Hostess Brands, Inc.

Don't blame the union in the great Twinkie debacle of 2012

2013-01-02 03:00:00

America lost one of its iconic brands last month when Hostess, maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other staples of postwar Middle America, closed up shop. The announcement was an occasion for wags to litter the Internet with jokes about the...

What Twinkies teach us about labor relations

2012-11-27 03:00:00

The Great American Twinkie Crisis illuminates what is wrong with the relationship between management and labor in this country. Hostess, the company that, since the 1930s, has provided our nation with snacks that are nearly indestructible, now threatens...

Eagle Archive: Where were you when Twinkie the Kid and Captain Cupcake died?

2012-12-08 16:08:00

November 21, 2012, was a sad day. As many were looking forward to sharing Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family; Hostess Brands, the makers of Twinkies, Wonder Bread, Ding Dongs and many other culinary delights high in the food pyramid,...

An unhealthy fear of fatty foods

2012-11-20 13:06:51

By now all of the Twinkies, Ho Hos and other Hostess baked goods have been stripped from grocery store shelves — and countless tributes paid via Tweets, blogs and Facebook posts. After more than 80 years in business, Hostess declared it was going...

Good riddance, Twinkies

2012-11-22 12:30:00

I watched the TV news in astonishment as people were loading their cars in Glen Burnie with Hostess Twinkies upon word that the company is folding. Truth be told, it appears some of those people really didn't need to enhance their diets with the sugar-...

Hostess shutdown prompts snack cake buying binge

2012-11-16 16:58:00

Soon after hearing that Hostess Brands Inc. was shutting down for good, Lisa Renee Clark wasted no time dashing out to the Wonder Hostess Bakery Thriftshop in Glen Burnie. But by midday Friday, she was almost too late. The Twinkies had sold out. Supplies...

Orioles prospect Kevin Gausman receives bad news -- about doughnuts

2012-11-16 10:38:00

Count Orioles first-round draft pick Kevin Gausman among those devastated by the news that snack food company Hostess is closing its doors. Other than his promise as a future�front-line, right-handed starter,�Gausman --�the fourth overall pick in June's...

With Hostess crumbling, books to turn to

2012-11-16 10:02:00

Every junk food junkie in America is watching closely as Hostess Brands -- locked in a dispute with striking workers -- threatens to go out of business. I was never a big fan of Twinkies, but I've eaten more than my share of Hostess Cupcakes -- topped...

Hostess to reopen Illinois, Indiana bakeries

2013-04-30 04:44:02

Some former Hostess bakeries are getting ready to reopen, but the one in suburban Toledo will have to wait a little longer. Hostess Brands LLC said Monday that it will open bakeries in Indiana and Illinois, following announcements last week that it will...

Hostess to open bakeries in Indiana and Illinois

2013-04-29 15:02:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hostess Brands LLC said Monday that it will open bakeries in Indiana and Illinois, following announcements last week that it will reopen bakeries in Georgia and Kansas in its effort to bring back some of its snack brands....

Hostess opens more bakeries; Twinkie operations to start in May

2013-04-29 13:52:00

This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Crack open the Ho Hos and Twinkies you’ve been hoarding. The new Hostess Brands said Monday that it would open bakeries in Indianapolis, Indiana and Illinois. The...

New owners to restart Hostess bakery in Emporia

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Hostess Brands, under new ownership after it was sold in bankruptcy this winter, is starting the process of reopening the bakery in Emporia. The company will hire about 250 people for the plant in the coming weeks, starting in about two weeks, with...

It's not just that faux-creaminess and the many ritual ways to eat it (scoop out the filling first?; eat it like an ear of corn or like a hot dog?). It's the deeply useful metaphor of "Twinkies," a word describing something foolish and empty-calorie inconsequential.

2012-12-17 12:00:12

Hostess -- the maker of Twinkies, Zingers, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs -- has gone bankrupt and is liquidating its assets, but it may be too soon to say so long to its cream-filled confections. Big-name companies are sniffing out the possibility of gobbling up the Irving, Texas-based Hostess' brands.

2012-12-11 00:00:00