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Judge Approves Hostess Snack Food Sales

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:54:00 +0000

Twinkies, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs will go to a pair of private equity firms. Wonder Bread will be sold to snack food maker Flowers Food. The Beefsteak brand of bread will go to a Mexican company.

Booches' Famous Burgers Seek New Buns After Hostess Plant Closes

Scott Pham — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:32:00 +0000

Twinkie hoarders, artists, and Ding Dong enthusiasts weren't the only consumers affected when Hostess started shutting down plants across America just a few weeks ago.

Judge Approves Hostess' Plan To Liquidate

Eyder Peralta — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:02:00 +0000

Maybe the end is nigh, after all.

A judge has approved Hostess' plan to liquidate the company, all but assuring that the maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Donettes and Wonder Bread will cease to exist.

The New York Times reports:

"Judge [Robert] Drain's motion spells the almost certain end of Hostess, an 82-year-old bakery that survived the Great Depression, numerous wars and countless low-carb diets.

Maybe Twinkies Do Last Forever: Union, Hostess Headed To Mediation

Mark Memmott — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:17:00 +0000

"Twinkies Saved! Hostess, Bakers Union Agree to Mediation, Avoiding Shutdown."

That's the "alert" this hour at CNBC.com.

Reuters has issued this "bulletin":

"US BANKRUPTCY JUDGE SAYS PARTIES AGREE TO MEDIATION ON TUESDAY IN HOSTESS CASE."

And according to The Associated Press:

"Hostess Brands Inc.

Hostess Brands To Begin Selling Its Assets

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:49:00 +0000

Transcript

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And our last word in business: Twinkie rush.

Hostess Brands today begins the process of selling off its assets in a bankruptcy court in New York. That process has struck fear in the hearts of lovers of the sugary-sweet Hostess products, like Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos. Sensing a Twinkie panic and a possible shortage, over the weekend some entrepreneurs took to eBay, offering up many Hostess brands at some very exorbitant prices.

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:

How about $10,000 for a box of Twinkies?