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Twinkies Coming Back is the Greatest News Ever!

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:30:24 +0000

The long national nightmare is over. Twinkies are coming back! The iconic cupcake will return to stores this summer after a pair of private equity companies agreed to buy Hostess. Apollo Global Management, LLC and Metropoulos & Co. will purchase the Hostess and Dolly Madison brands for $410 million. Metropoulous & Co. founder and CEO [...]

Hostess Going Out Of Business – R.I.P. Hostess Twinkie

Michael Scott — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:28:05 +0000

Sad snack news y’all…Hostess is going out of business, so kiss your Twinkies bye bye…

No More Twinkies? Say It Aint So!

Bruce Mikells — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:50:58 +0000

Twinkies as it turns out do have a natural enemy. That enemy is striking workers at the Hostess Bakery. Or perhaps the enemy is the management of Hostess. Regardless a labor dispute has threatened to put the entire company into bankruptcy.

10 Absurd Consequences of Hostess Filing for Bankruptcy

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:21:13 +0000

Hostess, which makes such iconic foods as Wonder Bread and Twinkies, has filed for bankruptcy. The company is some $860 million in debt, so clearly some restructuring is in order.

What happens now, you ask? Here are some possible scenarios of what may take place: