.'s Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $818M in total assets and 8,950 participants in its 2023 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 127,072 plans)
- #18,173 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in Georgia
Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 8,950 participants in Georgia, 8.2x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $818M.
- $818M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 8,950
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $91,408
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$138M in the plan year 2022 filing to $92M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $726M in the plan year 2022 filing to $818M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 8,502 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,950 in the plan year 2023 filing.
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 8,950 participants - 8.2x that state average ($818M EOY assets).
Georgia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $726M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $818M |
| Net Income | $92M |
| Employer EIN | 582582379 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1995-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Flowers Foods, Inc.)
| 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
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
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- Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan $16.2B · 83,136
- Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots $13.7B · 13,283
- UPS 401(k) Savings Plan $13.1B · 102,231
- The Home Depot Futurebuilder $12.6B · 413,365
Scale composition for Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reports $818M in end-of-year assets across 8,950 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $91,408 per participant (66% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $92M.
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 | Open filing |
| 2023 | 8,950 | $818M | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 9,126 | $883M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (401(k), $883M, 9,126 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Sia Retirement Plan (IN) $819M · 5,489
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan (IL) $816M · 1,976
- Ansys, Inc. Employees' Retirement Program (PA) $820M · 2,309
- Ptc 401(k) Savings Plan (MA) $816M · 2,306
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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