SoCal Employee Handbook

If you are a new employee, you also will have received a special fact sheet that offers a snapshot of Flowers Foods as a whole and highlights special team member programs. Please be sure to review this sheet.

ABOUT FLOWERS FOODS AND THE COMPANY

STATEMENT ABOUT THE COMPANY’S PERSONNEL POLICIES Headquartered in Thomasville, GA, Flowers Foods is one of the nation’s leading producers and marketers of packaged bakery foods for retail and foodservice customers. Flowers is one of the country’s largest producers of fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and pastries, including Nature's Own , Dave's Killer Bread , Wonder , Canyon Bakehouse , and Tastykake . We embrace diversity and foster an environment that reflects our values of Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility. For more information, visit www.flowersfoods.com. Flowers opened its California bakery in Modesto in 2013. Since that time, the Company expanded the facility by 150,000 square feet and added a state-of-the-art bread line to the existing bun line. The highly efficient bakery has been recognized by Stanislaus County, Calif., as a sustainability trailblazer and for achieving zero waste to landfill. The bakery also has a strong partnership with the Modesto Gospel Mission, bringing volunteer bakery employees to help staff the homeless shelter’s soup kitchen. Not only has the partnership helped the mission in terms of volunteers and baked goods, but the bakery has benefitted by meeting individuals who became valuable employees. Additionally, the Modesto bakery made heavy investments into robotics for its shipping department reducing work injuries and resulting in more accurate go-to-market results. Purpose The information contained in this Handbook is designed as an advisory guide to assist The Company and our managers and supervisors with the effective management of personnel and is not meant to address every conceivable situation or issue that arises in the workplace. The provisions and guidelines contained in this Handbook and other policies are not binding on the Company and may be changed, interpreted, modified, revoked, suspended, terminated, or added to by the Company, in whole or in part, at any time, at the Company’s sole option, and without prior notice to employees. Please understand that the Company cannot anticipate every type of circumstance and, thus, these polices are not intended to cover every situation which may arise or to create specific policy to be applied in every instance. Instead, these policies are intended only to give management general advice concerning personnel decisions. Of course, if any employee is subject to a collective bargaining agreement, that agreement supersedes any provisions of this Handbook that are in conflict. Also, as a basic premise, the Company will comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws. Since we operate in multiple states, we cannot list every situation where state and local laws and regulations may differ from those listed in these policies, but please understand that any practice or policy of the Company will be applied consistent with all applicable laws and regulations. In addition, nothing in this Handbook should be interpreted in a manner that unlawfully prohibits the right of employees to discuss the terms and conditions of employment with other employees or otherwise to engage in protected concerted activity under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The Company respects the Section 7 rights of employees and has and always will comply fully with its obligations under the NLRA, and the Company emphasizes that the policies in this Handbook and any other Company policy do not intend to cover conduct engaged in by employees that is protected by the NLRA. Employment-At-Will Nothing contained in this Handbook is intended to create, comprise, or define, nor should it be construed to constitute, any type of oral or written employment contract, promise, or guarantee, express or implied, between the Company

Employee Handbook January 2025