Hostess Brands are Closing for Good

[murve33]

I don't understand why they don't get enough business. They got a bad rep of being extremely fattening, but that fear obviously hasn't halted America's ongoing Bacon obsession (and, you know, obesity).

 

The nail in this company's coffin is apparently a baker's strike.

 

I'm going to head to my local outlet store and buy them out of Sno-Balls, Zingers, and Twinkies. I wish I had a big freezer.

 

 

Oh yea, here's a link: http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/16/news/companies/hostess-closing/

Edited November 16, 2012 by Murveman

[Rubin Farr]

Yeah that strike backfired on them. Reading most of their blue chip brands will be sold off to the likes of Sarah Lee, Kraft Foods, Kellogg, etc.

[Joyrex]

Yeah, no fear, junk food lovers - those brands will live on, just under new management.

[luke viia]

i clicked on this thread thinking "awesome!" but the brands live and the jobs die. that's pretty much the worst case scenario for hostess closing.

Edited November 16, 2012 by luke viia

[Joyrex]

i clicked on this thread thinking "awesome!" but the brands live and the jobs die. that's pretty much the worst case scenario for hostess closing.

 

Only if you're making Twinkies

[ambermonk]

A sad day for Woody Harrelson, if you've seen Zombieland.

[murve33]

Yeah, no fear, junk food lovers - those brands will live on, just under new management.

I'm just worried because all of the news people are saying it's the end of Twinkies. Guess they have to sensationalize everything though.

 

I hope new management takes over the recipe, and then makes them cheaper. They can hardly compete with Mrs. Freshley's and Little Debbie price-wise.

 

Oh yea, related. Been wanting to try this since I saw the movie.

 

[spratters]

RE: Twinkies. I've got a couple of things I bought back from the US when I was there as a kid. One of them being a twinkie holder called Twinkie the kid. Cowboy hat, lasso the lot.

[Guest theSun]

the reason hostess is closing is obvious.

 

little debbie sells the same snack type things for half the price. there are people that say they aren't the same thing but come on

[Guest Frankie5fingers]

NOOOOOOO!!!!!! if there are no more twinkies then what am i supposed to eat in post-nuclear apocalyptia!? everyone knows its the only food that can survive a nuclear blast!

[Redruth]

my twinkie puts the cream in hostess and little debbie

Edited November 17, 2012 by Redruth

[colunga]

"Twinkie" has too much draw to die.

I think they'll just sell off the rights to call a product "twinkie" tho

[Guest Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]

A sad day for Woody Harrelson, if you've seen Zombieland.

 

 

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[Rubin Farr]

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[joshuatxuk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-_FO9p8Xdg

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO29Pz2Hw5w

 

^1:01

[Redruth]

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[ambermonk]

A sad day for Woody Harrelson, if you've seen Zombieland.

 

 

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Bingo.

[Meadows and Labyrinths]

i kind of don't care about this actually at all. i'd munch on those things every once in a while but i never could bring myself to buy it. being a chef myself, i realize there are way better avenues available for desserts, which are a fairly small portion of my nutritional intake.

 

good riddance to a shit product !

[vamos scorcho]

Agreed. I haven't eaten these shitty products since grade school.

 

edit: Zebracakes were OK.

Edited November 17, 2012 by vamos scorcho

[Meadows and Labyrinths]

also, there's a joke to be made about marijuana slowly becoming legal and Hostess going out of business. maybe if they could just stick it out for a couple more years they'd be seeing their best numbers yet !

[Braintree]

I want one of those orange cupcakes now.