8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 22, 2004 (November 19, 2004)

FLOWERS FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia	1-16247	58-2582379
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1919 Flowers Circle, Thomasville, GA		31757
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:          (229) 226-9110

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE

Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On November 19, 2004, the Board of Directors of Flowers Foods, Inc. elected Manuel A. Fernandez to the company’s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2005, and appointed him to serve on the audit committee. Mr. Fernandez will stand for election at the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to serve for a term of three years. There have been no related party transactions between Mr. Fernandez and Flowers Foods, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries in the last year.

     The press release announcing Mr. Fernandez’s election to the Board of Directors is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)           Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Report:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release of Flowers Foods, Inc. dated November 22, 2004

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	FLOWERS FOODS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Jimmy M. Woodward
		Name:	Jimmy M. Woodward
Date: November 22, 2004		Title:	Sr. Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Flowers Foods, Inc. dated November 22, 2004

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

November 22, 2004 Company Press Release Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO)

FLOWERS FOODS ELECTS MANUEL A. FERNANDEZ TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THOMASVILLE, GA—The board of directors of Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) elected Manuel “Manny” A. Fernandez, managing director of SI Ventures, to the company’s board of directors effective January 1, 2005. With the addition, Flowers Foods’ board will expand to 10 directors, 8 of whom are independent board members.

“We are delighted to welcome Mr. Fernandez to our board,” said Amos R. McMullian, chairman of the board of Flowers Foods. “His broad business experience, particularly in technology, will enhance the composition of our board. We look forward to his contribution as we guide Flowers Foods’ development and growth strategy.”

Mr. Fernandez is managing director of SI Ventures, a venture capital company that focuses on information technology and communications infrastructure companies that enable e-business. He also serves as chairman emeritus of Gartner, Inc., a leading information technology research and consulting company. Prior to his present position, Mr. Fernandez was chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Gartner. Previously, he was president and chief executive officer at Dataquest, Inc., Gavilan Computer Corporation, and Zilog Incorporated. Mr. Fernandez also serves on the board of directors Brunswick Corporation and The Black & Decker Corporation.

A native of Cuba, Mr. Fernandez holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from University of Florida in Gainesville. He completed post-graduate work in solid-state engineering at University of Florida and in business administration at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne.

Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., Flowers Foods is one of the nation’s leading producers and marketers of packaged bakery foods for retail and foodservice customers. Flowers operates 34 bakeries that produce a wide range of bakery products marketed throughout the Southeastern, Southwestern, and mid-Atlantic states via an extensive direct-store-delivery network and nationwide through other delivery systems. Among the company’s top brands are Nature’s Own, Cobblestone Mill, Sunbeam, BlueBird, and Mrs. Freshley’s. For more information, visit www.flowersfoods.com.

Contact: Mary A. Krier, Vice President/Communications, (229) 227-2333

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