INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Flowers Foods, Inc. of a Class Action Lawsuit & a Lead Plainti...

The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Flowers Foods, Inc. (“Flowers Foods” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FLO) between February 7, 2013 and August 10, 2016.

You are hereby notified that a securities class action has commenced in the USDC for the Southern District of New York. If you purchased or otherwise acquired Flowers Foods securities between February 7, 2013 and August 10, 2016, your rights may be affected by this action. To get more information go to: http://www.zlk.com/pslra/flowers-foods-inc.

The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, defendants issued false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (a) Flowers Foods improperly classified employees as independent contractors; (b) the misclassification exposed Flowers Foods to legal liability and/or negative regulatory action; and (c) proper classification would have a negative impact on Flowers Foods’ operations.

If you suffered a loss in Flowers Foods you have until October 11, 2016 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff. To obtain additional information, contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at [e-mail] or by telephone at [phone], toll-free: [phone], or visit http://www.zlk.com/pslra/flowers-foods-inc.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience representing investors in securities litigation involving financial fraud, and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

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Levi & Korsinsky, LLPJoseph E. Levi, Esq.Tel: [phone]Toll Free: 877-363-5972Fax: [phone]www.zlk.com