Flowers Foods is hungry for US expansion and plans to drive its newly acquired brands further across the country Flowers Foods is open-minded on the lookout for future acquisition opportunities and is committed to driving its portfolio into new US markets, its CEO says. Speaking to attendees at Barclay's 2014 Back to School conference in Boston last week, company CEO and president Allen Shiver said Flowers Foods was ready for growth in what was now a consolidated but competitive market.