Georgia › Manufacturing › 5,000 to 24,999 participants
Form 5500 statement · plan year 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025
Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Sponsored by Flowers Foods, Inc., Thomasville, GA
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances. Form 5500 contains no individual account balances. Look up the original filing at EFAST2.
Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan is a 401(k) plan sponsored by Flowers Foods, Inc. of Thomasville, Georgia. For the plan year ending 31 Dec 2025 it reported 12,933 participants, 10,377 of them active, and net assets of $959M.
Net assets came to $68,332 per participant in plan year 2024, above the $64,499 median for defined contribution plans with 5,000 to 24,999 participants and above the $62,303 median for defined contribution plans in manufacturing. The figure is an average across everyone in the plan, including former employees with small balances; Form 5500 holds no individual account data.
The employer contributed $36.3M during the year, or $3,502 per active participant against a same-size median of $2,424; participants contributed $41.9M and $2.4M arrived as rollovers and other contributions. Benefits paid out totalled $117M.
Schedule C lists 2 service provider organisations paid $5,000 or more, with reported compensation of $929K: $71.85 per participant, well above the same-size median of $53.38. Administrative expenses charged to the plan were $929K. Schedule C does not capture every cost: fees netted from fund returns and fees the employer pays directly are outside it.
Across the filings on record, net assets went from $5.6M in 2009 to $959M in 2025 (up 16904%), and participants from 216 to 12,933 (up 5888%).
The independent accountant's opinion on the financial statements was unmodified (unqualified).
Compared with similar plans
| Measure, plan year 2024 | This plan | Same size | Same industry | All US DC plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets per participant | $68,332 | $64,499 | $62,303 | $53,102 |
| Employer contributions per active participant | $3,226 | $2,424 | $2,187 | $2,175 |
| Schedule C compensation per participant | $67.45 | $53.38 | $136 | $123 |
| Schedule C compensation, share of net assets | 0.10% | 0.09% | 0.24% | 0.26% |
| Administrative expenses per participant | $67.45 | $54.85 | $131 | $116 |
Peer columns are medians for plan year 2024 across defined contribution plans with 100 or more participants: 5,000 to 24,999 participants (2,605 plans), manufacturing (11,377) and all US plans (63,460). Fee medians cover plans that report an amount.
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer contributions | Participant contributions | Schedule C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,933 | $959M | $74,179 | $36.3M | $41.9M | $929K |
| 2024 | 12,917 | $883M | $68,332 | $33.9M | $39.0M | $871K |
| 2023 | 11,756 | $818M | $69,590 | $31.8M | $37.2M | $807K |
| 2022 | 11,503 | $726M | $63,138 | $30.0M | $35.2M | $873K |
| 2021 | 11,000 | $864M | $78,560 | $29.3M | $34.2M | $769K |
| 2020 | 10,989 | $764M | $69,493 | $28.8M | $32.6M | $673K |
| 2019 | 11,266 | $733M | $65,061 | $27.7M | $30.3M | $679K |
| 2018 | 11,407 | $607M | $53,243 | $26.2M | $28.5M | $537K |
| 2017 | 11,369 | $675M | $59,342 | $29.9M | $29.8M | $526K |
| 2016 | 11,953 | $590M | $49,381 | $27.9M | $28.7M | $72K |
| 2015 | 12,062 | $545M | $45,177 | $25.8M | $26.4M | $58K |
| 2014 | 10,749 | $524M | $48,795 | $25.4M | $25.3M | $58K |
| 2013 | 11,495 | $493M | $42,876 | $22.6M | $22.1M | $46K |
| 2012 | 200 | $6.9M | $34,710 | $476K | — | $30K |
| 2011 | 9,447 | $268M | $28,337 | $18.0M | $16.6M | $345K |
| 2010 | 8,949 | $235M | $26,296 | $16.8M | $15.2M | $407K |
| 2009 | 216 | $5.6M | $26,120 | $426K | — | $20K |
Years in which the plan filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants, from 2009. Plan year is the year in which the plan year began.
Statement for the year
- Net assets, beginning of year$882,644,422
- Employer contributions$36,341,101
- Participant contributions$41,890,860
- Rollovers and other contributions$2,412,353
- Total contributions$80,644,314
- Total income, including investment results$194,484,438
- Benefits paid$116,842,177
- Administrative expenses$929,298
- Total expenses$117,771,475
- Net income$76,712,963
- Net transfers$0
- Net assets, end of year$959,357,385
Participants
- Active participants10,377
- Retired or separated, receiving benefits157
- Retired or separated, entitled to future benefits2,304
- Participants with account balances12,300
- Total participants, end of year12,933
Fees and service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empower Annuity Ins Co. of America | Recordkeeping fees | $929,298 | $0 |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | Investment management | $0 | $0 |
Schedule C, Part I line 2: providers that received $5,000 or more, with the form's own service codes. Individuals named on Schedule C (plan employees, individual trustees) are never shown and their compensation is excluded. Eligible indirect compensation disclosed by formula carries no dollar amount. See how to read Schedule C fees.
