Twinkies (or Wonderbread) No More: Hostess to Close

[Kabluey]

Hedge funds and private equity funds acting in a predatory or incompetent manner?
Happens all the time - and it's hard to tell how much debt the company's really in, given the amount claimed by the hedge funds could be way more than the same funds paid for the debts. Lenders have probably done the maths and figured they could sell the assets at fire sale prices for a profit while ditching any pay or pension obligations.

 

[HunterM]

I take care of my employees, and they're not union workers. They're lucky that I let them out of the basement to see daylight once a month.

 

[palbert]

They're back!!!

Twinkies Will Last Longer Than Before When They Hit Shelves Again

Hostess Brands LLC says the spongy yellow cakes will have a shelf life of 45 days when they start hitting shelves again July 15. That's nearly three weeks longer than the 26 days the previous owner had stated as the shelf life for Twinkies.

It also seems that some stores will receive frozen Twinkies, to which the store can affix its own expiration date.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/08/twinkies-shelf-life-longer_n_3562287.html

 

[borg69unimatrix]

A shelf life of DAYS??? I thought those things could survive decades/eons, and a nuclear war.

 

[palbert]

A shelf life of DAYS??? I thought those things could survive decades/eons, and a nuclear war.

Actually, I firmly believe that Planet of the Apes deleted the scene where Charlton Heston discovers a cache of hoarded Twinkies.

 

[SaskGuy]

Here in Canada, they were never gone. I wonder how many Americans came over just for twinkies?

While they were up here, I hope they discovered other Canadian candies... such as Coffee Crisp, Eat-More, Cherry Blossom, etc... the list goes on. Americans are missing out on a lot!