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Fri Nov 16, 2012, 10:26 AM Nov 2012

Hostess Brands closing for good



NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Hostess Brands -- the maker of such iconic baked goods as Twinkies, Devil Dogs and Wonder Bread -- announced Friday that it is asking a federal bankruptcy court for permission to close its operations, blaming a strike by bakers protesting a new contract imposed on them.

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Hostess will move to sell its assets to the highest bidder. That could mean new life for some of its most popular products, which could be scooped up at auction and attached to products from other companies.

A letter that Hostess sent to its network of stores that carry its product said it expects "there will be great interest in our brands." But it said it could not give a time frame for when the sales would take place and its products would be available again.

More: http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/16/news/companies/hostess-closing/

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No more Twinkie cakes at redneck weddings? Warpy Nov 2012 #1

Warpy

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1. No more Twinkie cakes at redneck weddings?
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 01:31 PM
Nov 2012

Oh, Matilda, say it aint so!

I'm glad they waited until I developed an allergy to wheat. Those chemical cupcakes were my basic comfort food.

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