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Hostess Could Be Saved. Union and Hostess Agree to Mediation.

Michael Rock — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:56:38 +0000

The Twinkie may have one last breath. It’s too much of an American instution to go down quietly! Fox Business News is reporting that a US bankruptcy court judge has convinced Hostess and the bakery union to start mediation hearings on Tuesday. The company was supposed to be in court seeking permission to go liquidate [...]

Five Hostess Snack Cakes We'll Miss The Most

BJ Ragone — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:45:20 +0000

Everyone is taking the news of Hostess closing up shop pretty hard. So we are going down memory lane and thinking about the little snack cakes we love the most. Hostess snack cakes were perfect. They were always the best ending to a bag lunch, or an after school snack. A sad time, as part [...]

How To Make Your Own Twinkies

BJ Ragone — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:50:28 +0000

With the news that Hostess is going out of business, there is more than likely a mad rush to the store to get the last few boxes. If you can't find any, there still might be hope.

Enjoying Our Last Twinkies Before Hostess Goes Out Of Business

JR — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:42:32 +0000

Say it isn’t so. This morning Hostess Brands Inc, the maker of Twinkies, Ho Ho’s and Wonder Bread said it will ask a bankruptcy judge for permission to liquidate after failing to obtain wage and benefit cuts from thousands of its bakery workers. No more Twinkies? How can it be? This great American snack has been [...]

Hostess Bakers On Strike – Is This The End of the Twinkie?

Billy Teed — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:46:35 +0000

First: A brief history. Twinkies were invented in Illinois in 1930 by James Alexander Dewar, a baker for the Continental Baking Company. Realizing that several machines used to make cream-filled strawberry shortcake sat idle when they were out of season, Dewar conceived a snack cake filled with banana cream, which he dubbed the Twinkie. He said he came up with the [...]