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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted
from the Flowers
Industries, Inc. Consolidated Statement of Income for the twelve
weeks and 
twenty-four weeks ended December 13, 1997 and the Flowers
Industries, Inc. 
Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 13, 1997 and is qualified
in its 
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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JUN-27-1998
<PERIOD-START>                             JUN-29-1997            
SEP-21-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-13-1997            
DEC-13-1997
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     10,178
<SECURITIES>                                         0            
          0
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    153,623
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          0
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    106,598
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    294,882
<PP&E>                                         760,778            
    760,778
<DEPRECIATION>                                 321,470            
    321,470
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    933,336
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    253,895
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          0
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          0
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          0
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     55,398
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    293,782
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    933,336
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    404,566
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    406,133
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    209,307
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  677,393            
    382,694
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          0
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          0
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      5,442
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     23,439
<INCOME-TAX>                                    14,939            
      8,947
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  0            
          0
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          0
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          0
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    (8,842)
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     13,028
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       0.15
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       0.15
        

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