Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Flowers Foods, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
262
Participants Below avg headcount
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$102,640
Avg per participant Below 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

$27M in assets, 262 participants

Flowers Foods, Inc.'s Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 reported $27M in total assets and 262 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #11,804 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 covers 262 participants in Georgia, about 24% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $27M.

#11,804
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-8.5%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M 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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$26,891,692 Top 24% higher than 76% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (262 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 reported net income fell from $331K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 reported participants rose from 238 in the plan year 2023 filing to 262 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 end-of-year assets fell from $29M in the plan year 2023 filing to $27M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 582582379 · Flowers Foods, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 · $27M · 262 · 76th

  • PCT $27M
  • PCT 262
  • PCT 76th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Defined Benefit Pension Plan of Courage Center
  • PCT ind #11804

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 2024.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$27M
Net Income-$3M
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): 0.026891692 · Participants: 262Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2UPS Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.2364871 · Participants: 43465UPS Retirement PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.319238036 · Participants: 25843The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.219463258 · Participants: 69627UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.280234765 · Participants: 157587UPS Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.253434311 · Participants: 15222Delta 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 Defined Benefit Pension Plan of Courage Center in MN ($27M); by covered participants it is Park Community Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in KY (262 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 pulled back noticeably - down 8.5% during 2024, from $29M to $27M. Reported net income was -$3M.
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 76th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Defined Benefit Pension Plan of Courage Center in MN ($27M, 88 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 Park Community Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in KY (262 participants, $33M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.