Goodbye To A Heroes Weapon Of Last Resort- Hostess Fruit Pies

[Wee67]

Hostess announced it is shuttering its bakeries and plants. The Twinkee is dead. Well, they do have a pretty good shelf life so they'll probably be around for a while longer.

Irving, TX – November 16, 2012 – Hostess Brands Inc. today announced that it is winding down operations and has filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking permission to close its business and sell its assets, including its iconic brands and facilities. Bakery operations have been suspended at all plants. Delivery of products will continue and Hostess Brands retail stores will remain open for several days in order to sell already-baked products.

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[dee T.]

That sucks

[enyawd72]

At least the memories will never fade...Spidey vs. June Jitsu. Hulk vs. Green Thumb. Daredevil vs. Johnny Punk.
Human Torch vs. the lady with giant hair and a supersonic blow dryer. If a villain was after gold, Twinkies were your weapon. Fruit pies could stop anyone...even the Hulk having a bad day, and those chocolate cupcakes...they came out only as a last resort.

Marvel should print a compilation of all those ads.

[Wee67]

Marvel should print a compilation of all those ads.

Not Marvel, but-

http://www.seanbaby.com/hostess.htm

[Allie Fox]

Everyone looks like they are waving goodbye except for Twinkie the Kid. He's saying, "*** Pardner?"

[Earth 2 Chris]

Sad day. But just watch, those products and their brands will return. Their too famous for someone NOT to snatch up.

CHris

[toys2cool]

darn i forgot about those fruit pies

[Iron Mego]

Yes, they will return, just like Mother's cookies.

[Mikey]

At least we still have Tastie-Kake and Drakes left

[Mikey]

Everyone looks like they are waving goodbye except for Twinkie the Kid. He's saying, "*** Pardner?"

Wasn't there in Indian cheif character ?

[Rallygirl]

Our local stores only sell Hostess and Little Debbie. When I got groceries yesterday, the Hostess section was almost completely empty.

[megomania]

I believe Drake's is under the Hostess brand...

Rayburn said he's hopeful that the company will find buyers for its roster of about 30 brands, which include Ho Hos, Dolly Madison, Drake's and Nature's Pride snacks.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Does Hostess own Butternut as well?

Chris

[noelani72]

Sad day. But just watch, those products and their brands will return. Their too famous for someone NOT to snatch up.

CHris

agreed...just hope we aren't importing them.

[Donkey Hoatie]

A couple weeks ago, I saw some Hostess Pudding Pies in the store. My brothers were big fans of them in the 80s, so I bought these up and mailed them off. I treated myself to a Hostess Cherry Pie at the same time. After eating it, I remembered why I hadn't eaten one since about 1987 or so.

Still, I occasionally kept a stash of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho-Hos, and Cupcakes around the house for my daughter and I to binge on (my wife won't touch them). I'm sad to see them go, but know they'll be back in the markets again before you know it. Somebody will buy the company. The products won't taste the same, and won't feel the same, but they'll be back. In the meanwhile, I guess I'll have to rekindle my illicit affair with Little Debbie and her subpar versions of the same stuff.