He Gone.

Hostess Brands, baker of iconic Twinkies cakes, said Friday it asked a court's permission to shut down the entire company after a strike crippled its operations.

The move shuts down one of the nation's oldest and largest producers of baked goods. Founded in 1930, it produces such well-known brands, aside from Twinkies, as Ding-Dongs, Ho Ho's, Sno Balls and Donettes, not to mention Wonder bread, which the company says is the best-selling white bread in the United States.

In a statement, Hostess said its bakery operations have been suspended at all plants and that it would lay off most of its 18,500 workers to focus on selling its assets. It said it has filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking permission to close its business and sell its assets, including 33 bakeries and 565 distribution centers.
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/hostess-maker-twinkies-ding-dongs-says-closing-business-1C7112898

The company said it would continue to deliver products and its stores would remain open for several days to sell already-baked products.

"The Board of Directors authorized the wind down of Hostess Brands to preserve and maximize the value of the estate after one of the company's largest unions, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), initiated a nationwide strike that crippled the company's ability to produce and deliver products at multiple facilities," Hostess said in the statement.


On Nov. 12, Hostess permanently closed three plants because of the strike. Two days later, the company announced that it would be forced to liquidate if enough workers did not return to restore normal operations by 5 p.m. ET Thursday.

"We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but we do not have the financial resources to weather an extended nationwide strike," said Gregory F. Rayburn, chief executive officer.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

You know the economy is bad when cartoon drawings start offing themselves.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

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Unions have killed twinkies. The America I know, ceases to exist.

From the title, I was afraid something untoward had befallen KS ...

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
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I am going to try to pick up a box of Twinkies at the grocery store this weekend.

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Twinkies, Wonder Bread and the rest arent going away. The brands are too established, someone will buy them and produce under those names.

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Mexican Brand Bimbo is licking its chops.

That Bimbo bread isnt too shabby either. I still usually purchase Aunt Millie's though.

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Thank you; I now know at least 1 other person in the world understands this.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

My guess is that the publicity and hysteria this news has created means that you are too late.

All the stay-at-homes filled their minivans with them hours ago.

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I love me some ding dongs.

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Which one's are shaped like hockey pucks?

Those are the best. If I'm gonna ingest beef tallow wrapped in artificial preservatives and sweeteners, I prefer them to be shaped like the sports I watch while downing an entire box of them.

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This is the only thing I really need someone else to purchase and keep producing. Keep the twinkies and cupcakes and the rest of that stuff.

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I don't know about anybody else, but I'm not paying to eat anything out of your pastry.

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We should merge the threads:

which pop diva could down the most hostess products in a single sitting?

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I like creampies.

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To eat?

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Adele
Jessica Simpson
Jennifer Hudson

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Aretha Franklin

Yeah, but only the outer edges.

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Take Hudson off the list. 3 years ago, no question.

Right now Mariah would eat Jennifer Hudson while she shopped for twinkies.

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Having Mexico produce twinkies just isn't the same.

Wow. They'll never make another twinkie ever again? That sucks.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Christina Aguilera could hold her own.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

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Spany those are Ding Dongs


BC

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No question. She's (partially) in the team photo.

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