Flowers Foods FLO

Flowers Foods ( FLO +0.8% ) is in receipt of a second request from the Department of Justice for more information on the dominance of the …

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Mexico's Grupo Bimbo won the Beefsteak bread brand in an auction on Thursday from bankrupt company Hostess Brands Inc, after outbidding rival Flowers Foods Inc with an offer for $31.9 million, Hostess said.

(Reuters) - Flowers Foods Inc is set to buy Wonder Bread and some other brands owned by Hostess Brands Inc for $360 million, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, giving the No. 2 U.S. baking company a bigger slice of the fast-consolidating bread business.

* Flowers shares up 2.3 pct, Bimbo up 2.7 pct (Adds background on Hostess, comment from Bimbo, updates stock prices)

Feb 21 (Reuters) - Key events in the history of Flowers Foods , a company that has grown through acquisitions to become the second-largest baking company in the United States.

By Gerry Callihan: I first purchased shares of Flowers Foods ( FLO ) in 2001. The sound of the dotcom implosion was still ringing in my ears, and I wanted an investment that was steady and …

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Hostess Brands Inc's bid to sell its bread brands to Flowers Foods Inc has hit a roadblock with unsecured creditors objecting to the break-up fees Flowers is entitled to for being...