No More Twinkies?

[icemeister]

'Tis a dark day indeed...

Hostess Brands, the makers of Twinkies, Devil Dogs and Wonder Bread, has announced it is shutting down operations.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...wn?ft=1&f=1001

[baub]

Twinkies- not a big deal. But if they try to mess with Little Debbie Swiss Rolls...

[viceman]

say it aint so

[zxcb]

Looks like the union threw out the baby with the bathwater. Emporia KS now has 600 more unemployed.

[2sac]

They could revamp and keep the snack cakes alive. It's all about distribution. The biggest hurdle is shelf life. Believe it or not shelf life is only maybe 3 weeks tops. If Hostess could distribute there product thru a large region/nationwide distributor rather than route drivers. The grocer would be responsible for stocking the shelves, ordering , and QC at the shelf level. They could save a ton of cash. They would more than likely lose the mini mart business, but would hold onto the market business and probably the vending business.

[viceman]

with the push to legalize marijuana one would think there would be a increase in twinkie sales.

[tinman]

I thought twinkies had a unlimited shelf life.

[clifpaul]

goodbye old friend

[supertek65]

I think that is 18,000 jobs in kansas city if i heard correct and a total of 160,000 jobs!

Sad

[2sac]

with the push to legalize marijuana one would think there would be a increase in twinkie sales.

You'd think. In a previous life, raw cookie dough and McDonalds hot fudge sundaes were my munchies of choice

[shaworth1]

hay zxcb what about the greedy CEOs and upper management, you think they would take a eight percent cut in their pay.

[zxcb]

hay zxcb what about the greedy CEOs and upper management, you think they would take a eight percent cut in their pay.

I do not disagree that upper management and CEOs should have taken a pay cut, however, they are not union and had no part in calling the strike. Hostess has stated repeatedly that they do not have the resources to weather a strike.

[2sac]

They also filed for bankruptcy in the past. Bad business plan.