The owner of Nature’s Own, Wonder Bread, Roman Mill, Tastykake and other bakery brands has closed on the $120 million purchase of Mesa-based Alpine Valley Bread Co.

Nature's Own has rolled these small loaves out slowly. The brand released its Homestyle White and Ancient Grain in small loaves regionally last year, and added 100% Whole Wheat, Hawaiian, and ...

In 2015, Flowers Foods made two major acquisitions in the organic category — Dave’s Killer Bread and Alpine Valley Bread. Perhaps the largest “gap filler” in 2015 was a baking company that ...