Flowers Baking Company is a division of Flowers Foods Bakeries Group, which is a super-regional baking company that is headquartered in Thomasville, Ga. The company is a subsidiary of Flowers Foods, and serves nearly 40 percent of the United States population. It operates more than 25 bakeries and has a network of nearly 3,000 independent distributors that deliver the company's fresh breads, rolls and snack cakes daily to more than 70,000 retail and food service customers. Among the company s top brands are Nature s Own soft variety breads, Cobblestone Mill specialty breads and BlueBird pastries and cakes. The company also markets bread under a variety of regional brands, such as Sunbeam, Bunny, Evangeline Maid, Roman Meal, Country Hearth and ButterKrust. Flowers Baking Company has a location in Lynchburg, Va.
Sunshine Mills provides a complete line of pet food products and treats to distributors and retailers throughout the world. Founded in 1960, it is a branded and private-label pet food manufacturer located in Halifax, Va. It offers a wide range of products brands, such as Nurture Chicken & Rice, Nurture Lamb & Rice, Pet Life Large, Pet Life Extra Large and Pet Life Large Variety. It also offers a variety of other food brands that include Pet Life Large Peanut Butter, Lassie Lamb and Rice and Pet Life People Pleasers Dog Treats. Sunshine Mills operates a research and development center that develops products to aid and maintain animal health.
Hershey Chocolate is a division of the Hershey Company, a leading snack food company and the largest North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products. The company markets such brands as Hershey s, Reese s, Hershey s Kisses, Kit Kat, Almond Joy, Mounds, York, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers and Bubble Yum. In addition to its traditional confectionery products, Hershey offers a range of products specifically developed to address the nutritional interests of health-conscious consumers. These products include Hershey s Sugar Free candy. It also markets Hershey s cocoa, Hershey s syrup and other branded baking ingredients, toppings and beverages. The company has numerous locations, including its branch in Stuarts Draft, Va.
