Who owns Tastykake?
Tastykake is owned by Flowers Foods (the United States, NYSE: FLO), which has owned the brand since 20 May 2011.[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, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Founded
- 1914
- Category
- Food › Bakery › Cakes
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: FLO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tastykake
Tastykake makes snack cakes and pies and has been a Philadelphia institution since 1914, with a regional following comparable to Hostess nationally. Flowers Foods acquired parent Tasty Baking in 2011. Its Butterscotch Krimpets and Kandy Kakes are strongly associated with the city, and the brand was distributed regionally for most of its history.
How often Flowers Foods names Tastykake 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 Tastykake
- 2011 – present Flowers Foods [1] verified
Where Tastykake 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
- Dave's Killer Bread (2005)
- Nature's Own (1977)
- Wonder Bread (1921)
Other brands in cakes, and who owns them
The 49 brands in cakes on Brandtree belong to 33 owners. The largest is Edita, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| HoHos (Middle East and North Africa) | Edita | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Lotus | Lotus Bakeries | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Crossini | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Balconi | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Mademoiselle Desserts | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eti Browni | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Entenmann's | Grupo Bimbo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Hostess | J.M. Smucker | 🇺🇸 United States |
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 →
🇺🇸 Tastykake 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; Tastykake is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tastykake?
The parent company of Tastykake is Flowers Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Tastykake American?
Yes. Tastykake originated in the United States in 1914 and its owner, Flowers Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Flowers Foods owned Tastykake?
Flowers Foods has owned Tastykake since 20 May 2011.
Is Tastykake still owned by Flowers Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Tastykake 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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