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Twinkies Are Coming Back in the Greatest News Ever

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:27:24 +0000

The long national nightmare is over. Twinkies are coming back! The iconic cupcake will return to stores this summer after a pair of private equity companies agreed to buy Hostess. Apollo Global Management, LLC and Metropoulos & Co. will purchase the Hostess and Dolly Madison brands for $410 million. Metropoulous & Co. founder and CEO [...]

Cancel the Benefit Concert — Twinkies Have Been Saved!

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:25:10 +0000

In November, the nation went into panic mood when word spread that Hostess was about to go giant, bloated-with-sugar belly up. There were reports of shoppers hoarding Hostess fare such as Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Donettes. Cooler heads predicated that the iconic brands would quickly be bought up, and be back on the shelves faster than you can [...]

There Is a Petition for Obama to Nationalize Twinkies

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:00:38 +0000

When the US auto industry was in jeopardy four years ago President Obama stepped in with a bailout package. Now it's the American junk food industry that's in peril, with Hostess Brands closing up shop and heading for liquidation, and some want Obama to take an even more drastic step.

Daniel B. of Kansas City has started a petition for the president to "Nationalize the Twinkie industry."