THOMASVILLE, GA — Fourteen Flowers Foods bakeries earned an ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, placing them in the top 25% of all US commercial bread and roll bakeries for energy efficiency.
To qualify for the certification, bakeries must meet strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency.
“Becoming an Energy Star-certified facility takes teamwork and dedication,” said Margaret Ann Marsh, VP of safety, sustainability and environmental at Flowers Foods. “We are honored to celebrate our bakeries who have achieved this recognition multiple times, and to congratulate the three Flowers bakeries that were added to the list for the first time in 2023.”
Eight-time honorees
- Flowers Baking Co. of Norfolk | Virginia
- Holsum Bakery of Tolleson | Arizona
- Flowers Baking Co. of El Paso | Texas
Seven-time honorees
- Flowers Baking Co. of Tyler | Texas
- Lynchburg Organic Baking Co. | Virginia
Six-time honorees
- Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co. | Alabama• Flowers Baking Co. of Batesville | Arkansas
Five-time honorees
- Mesa Organic Baking Co. | Arizona
- Flowers Baking Co. of Henderson | Nevada
Four-time honoree
- Flowers Baking Co. of Houston | Texas
Three-time honoree
- Lepage Bakeries — Park Street | Maine
Inaugural honorees
- Leeland Baking Co. | Texas
- Flowers Bakery of Suwanee | Georgia
- Canyon Bakehouse | Colorado
All Flowers locations seek opportunities to improve energy efficiency and continuously monitor energy and emissions with an online energy management program that helps identify and resolve unusual changes in energy consumption. Some of those opportunities include energy-saving measures such as LED lighting, compressed air upgrades and heat recovery projects that reuse waste from ovens to heat water and the bakery.
