date:Jul 23, 2013
Flowers Foods, Inc. on July 22 said it has completed its acquisition of 20 baking plants and other bread assets from Hostess Brands for $355 million. The transaction brings to an end the liquidation of what for many years was the largest baking company in the United States.
Announcing the transactions completion, Allen L. Shiver, president and chief executive officer of Flowers, said Hostess bread brands would be returning to store shelves in the future, but he did not specifically comment on w