Valin Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 AP:1/12/12Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is filing for bankruptcy protection, blaming troubles with its pension and medical benefits obligations, increased competition and tough economic conditions.The Chapter 11 filing on Wednesday comes just two years after a predecessor company emerged from bankruptcy proceedings.(Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Not a twinkie fan but it is an American institution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 When I was a little girl I loved Twinkies. The cake seemed light and fluffy and they had a really good flavor. Today, the cake seems dense and flavorless, and the oily, oily filling doesn't have much flavor either. Ugghh! Perhaps childhood made this 'treat' taste better. I do agree, Geee, they are an American institution and it is always hard for me to see American companies fail. I haven't researched . . . are they still an American company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyM Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 blaming troubles with its pension and medical benefits obligations Union involvement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 blaming troubles with its pension and medical benefits obligations Union involvement? HAH, RandyM, No sooner did I get those exact words out of my mouth than I saw your post! (Great minds and all that, don't ya know.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Blame it on removing the snack machines from the schools... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I'm sure they did it just to spite Glenn Beck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 After many years of diligent research and deeply questioning the finest minds of the subject (at no small risk to life and limb I might add), (translation 5 mins. on google) I have discovered the sad truth. Contrary to popular myth Twinkies (species peniculus, genus crustum) only have a shelf life of 25 days....so eat em up fast! Fun Facts about Twinkies Amaze your friends and neighbors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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