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Twinkies Will Be Back In Stores By July – Made by Non-Union Workers [Video]

Steph — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:41:36 +0000

America’s favorite snack cake will be back in stores by July, but there’s a catch. Executive vice president of Hostess Brands, LLC, Michael Cramer, revealed late yesterday that the company will resume the production of America’s beloved Twinkie in July of this year. He fully expects the product to hit store shelves in the second [...]

Twinkies Are Coming Back! Your Childhood Can Stop Weeping Now [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:50:07 +0000

Twinkies are coming back! What a week this could be. News of Twinkies coming back and possibly a new Pope. Details here. 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 [...]

A Petition To The President to 'Nationalize Twinkies'

J. Patrick — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:56:27 +0000

Not that long ago the government subsidized the auto industry to save the American car companies. Now, there is a petition circulating for the government to do the same thing for "Hostess", the company that makes Twinkies. Now, with Hostess Brands closing up shop and heading for liquidation, some folks want President Obama to bail out the junk food industry.

The petition to "Nationalize the Twinkie industry." was started by a gentleman in Kansas City. The petition is posted on an official government website, "We The People". Interested in signing?.

Not So Fast: Twinkies & Hostess May Not Be Dead After All

George McIntyre — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:10:28 +0000

There may be new hope for the makers of Wonder Bread, and its 18,000 out-of-work employees.

Hostess Twinkies TV Commercials Through the Years [VIDEOS]

George McIntyre — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:46:58 +0000

A look back at some classic Twinkies commercials from the 1950s to the early 2000s.

Why Pay Thousands For Twinkies? Here's The Recipe.

Dan Seitz — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:23:12 +0000

In the wake of the closing of Hostess, many are worried that they won’t be able to get Twinkies, and driving the prices of the snack cakes up to absurd degrees on eBay. Good thing the recipe is easy to find, if you’re not made of money. Reddit user FinancialBabe recently posted a joke photo [...]

Hostess Out Of Business! 18,500 Workers Without Jobs, Production Halted As Of Today

Steph — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:26:46 +0000

It’s an iconic brand name and a staple in every school kid’s lunch box, but stock up now because production has been called to a halt as of today! Hostess Brands, the makers of Twinkies, Sno Balls, Donettes, Suzy Qs, Ho-Hos, Cup Cakes, Ding-Dongs and Wonder Bread have been engaged in an ongoing labor dispute [...]

Say Goodbye To The Twinkie! Hostess May Close By The End Of Today

Rod Prahin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:11:37 +0000

We could be getting near the end of the road for a few of our old time favorite American snack cakes.Hostess Brands Inc. said it will ask a U.S. bankruptcy judge for permission to liquidate if enough striking workers do not return to work by the end of Thursday to let the maker of Twinkies [...]

Twinkies Won't Last Forever; Hostess Filing Chapter 11

Stu Allen — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:28:22 +0000

According to the Wall Street Journal, the company that makes Twinkies and Wonder Bread is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as this week. This would be the second time that Hostess Brands, Inc. has filed for bankruptcy in less than a decade.