DENVER – It’s been a year since Hostess launched “the sweetest comeback in the history of ever”, but strange odors have some consumers questioning that. “I wouldn’t eat these,” said Johanna Jamison after smelling the white powdered Donettes. The Hostess Facebook page is filled with posts from consumers who said when they opened the […]

Good news Twinkies fans, your long-missing snack fix is due back on shelves on July 15. The announcement was made by Daren Metropoulos, principal of Metropoulos & Co., one of the two companies that bought the rights to Twinkies and other snack brands from the bankrupt Hostess Brands earlier this year. The new Twinkies box […]

PHOENIX – The last batch of Twinkies and other Hostess products was sold to a company in Chicago, according to a Tuesday report. InvestorPlace.com reported that Jewel-Osco, a Chicago-based chain, bought more than 20,000 boxes of Twinkies and 5,000 boxes of other Hostess products, clearing out the entire last batch of Hostess products. Mike Siemenas, […]

After driving the company into bankruptcy, getting rid of 18,000 jobs, and sending the snack world into a frenzy a judge ruled that it was ok for 19 senior executives to receive more than 1.8 million dollars in bonus pay!  Apparently its ok to fire union workers for “asking too much” and break off the […]

(CNN) – The company that makes Twinkies, Ho-Ho’s and Wonderbread is officially a bust. A federal bankruptcy judge finalized the liquidation of Hostess Brands, the company that makes the iconic baked goods. As part of the judgment, senior executives involved in winding down the company will receive bonuses ranging from $7400 to more than $130,000. […]

NEW YORK — The future of Twinkies is virtually assured. Hostess Brands Inc. said Thursday that it’s in talks with 110 potential buyers for its iconic brands, which also include CupCakes, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos. The suitors now include at least five national retailers such as supermarkets, a financial adviser for the company said […]

  http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/national/judge-orders-hostess-to-mediate-with-union Twinkies won’t die that easily after all. Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union will go into mediation to try and resolve their differences, meaning the company won’t go out of business just yet. The news came Monday after Hostess moved to liquidate and sell off its assets in bankruptcy court citing […]

Hostess Brands and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union agreed to mediation on Monday, according to a tweet from CNBC. The agreement will reportedly prevent a Hostess liquidation, which the company announced Friday could be imminent. The Bakers’ Union had been fighting a proposal to significantly cut worker pay and pensions, […]

NEW YORK – Twinkies may never die. Wonder Bread probably won’t either. Even after Hostess Brands announced that it is shuttering its operations Friday, the company, which entered bankruptcy protection for the second time in January, is expected to find buyers for its iconic brands that include Twinkies, Ho Ho’s, Sno Balls, and Wonder Bread, […]

Hostess Brands Inc., the makers of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread, says it’s going out of business, leading some Americans to stock up on the sweet processed treats in case they disappear from shelves. The stunning announcement is the result of a bankruptcy and labor dispute, the Associated Press reports. More than 18,000 jobs […]