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Flowers Foods (FLO) Buys Koffee Kup Bakery's Assets to Aid Growth
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Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO - Free Report) has been focusing on acquisitions to strengthen its product portfolio and expand in untapped markets. Progressing along these lines, the company purchased the assets of Koffee Kup Bakery, Inc. (KKB) in Burlington, VT. Notably, the transaction includes three closed bakeries situated in Burlington; Brattleboro, Vermont and North Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut. Additionally, the company acquired Koffee Kup Bakery and Vermont Bread Company brands. The company acquired these assets from the court-appointed receiver of the assets.
We note that Flowers Foods is not planning to reopen the bakeries immediately. The company is on track to assess its strategic options related with the opening of these bakeries. All being said, management believes that the buyout expands Flowers Foods’ presence in the key Northeast market.
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Acquisitions Fuel Market Share
Flowers Foods has long been benefiting from its focus on acquisitions, which is helping it expand presence. In 2015, the company bought Dave’s Killer Bread (DKB) and Alpine Valley Bread Company. With the acquisition of DKB, it got access to the Pacific Northwest market. In December 2018, the company completed the acquisition of Canyon Bakehouse, which has helped Flowers Foods foray into the growing gluten-free bakery space. Well, the company has successfully integrated Canyon Bakehouse, which is yielding results.
Markedly, brands like DKB, Nature's Own and Canyon Bakehouse brands have been performing well. During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, tracked channel sales of Canyon Bakehouse and DKB increased almost 14% and 7%, respectively, despite unfavorable year-over-year comparisons. Further, Canyon, DKB and Nature’s Own sales increased nearly 101%, 42%, and 16%, respectively, compared with first-quarter fiscal 2019 figures (pre-pandemic level).
What Else Should You Know?
Flowers Foods is on track with its core priorities, which include developing its team, concentrating on brands, prioritizing margins and looking out for prudent mergers and acquisitions. To this end, the company intends to shift focus toward value-added branded retail products, which are anticipated to drive top-line growth and enhance margins. Also, the company expects its optimized portfolio to drive market share gains through innovation. Further, Flowers Foods is focused on optimizing supply chain, while enhancing efficiency and reducing costs. Moving to margins, the company’s brand-building efforts such as plans to shift a larger proportion of sales mix to branded retail are likely to boost margin performance. Management intends to remain committed toward making marketing investments, undertaking innovation and go for smart M&A activities in line with its portfolio strategy.
Notably, shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have gained 11.2% so far this year compared with the industry’s 11.7% growth.
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Flowers Foods (FLO) Buys Koffee Kup Bakery's Assets to Aid Growth
Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO - Free Report) has been focusing on acquisitions to strengthen its product portfolio and expand in untapped markets. Progressing along these lines, the company purchased the assets of Koffee Kup Bakery, Inc. (KKB) in Burlington, VT. Notably, the transaction includes three closed bakeries situated in Burlington; Brattleboro, Vermont and North Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut. Additionally, the company acquired Koffee Kup Bakery and Vermont Bread Company brands. The company acquired these assets from the court-appointed receiver of the assets.
We note that Flowers Foods is not planning to reopen the bakeries immediately. The company is on track to assess its strategic options related with the opening of these bakeries. All being said, management believes that the buyout expands Flowers Foods’ presence in the key Northeast market.
Acquisitions Fuel Market Share
Flowers Foods has long been benefiting from its focus on acquisitions, which is helping it expand presence. In 2015, the company bought Dave’s Killer Bread (DKB) and Alpine Valley Bread Company. With the acquisition of DKB, it got access to the Pacific Northwest market. In December 2018, the company completed the acquisition of Canyon Bakehouse, which has helped Flowers Foods foray into the growing gluten-free bakery space. Well, the company has successfully integrated Canyon Bakehouse, which is yielding results.
Markedly, brands like DKB, Nature's Own and Canyon Bakehouse brands have been performing well. During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, tracked channel sales of Canyon Bakehouse and DKB increased almost 14% and 7%, respectively, despite unfavorable year-over-year comparisons. Further, Canyon, DKB and Nature’s Own sales increased nearly 101%, 42%, and 16%, respectively, compared with first-quarter fiscal 2019 figures (pre-pandemic level).
What Else Should You Know?
Flowers Foods is on track with its core priorities, which include developing its team, concentrating on brands, prioritizing margins and looking out for prudent mergers and acquisitions. To this end, the company intends to shift focus toward value-added branded retail products, which are anticipated to drive top-line growth and enhance margins. Also, the company expects its optimized portfolio to drive market share gains through innovation. Further, Flowers Foods is focused on optimizing supply chain, while enhancing efficiency and reducing costs. Moving to margins, the company’s brand-building efforts such as plans to shift a larger proportion of sales mix to branded retail are likely to boost margin performance. Management intends to remain committed toward making marketing investments, undertaking innovation and go for smart M&A activities in line with its portfolio strategy.
Notably, shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have gained 11.2% so far this year compared with the industry’s 11.7% growth.
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More Stock News: This Is Bigger than the iPhone!
It could become the mother of all technological revolutions. Apple sold a mere 1 billion iPhones in 10 years but a new breakthrough is expected to generate more than 77 billion devices by 2025, creating a $1.3 trillion market.
Zacks has just released a Special Report that spotlights this fast-emerging phenomenon and 4 tickers for taking advantage of it. If you don't buy now, you may kick yourself in 2022.
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