Does Flowers Foods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Flowers Foods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Flowers Foods. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Flowers Foods?

44% of Flowers Foods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Flowers Foods 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Flowers Foods?

Independent Distributor (34) , Sales Manager (25) , Production Supervisor (21) , Production Technician (21) , Area Sales Director (17) , Machine Operator (15) , Route Sales Representative (13) , Maintenance Technician (12) , Engineer (8) , Production (8) , Warehouse Worker (8) , Maintenance Engineer (7) , Sales (7) , Technician (7) , Distributor (6)

What are the pros of working at Flowers Foods according to real employee reviews?

"pay is good and nice" ((in 116 reviews)); "Good benefits even though medical is getting to high." ((in 63 reviews)); "good money but not worth all the time it takes and bull you have to put up with from dishonest managers." ((in 32 reviews)); "great for people with certain felonies on record (2nd chance or fair chance)" ((in 21 reviews)); "Coworkers for the most part are friendly and helpful." ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Flowers Foods according to real employee reviews?

"long hours but that is expected since its a new bakery with two shifts in the meantime." ((in 42 reviews)); "Poor Management this companies transition after buying back all the routes has been horrendous they don’t properly train new people." ((in 42 reviews)); "no work life balance working 16" ((in 20 reviews)); "You never have any time off" ((in 14 reviews)); "You get to be your own boss with management interference, long hours and not the pay you were told" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Flowers Foods layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Flowers Foods layoffs and their outlook for job security at Flowers Foods in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Flowers Foods locations?

Thomasville , Lenexa , Philadelphia , Denton , Atlanta , Villa Rica , Houston , San Antonio , Phoenix , Knoxville , Oxford , Birmingham , Newton , Crossville , Modesto , Lafayette , Jacksonville , London , Batesville , Henderson , Cleveland , Montgomery , Bardstown , Pensacola , Bradenton , Kansas City , Lewiston , Goldsboro , Jamestown , Tyler

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Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods reviews

3.0

44% would recommend to a friend

(658 total reviews)

Ryals McMullian

42% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.4

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

Flowers Foods has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 658 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Flowers Foods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

658 reviews

3.0

May 30, 2016

Good pay but...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay scale. Provide uniforms. Coworkers for the most part are friendly and helpful. Good benefits

Cons

Management. Can't make plans because ur schedule is all over the place depending on ur position. Favoritism. Hot work environment. Have to work there for 3 YEARS before u can get 2 WEEKS vacation. No PTO or sick days until you've been permanent for a year. Any missed days up to that point will accrue points...of which you only get 5. Miss a day...2 points gone. Few minutes late..1 point gone. Sometimes you may only get 22-24 hours per week while others are getting 60 hours per week.

1.0

Jan 24, 2016

Maint. Engineer

Maintenance technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great, hard working group. Free loafs of stale bread good benefits.

Cons

Cut throat back stabbing management. They make sure there is a loophole for the loophole when it comes to following the rules they wrote. Seniority is of the most importance (in their rule book) but in reality the buddy system rules all, Knowledge and experience doesnt matter. The training program is a joke but completion is needed to get a raise (cant train on equip that not being used in the facility)e.g. no raises. Communication reminds me of the preschool whisper in the ear pass the message game. If you're looking for a job this is the place for you if you are looking for your next solid career move keep looking. Complete waste of time and talent here.

2.0

Jan 9, 2016

Chance to make money, bad working conditions

Route sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chance to make great money unsupervised role

Cons

Usually long work days Alot of driving on routes Routes are too big and need broken up No communication

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