Who owns Dave's Killer Bread?
Dave's Killer Bread is owned by Flowers Foods (the United States, NYSE: FLO), which has owned the brand since 12 September 2015.[1]
Evidence: Flowers Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Flowers Foods, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Thomasville, Georgia
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Milwaukie, Oregon
- Founded
- 2005
- Category
- Food › Bakery › Bread & buns
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: FLO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dave's Killer Bread
Dave's Killer Bread was founded in Oregon in 2005 by a man who had spent fifteen years in prison, and the company hires people with criminal records as a matter of policy. Flowers Foods acquired it in 2015 for $275 million.
What Flowers Foods's annual report says about Dave's Killer Bread
Sentences about Dave's Killer Bread from Flowers Foods's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Our flagship Dave's Killer Bread bakery in Milwaukie, Oregon, is one of our biggest advocates for second chance employment with over 45% of team members hired through the bakery's second chance initiatives.
How often Flowers Foods names Dave's Killer Bread in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Dave's Killer Bread
- 2015 – present Flowers Foods [1] verified
Where Dave's Killer Bread sits in Flowers Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Flowers Foods
Flowers Foods controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- Nature's Own (1977)
- Tastykake (1914)
- Wonder Bread (1921)
Other brands in bread & buns, and who owns them
The 43 brands in bread & buns on Brandtree belong to 28 owners. The largest is Grupo Bimbo, with 4; Flowers Foods has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Toast | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Elite | ELBISCO | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Arnold | Grupo Bimbo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Delicados | GRUMA | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Korvbrödsbagarn | Lantmännen | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| New York Bakery | Marzetti | 🇺🇸 United States |
| L'usine | Almarai | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Kingsmill | Associated British Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: Flowers Foods
Flowers Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia, United States, founded in 1919. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: FLO.
Flowers Foods was founded in Georgia in 1919 and is the second-largest baker in the United States. It grew substantially by buying regional bakeries and by acquiring brands from the collapse of Hostess in 2012, including Wonder Bread.
Flowers Foods: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Dave's Killer Bread and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dave's Killer Bread is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dave's Killer Bread?
The parent company of Dave's Killer Bread is Flowers Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Dave's Killer Bread American?
Yes. Dave's Killer Bread originated in the United States in 2005 and its owner, Flowers Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Flowers Foods owned Dave's Killer Bread?
Flowers Foods has owned Dave's Killer Bread since 12 September 2015.
Is Dave's Killer Bread still owned by Flowers Foods?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Dave's Killer Bread is still owned by Flowers Foods. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Flowers Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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