Administrative expenses on Schedule H
- Recordkeeping fees$929,298
- Total administrative expenses$929,298
Investment structure
Assets at year end by Schedule H category. The form shows the kind of vehicle holding the money, not the funds on the menu.
- Common/collective trusts$596M · 62.1%
- Registered investment companies (mutual funds)$323M · 33.6%
- Participant loans$19.0M · 2.0%
- Employer securities$18.7M · 1.9%
- Receivables$2.9M · 0.3%
Audit and compliance answers, as filed
- Accountant's opinionUnmodified (unqualified)
- Audit scope limited under ERISA section 103(a)(3)(C)No
- Accounting firmPricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP
- Participant contributions reported as transmitted lateNo
- Covered by a fidelity bondYes, $20,000,000
- Blackout period during the yearNo
These are the plan administrator's own answers on Schedule H, Part IV. A reported late transmittal is the filer's disclosure of a timing lapse, usually corrected through the Department of Labor's voluntary program; the amount is the total involved, not a loss.
Plan characteristics
2EProfit-sharing plan2FERISA section 404(c) plan2GTotal participant-directed account plan2JCode section 401(k) feature2KCode section 401(m) arrangement2S401(k) plan or 403(b) plan that provides for automatic enrollment2TTotal or partial participant-directed account plan with a default investment account3FPlan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees3HPlan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group
Codes entered on Form 5500 line 8a, with the labels from the official instructions. Business code 311800: Bakeries, Tortilla & Dry Pasta Mfg.
Other plans of Flowers Foods, Inc.
| Plan | Participants | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| Flowers Foods, Inc. Retirement Plan No. 2 | 738 | $26.9M |
Similar plans in Georgia
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Quikrete Companies Profit Sharing and Tax Deferred Plan | The Quikrete Companies, LLC | 13,677 | $622M | $45,486 |
| Gpi Savings Plan | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | 12,209 | $1.31B | $107,314 |
| The Coca-Cola Bottlers' Association 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | The Coca-Cola Bottlers Association | 16,979 | $962M | $56,633 |
| Mohawk Industries Retirement Plan 1 | Mohawk Carpet, LLC | 12,056 | $274M | $22,743 |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | 19,575 | $1.74B | $89,044 |
| NCR Voyix Savings Plan | NCR Voyix Corporation | 11,256 | $1.45B | $128,929 |
Defined contribution plans in manufacturing closest in size.
Questions and answers
How big is Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan?
12,933 participants at the end of the plan year ending 31 Dec 2025, of whom 10,377 were active employees, with net assets of $959,357,385. Among defined contribution plans that places it in the 5,000 to 24,999 participants band, which held 2,605 plans in plan year 2024.
What does Flowers Foods, Inc. contribute per participant?
The filing reports $36,341,101 in employer contributions for the year, which is $3,502 per active participant; the median for plans of the same type and size was $2,424 in plan year 2024. Form 5500 reports the total only. It does not state the match formula, and the per-participant figure is an average, not any one person's contribution.
What fees does the plan pay and how do they compare?
Schedule C reports $929,298 in compensation to service provider organisations, $71.85 per participant or 0.10% of net assets. The same-size median among plans reporting any Schedule C compensation was $53.38 per participant. Administrative expenses on Schedule H were $929,298. Investment costs deducted inside mutual funds and other pooled vehicles are not itemised on Form 5500, so these figures are a floor rather than a full cost.
Who runs the plan?
The sponsor is Flowers Foods, Inc.. Recordkeeping or administration: Empower Annuity Ins Co. of America. Investment advisory or management: Empower Advisory Group, LLC. The financial statements were audited by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP. Form 5500 also names the plan administrator's signer and other individuals; this site publishes organisations only.
Was the audit opinion unqualified?
The filing reports an unmodified (unqualified) opinion. Unmodified (formerly "unqualified") is the standard clean opinion.
How current is this, and does it show my balance?
This is the Form 5500 for the plan year 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025, received by the Department of Labor on 23 Jun 2026. Filings are due seven months after the plan year ends, or nine and a half with an extension, so the public record always runs a year or more behind. It contains plan-level totals only: no individual balances, contributions or names of participants exist in the data.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files (Form 5500, Schedule H, Schedule C) for plan years 2009 to 2025, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. This page shows the latest filing on record for EIN 58-2582379, plan 004, received 23 Jun 2026; an amended filing replaces it at the next build. Medians and percentiles are computed by this site; see the methodology. Report an error through corrections.