Flowers Bakeries Becomes Latest Supplier to Select viaLink for Data Synchronization

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2001--The viaLink Company (Nasdaq:VLNK - news) today announced that Flowers
Bakeries, a super-regional baking company and subsidiary of Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO - news), will use viaLink's syncLink(SM) for product, price and promotion synchronization.

``This newly formed three-way partnership with our customers and viaLink will keep us on the forefront in leveraging technology for the sake of augmenting our business relationships and processes,'' said Vyto Razminas, chief information officer for Flowers Bakeries. ``It will also solidify our lead in being a company that is easy to do business with. From a technological viewpoint, the
viaLink solution fits very well into our Information Technology infrastructure and plans.''

Flowers Bakeries is a super-regional baking company, headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., that serves almost 40% of the U.S. population. The company operates 26 bakeries and has a network of more than 3,000 independent distributors who deliver the company's fresh breads, rolls, and snack cakes daily to more than 70,000 retail and foodservice customers. Among the company's top
brands are Nature's Own soft variety breads, Cobblestone Mill specialty breads and BlueBird pastries and cakes. The company also markets bread under regional brands such as Sunbeam, Bunny, Evangeline Maid, Roman Meal, Country Hearth and ButterKrust.
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