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 112 reviews)); "Good benefits even though medical is getting to high." ((in 67 reviews)); "good money but not worth all the time it takes and bull you have to put up with from dishonest managers." ((in 34 reviews)); "great for people with certain felonies on record (2nd chance or fair chance)" ((in 20 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?

"Poor Management this companies transition after buying back all the routes has been horrendous they don’t properly train new people." ((in 41 reviews)); "long hours but that is expected since its a new bakery with two shifts in the meantime." ((in 38 reviews)); "no work life balance working 16" ((in 19 reviews)); "It feels like working at a sweat factory, long hours and no weekends off!" ((in 14 reviews)); "Majority of the managers have 25 yrs of experience and unwilling to take objective thinking." ((in 12 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

1.0

Jan 22, 2018

Production Technician

Production technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is higher than other jobs in area, some people are nice, good benefits, free bread and buns, provided uniforms

Cons

Management thinks of employees as simple minded and expendable, hottest place I’ve ever worked in the summer ( 105+), must give up your personal life for the bread, maintenance has no idea what they’re doing so machines are constantly down, all superintendents are mean and don’t care about your problems unless it affects them, building not secure even though touted as secure, 2 days off a week but never in a row, rules loosely enforced

1.0

Oct 4, 2016

Promises-promises

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is well above average and increases quickly-frankly it's the only thing they've got to keep employees.

Cons

Horrible hours, low vacation-with restrictions of how you can take it, hot, nasty, uncomfortable uniforms, training is a joke, management lies with a smile on their face saying all the while they are treating you like "family"

4.0

Mar 1, 2016

Very conservative company

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers were extremely caring, friendly people felt like a family sales team work is interesting healthcare was fantastic

Cons

they loose the competitive edge in many cases because they are so ingrained in systems and politics of people who have been there forever pay was not competitive at my level upper management has some control and secrecy issues - things that aren't of major importance are not explained to people lower on the chain nearly early enough, which leads to bad feelings among lower employees, low morale, and inefficient processes the company tended to be reactionary rather than proactive, which can be a pain when trying to set up good processes

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Jobs at Flowers Foods

Production Helper - $22/hour

Warehouse Shipping Associate - $24+/hour

Warehouse Shipping Associate - $24+/hour

Production Helper - $22+/hour

Route Sales Representative floater