FLOWERS FOODS, INC.
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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

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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SIGNATURES
EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE

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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

 

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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  
 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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