What's next for Twinkies maker Hostess Brands?
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt baker of Twinkies and Wonder bread, may attract bids for its brands from rival Flowers Foods Inc. and private equity firm C. Dean Metropoulos & Co.www.washingtonpost.com
Chris Christie: DON'T ask me about Twinkies
Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies, announced earlier in the day that the company will wind down operations, promptly laying off most of its 18,500 employees.www.nydailynews.com
Twinkies Maker Hostess Vows to Liquidate Company if Strikes Persist
The end for Twinkies may just be hours away. Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of the iconic snack, announced on Wednesday that it will liquidate the entire company if not enough striking employees return to work by Thursday evening.abcnews.go.com
Hostess Twinkies CEO tripled salary to $2.5m while preparing to file bankruptcy
Over the past eight years since the first Hostess bankruptcy, BCTGM members have watched as money from previous concessions that was supposed to go towards capital investment, product development, plant improvement and new equipment, was ...americablog.com
Hostess workers here lose jobs, but bakery worth big bucks
Hostess workers here lose jobs, but bakery worth big bucks. The company's bankruptcy filing will put a valuable South Lake Union property on the market and turn Hostess foods into collectibles as customers stock up while they last. By Seattle Times ...seattletimes.com
BAKERS UNION: Hostess Would Have Died Years Ago If It Weren't For Us
Hurt adds that a bankruptcy plan submitted by the company earlier this year was deemed unreasonable by a company-hired consultant because it would have done little to reduce debt while pinching workers, and called out Hostess executives' compensation ...www.businessinsider.com
Connie Wald, Whose Meals Became a Hollywood Tradition, Dies at 96
Published: November 17, 2012. Connie Wald, a Beverly Hills hostess whose dinner parties began during Hollywood's Golden Age and became an enduring social institution - part home-cooked casual, part parade of stars - died at her home on Nov. 10.www.nytimes.com
Why Hostess Twinkies Must Be Saved
The announcement that Hostess is closing forever should make any red-blooded American cringe. And hoard too. See Hostess closure sparks Twinkies rush. Some things are sacred to American culture. Quite apart from many other Hostess products, ...www.forbes.com
Hostess Seen Attracting Bids for Assets From Flowers
The 82-year-old maker of Hostess CupCakes, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos was undone by the strike after changes in American diets led to years of declining sales while ingredient costs and labor expenses climbed.www.businessweek.com
A Sno Ball's chance
We will mourn the loss of the Twinkie, the Ho-Ho and the rest of Hostess' snack cakes, if the company's bankruptcy should mean the treats' disappearance from supermarket shelves.www.nydailynews.com
Hostess workers, shoppers in East Bay worry, hope
(11-16) 17:41 PST Oakland -- After 25 years as a machine operator at the Hostess bakery in Oakland, Margarita Robles was looking forward to retiring in two years.www.sfgate.com
Hostess shuttering doors, ending era of iconic brands
The same cannot be said for Hostess Brands, the bankrupt baker responsible for Twinkies, Wonder Bread and other goods. The company said Friday it has asked a bankruptcy judge for permission to go out of business and lay off 18,500 workers, blaming a ...www.chicagotribune.com
Pabst Owner Metropoulos Considers Bid for Hostess Brands
C. Dean Metropoulos & Co., the private equity firm that owns Pabst Brewing Co., is considering an offer to buy Hostess Brands Inc., which said today it plans to liquidate its business.www.bloomberg.com
RIP Hostess Brands
With the announcement of the closure of the Hostess brand, the memories of Ring Dings resurfaced. I found myself mulling the loss of an item I have not eaten since before my bat mitzvah.blogs.forward.com
At Hostess plant, bittersweet feelings
From left, Lynn Ward, Bernadine Moore and Gloria Nelson, embrace after leaving work for the last time outside the Butternut Bread facility in Cincinnati on Friday.www.usatoday.com
Hostess liquidation expected to draw hungry buyers
(Reuters) - If Hostess Brands wins court approval to liquidate next week, it is likely to encounter substantial demand for its portfolio of iconic snack cakes and baked goods like Twinkies and Wonder Bread, investors and industry experts said on Friday ...www.reuters.com
Hostess shutdown puts 600 out of work in northern Utah
Irma Holleman has a hard time finding Hostess products at the Hostess Bakery Thriftshop in Salt Lake City Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.www.deseretnews.com
Hostess Closes Its Doors
Welcome,. Profile; Logout. You're watching... Hostess Closes Its Doors. Advertisement. Details. Description. Hostess CEO Greg Rayburn on the worker strike that ultimately shutdown the age-old twinkie maker. Duration 4:58; Date Nov 16, 2012 ...video.foxbusiness.com
Hostess's closing leaves a hole in many lives
The Wonder Hostess Bakery Thriftshop is shown at the Utah Hostess plant in Ogden, Utah, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Hostess Brands Inc. is warning striking employees that it will move to liquidate the company if plant operations don't return to normal ...www.newschief.com
Kansans stock up on Hostess goodies; Emporia mourns job losses
Striking worker Joe Locey pickets outside a Hostess Brand plant, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, in Biddeford, Maine. Hostess, the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, plans to go out of business, lay off its 18,500 workers and sell its snack cake and bread brands.www.kansas.com
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