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Save The Twinkies!!!

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.

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.

The company, which filed for bankruptcy in January for the second time since 2004, said it had filed a motion with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain in White Plains, New York, for permission to shut down and sell assets.

The Irving, Texas, company has 565 distribution centers and 570 bakery outlet stores, as well as the 33 bakeries. Its brands include Wonder, Nature's Pride, Dolly Madison, Drake's, Butternut, Home Pride and Merita, but it is probably best known for Twinkies -- basically a cream-filled sponge cake.

NO JOKE - I was was Macy's Wednesday and there was a T-shirt that said "Save The Twinkies" with a pic on the front. THEN I read this story.

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I should'a bought the t-shirt!!!

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Reply #1 posted 11/16/12 7:47am

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I can't eat those things. shake

I think it stems from childhood trauma:

I was on a field trip- this hiking thing.

We had to leave our bag lunches on the hot bus...
My Mom had packed a pb&j sandwich, a Twinkie, and something to drink. Everything was hot and squashed, but I ate it.

A little while later... barf

I haven't eaten a Twinkie since. hmph!

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Reply #2 posted 11/16/12 8:11am

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chocolate1 said:

I can't eat those things.

I think it stems from childhood trauma:

I was on a field trip- this hiking thing.

We had to leave our bag lunches on the hot bus...
My Mom had packed a pb&j sandwich, a Twinkie, and something to drink. Everything was hot and squashed, but I ate it.

A little while later...

I haven't eaten a Twinkie since.

pat

I desperately want to try one of those deep fried twinkies with raspberry sauce and powdered sugar that I saw on Food Network...but other than that, I let the kids have them all to themselves.

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Reply #3 posted 11/16/12 8:33am

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I think I'll run to the store and buy some.

They'll be collector items twenty years from now and still good to eat.

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Reply #4 posted 11/16/12 8:33am

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littlemissG said:

I think I'll run to the store and buy some.

They'll be collector items twenty years from now and still good to eat.

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Reply #5 posted 11/16/12 9:05am

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I'm sure they are available in Canada but I really don't recall ever seeing them for sale here.

But at the same time, I know I've had one before...when I was really, really young. I can't even remember what they taste like.

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Reply #6 posted 11/16/12 9:17am

RodeoSchro	What's going to happen in five years from now, when the greatest Christmas movie of all time is shown, and the key scene that involves Twinkies is going to go over all the young peoples' heads?!? How will they ever enjoy "Die Hard" to its fullest if they don't get the Twinkie references?!? [img:$uid]http://www.ronanlyons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/helen-lovejoy.jpg[/img:$uid]
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Reply #7 posted 11/16/12 9:17am

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Meh. The brand is still worth something. They'll sell it and the products will be back. shrug

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Reply #8 posted 11/16/12 9:30am

veronikka	Now I want that save the Twinkie T lol and wear it to the gym and I love twinkies, that creamy filling Rhythm floods my heart♥The melody it feeds my soul
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Reply #9 posted 11/16/12 9:42am

RodeoSchro said:

What's going to happen in five years from now, when the greatest Christmas movie of all time is shown, and the key scene that involves Twinkies is going to go over all the young peoples' heads?!?

How will they ever enjoy "Die Hard" to its fullest if they don't get the Twinkie references?!?

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Reply #10 posted 11/16/12 9:56am

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veronikka said:
Now I want that save the Twinkie T lol and wear it to the gym and I love twinkies, that creamy filling

I think I'm gonna go there after work and pick it up... lol

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Reply #11 posted 11/16/12 11:10am

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as long as there are still peeps in the world pray

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Reply #12 posted 11/16/12 11:21am

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At least there are Entenmann's and Tastykakes.

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Reply #13 posted 11/16/12 11:24am

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Genesia said:

Meh. The brand is still worth something. They'll sell it and the products will be back.

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Reply #14 posted 11/16/12 11:37am

runphilrun said:

RodeoSchro said:

What's going to happen in five years from now, when the greatest Christmas movie of all time is shown, and the key scene that involves Twinkies is going to go over all the young peoples' heads?!?

How will they ever enjoy "Die Hard" to its fullest if they don't get the Twinkie references?!?

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Reply #15 posted 11/16/12 2:22pm

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The hell with them. I prefer cubs and bears. evillol

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