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

2.0

Mar 17, 2011

They treat me as an employee, without any benefits.

Route sales owner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money can be good. Working without a supervisor watching over me(When they are not out to get you.) Flexible work hours.

Cons

No benefits. 24/7 on call. Poor communication from sales management. Complicated pay checks(Too many unexplained charges/changes.) Sales management started to really try and dictate our schedules in 2011.

1.0

Aug 2, 2024

Probably one of the most stressful jobs i’ve ever had

Route sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good money, thats pretty much it .

Cons

Poor Management this companies transition after buying back all the routes has been horrendous they don’t properly train new people. All they do is put you in a truck with someone who doesn’t want to train you. you’re just constantly told to not mess anything up cause it’s “my paycheck”. then after a very short 4 weeks they throw you in a truck and make you liable for their overordering on your route, knowing full well your new, expecting you to retain 20 years of experience in a 4 week period . Your not alowed to make mistakes. my las week of training , they switched me routes 4 days till i was on my own , and the “trainer” just nitpicked me and intimated and degraded me and threatened my job if i made mistakes. The expectations at this company are unbelievable …very disorganized. no work life balance working 16-17 hours a day while trying to learn on your own. Managers speak to you very inappropriately and unprofessional.

4.0

Aug 12, 2022

Good company

Route sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay,treated fairly by management

Cons

Need better route trucks,bread products need to be delivered to warehouse on a more timely manner

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