date:May 19, 2014
Even as difficult comparisons in the companys cake business pressured earnings at Flowers Foods, Inc., the bread market was abounding with positives for the company, said Allen L. Shiver, president and chief executive officer.
In a conference call with investment analysts May 15, Mr. Shiver said the company has maintained much of its cake market gains from 2013, even after the return of the Hostess snack cakes to the marketplace.
That said, progress the company has made in its bread business o