Hostess Closing

[Corrine]

On this side of the pond, the big news the past few days is that Hostess is shutting down. The company had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year. The latest issue was with the Baker's Union strike.

There is/was a local Hostess facility here and my uncle drove a delivery truck. One of my fondest memories as a little girl was checking the mailbox and finding a package of Hostess Cupcakes that he left for me. I always thought it was special that I'd get to go to the annual "Hostess family picnic" every summer.

A friend told me that she hoped to stock up on HoHo's but the major grocery store in our area was sold out yesterday. She said she did find a couple of boxes at a smaller local store.

For Twinkies fans, you can make your own with this recipe: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38681...e-twinkies-uncertain-try-recipe/#.UKgfEYYqIcs

Story: Twinkies maker Hostess going out of business

Nearly 18,500 workers will lose their jobs as the company succumbs to the crippling effects of a nationwide union strike.
By MSNMoney partner Fri 9:37 AM

By Tanya Agrawal, Reuters

Hostess Brands, the bankrupt maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, said it has sought court permission to go out of business after failing to get wage and benefit cuts from thousands of its striking bakery workers.

Hostess said a national strike by members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union that began last week had crippled its ability to produce and deliver products at several facilities.

The liquidation of the company will mean that most of its 18,500 employees will lose their jobs, Hostess said on Friday.

The 82-year-old company said it took the decision to shut down after determining that not enough employees had returned to work by a deadline on Thursday.

 

[A Guy]

While I will miss having the option to eat a Twinkie, Cupcake, Ho Ho, or Ding Dong, I haven't had any in quite some time. However, I get Wonder Bread all the time, and that I will surely miss. A Guy

 

[Anthony N]

Hmmmm, I wonder how wide spread that will be.

It'll be different seeing the selves empty at walmart.

 

[Wrench97]

It's a big topic over on Trucking Boards, seems the Teamsters took the pay cuts and the bakers union did a little more research to find the upper management was still getting some sizable bonuses while asking for cuts and refused.

Tastykake was always big around here, they went trough their own changes a couple of years ago and are not the same but still around.

 

[Corrine]

The shelves are empty here, Anthony. Saw this picture via Twitter yesterday. Looks like Walmart to me:

 

[The Howling Wolves]

The shelves are empty here, Anthony. Saw this picture via Twitter yesterday. Looks like Walmart to me:

Corrine,
To bad we don't have photo's of those purchasing this garbage food!
Dollars to donuts( no pun intended ) those that did are probably 25#'s or higher are overweight and bulging at the seams!
Dennis

 

[Corrine]

Could be, Dennis, but then again, when I grew up "fast food" and store-bought sweets weren't all that common. Soups didn't come out of a can, cakes weren't made from mixes in a box. Although I don't remember the last time I had a Hostess Cupcake, they were considered a special treat. I suspect many people who grew up carrying their lunch to school likely remember the times they opened their lunch box and discovered a package of Twinkies inside. (Sadly, my lunches seldom varied from a sandwich of peanut butter & butter on Wonder Bread, wrapped in wax paper. Yes, my uncle left a loaf of Wonder Bread in the mailbox too.)

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Could be, Dennis, but then again, when I grew up "fast food" and store-bought sweets weren't all that common. Soups didn't come out of a can, cakes weren't made from mixes in a box. Although I don't remember the last time I had a Hostess Cupcake, they were considered a special treat. I suspect many people who grew up carrying their lunch to school likely remember the times they opened their lunch box and discovered a package of Twinkies inside. (Sadly, my lunches seldom varied from a sandwich of peanut butter & butter on Wonder Bread, wrapped in wax paper. Yes, my uncle left a loaf of Wonder Bread in the mailbox too.)

Corrine,
Being almost older than dirt, yes I remember the days of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and a few homemade chocolate chip cookies.
Having just a working mother of four, some of our supper delights were potato soup or ham and bean soup.
Once in awhile the customers in a liquor store, down below us, would chip in an buy groceries for us.
This year I am gathering money from our neighbors and will donate money or groceries for the homeless at several of the nearby shelters.

 

[Anthony N]

The shelves are empty here, Anthony. Saw this picture via Twitter yesterday. Looks like Walmart to me:

SAD!

That isn't cool.

Why do I get the feeling that Walmart will put their snacks and Little Debbies there.

Oh and I don't have a picture of our store but I did call, our walmart has one more DC (Distro) truck at the loading docks. They said it had came Friday but they aren't going to unload it till Monday morning. (Frozen snacks anyone?)

 

[A Guy]

I see where it's likely someone will buy the rights/recipe for Twinkies. I bought some Sara Lee white bread today, haven't tried it yet. Never cared for the snake foods from other companies, born and raised on Hostess...oh well. A Guy