murve33 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Yeah, no fear, junk food lovers - those brands will live on, just under new management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 A sad day for Woody Harrelson, if you've seen Zombieland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murve33 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankie5fingers Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 my twinkie puts the cream in hostess and little debbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colunga Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 "Twinkie" has too much draw to die. I think they'll just sell off the rights to call a product "twinkie" tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 A sad day for Woody Harrelson, if you've seen Zombieland. [youtubehd]RgsNFGER7HE[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 [youtubehd]QWYJWgbsd38[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-_FO9p8Xdg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO29Pz2Hw5w ^1:01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 [youtubehd]11_Kw7XbPZo[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 A sad day for Woody Harrelson, if you've seen Zombieland. [youtubehd]RgsNFGER7HE[/youtubehd] Bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows and Labyrinths Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 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 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Agreed. I haven't eaten these shitty products since grade school. edit: Zebracakes were OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows and Labyrinths Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 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 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 I want one of those orange cupcakes now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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