date:May 20, 2013
Flowers Foods, said to be the second-largest producer and marketer of fresh packaged bakery foods in the United States, has reported first quarter sales up 25.9% to $1.13 billion on volumes up19.3%.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for the first quarter was $138.6 million, or 12.3% of sales, compared to $89.0 million, or 9.9% of sales, in last year's first quarter.
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