We believe in the power of people from diverse backgrounds and experiences coming together under a common set of values to achieve uncommon results.
We aspire to be an inclusive workplace.
At Flowers, all perspectives are valued, all contributions are celebrated, and everyone has equal opportunity to learn, grow and succeed. As a way to foster a greater culture of belonging, we added inclusion training to our existing annual anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training.
We empower our people.
Our culture of appreciation and belonging means Flowers is a place where all employees can learn, grow, and thrive. We offer mentoring opportunities, apprenticeships, and learning and development programs across our organization. Additionally, our employee resource groups (ERGs) are open to everyone and designed to cultivate connections for employees with shared identities or interests.
We seek out new employees with diverse backgrounds and skillsets.
Flowers aims to attract employees through an inclusive recruiting process. A number of our bakeries actively champion second chance employment by recruiting formerly incarcerated individuals who are ready to re-enter the job market. We are building relationships with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to expand our reach and recruit more diverse talent.
We want to make Flowers even better.
We are committed to understanding more about each other and the value of each person’s contributions. And we are turning to our employees to help us chart what’s next on our DEI journey—through intentional conversations and anonymous surveys. Additionally, we are continuously monitoring our progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and we are investing to advance diversity and inclusion to move our company and the baking industry forward.