Hostess closing its doors.... no more Twinkies

I dont eat them....well sometime the donuts are good. But still 18k jobs lost is a loss no matter what angle you view it from IMO

 

All is not lost:

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/imported-twinkies-mexico-indestructible-snack-may-survive

 

I posted this in the funny pics thread before I knew this one was here.

 

Still, more jobs leaving the US. More will be created maybe through the distrubition, but the factory jobs will be lost here in the US

 

'mericuh

 

Economy in the crapper, unemployment at record high but all of a sudden the world cant live without a twinkie? No wonder we are up a creek, priorities are F**d up

 

^Exactly what I was thinking as well.

 

The Hostess employees should have purchased the company

 

Dat twinkie

 

Guess you had no ideal it was run by a hedge fund that's only concern was the money in their pockets until they could dump it.

 

link?

 

who cares. never ate anything by hostess, so im tired of thread after thread about this gayness.

 

I used to love the chocolate pies, but I think I've only had 1 or 2 in the last 20 years. Just something I never thought to buy when I saw them (which was not that common anyways).

My fav was always cupcakes and ding dongs. Ho-hos and Zingers were next on the list.

"2" qualifies as "thread after thread" (not counting the one that got locked)?

And I do understand that every forum has a couple of threads on the topic... that's expected.

 

the chocolate mini donuts were good...as is Wonder bread.

however, Little Debbie mini donuts are as good or better...and Bunny bread is the bomb.

and...although it's not to be discussed on this forum, the real story is the politics behind the closing. Hershey moved much of it's production to Mexico...I suspect we will see Taco Twinkies in our future.

 

Been in trouble for years not a stable co. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostess_Brands go to the union site they can tell you even more.

 

Mmmm... I forgot about the donuts.
Never liked Entemann's(sp?).

Never was a fan of white bread. My fav has always been Orowheat Rye, or Schat's Sheepherder or Sourdough.
Which reminds me... I need to make another trip to Bishop for bread and bacon.

Not a big fan of Little Debbie.
The chocolate wafer cookies (Nutty Bars) are good, but I don't care for her cake products. Wife brought home some Little Debbie "Hoho"s and "Dingdongs" and they just weren't the same.

They just paid for a bunch of street and signal upgrades and a new facility in Redlands about 5 or 6 years ago... is that gone?

 

thanks

but I see nothing in the Wiki link to support this:

"run by a hedge fund that's only concern was the money in their pockets until they could dump it"

 

I don't eat it regularlly...

but a peanut butter & jelly sandwich on white bread can be delightful.