Flowers Foods to invest $25 million, transform bakery into organic facility in city of Lynchburg
Expansion of longstanding facility will create 15 new jobs
Governor Ralph Northam has announced that Flowers Foods, one of the nation’s largest producers of packaged baked foods, will invest $25 million to expand and transform its Lynchburg bakery into an organic facility, creating 15 new jobs. The bakery, which the company has operated for more than 40 years, will serve the Mid-Atlantic market. Virginia successfully competed with other states for the project.
“Flowers Foods’ bakery is an institution in Lynchburg,” said Governor Northam. “Focusing the bakery on the growing market for organic food will help secure its future in Virginia. The food processing industry has blossomed both in Lynchburg and in our Commonwealth, and we are proud to support Flowers Foods as they grow and prosper here.”