Hostess may soon be another lost childhood memory

[MIB41]

Judge is making Hostess go back to the bargaining table. Twinkies (by Hostess) isn't dead just yet.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/19/hostess-union-hopes-buyer-will-put-employees-back-to-work/

[mego73]

Must resist the urge to make a dirty joke!

"Laid-off Hostess employee forced to look for cream-injecting job elsewhere"
-the Onion

[galaxyexplorer42]

Must resist the urge to make a dirty joke!

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Do ya ever read the Onion? It's usually a VERY funny, if sarcastic, weekly newspaper...

[Den82]

These morons putting twinkies up on eBay were laughable.

However, a local couple who I see almost every weekend at Estate Sales who sell on eBay (I hate them, they sell trash to people yet the guy acts like a hot shot picker) are trying to sell cupcakes for $500 with 25% going to Sandy victims. That ****es me off even more. Trying to profit off tragedy.

[4NDR01D]

I hate to admit it, but I sorta jumped on the twinkie/ebay bandwagon today. Not twinkies, but a Twinkie the Kid Twinkie container. I had almost bought one for myself about a month ago as they were at Zeller's for $5, (I didn't pick it up then as I've abandoned my character toy collection due to lack of space), so today I picked up 4. Some have sold as high as $50+ but I'm looking to get a reasonable $20 and sell while the selling's good.

[VintageMike]

Nice effort by the judge but it put off the inevitable, the forced talks were unsuccessful and Hostess will close as planned.

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Twinkie-maker-Hostess-to-close-down-sell-brands-4057768.php

[jwyblejr]

I was in a Merita's store(they're also owned by Hostess),only thing they had left was bread for 50 cents a loaf.

[boynightwing]

I haven't had Twinkies in years. I should see if I can get some at the grocery store. If not, oh well. Maybe Disney will buy them out for 4 Billion dollars?

[Bruce Banner]

Twinkies are back! Legendary cake set to return to shelves in coming months but under new ownership
Hostess Brands Inc. said in bankruptcy court on Friday that it is narrowing down the bids it received for its brands
Expects to sell off Twinkies and other snack cakes to separate buyers to its bread products

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251906/Twinkies-Legendary-cake-set-return-shelves-coming-months-new-ownership.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Still hoping for updates on this story.

[hobub]

I never cared much for Twinkies but what about my fav, Ho-Hos? And don't tell me that Little Debbie Swiss Rolls are the same cause they're not!

[Mikey]

I bought a box of Twinkies about a month before they shut down

I dunno, they tasted like crap ... Almost had a weird perfumie after-taste

Wonder if the workers were already doing something to them.

I wound up returning them

[VintageMike]

I know Wonder Bread has been sold, but whomever is going to buy the snacks need sot act fast. The signature Hostess products have now been replaced in most major outlets.
In the supermarket, Little Debbie had cloned the cupcakes and has Twinkies under the name "Cloud cakes". In the Gas Stations knock off brand "Mrs. Freshlys" has taken over with cupcakes, Fruit Pies and their re-named "Dreamies".

[Mikey]

Mrs Freshly used to make great cookies

[Random Axe]

From a couple of article I've read, Wal Mart is strongly considering buying the brand and stocking them exclusively in their stores and Sam's. I seems like a perfect corporate marriage.