No More Twinkies? Hostess Shutting Down
Company to close its doors, citing worker strike.
Will there be a run on Twinkies and Ding Dongs today? Some of America's guiltiest pleasures could soon disappear from the grocery store shelves after their parent company, Hostess Brands, announced it plans to go out of business, citing a labor union worker strike on top of a first bankruptcy earlier this year. Wonder Bread Hostess has bakeries and retail outlets all over the country, including several in Virginia. The closest one to Northern Virginia is in Fredericksburg. The company employs close to 19,000 people and cites high labor costs as well as rising costs for flour and sugar, key ingredients for its baked goods. "Many people have worked incredibly long and hard to keep this from happening, but now Hostess Brands has no other …
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Bob Bruhns
2:28 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012
I noticed a shortage of Wonder Bread last week, and I thought it was strange. It will be interesting to see how this story develops. Consumer Reports said once that Wonder Buttermilk bread was the only bread they found that could sustain life. That's interesting, even though the test used lab rats. Apparently the rats could not survive on any other bread. more ›