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| Main - General Forum - Hostess Bread Out of Business (Twinkies, Zingers, etc.) |
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Wow, could this be the end of a cultural icon? It would make for a great film idea though ("How The Union Killed The Twinkie"), even though it's very likely (almost a chance of 1) that their most popular brands will live on 
Still, I never thought this day would come  Just like Apu said, "You can't hurt a Twinkie!""Miracles happen, when you believe..."
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What would be funny is if one of the said workers wanted to get another job and the boss kicked them out because he really wanted a Twinkie. "GET OUT OF HERE TWINKIE MURDERER!"
But I think someone may try to buy it out and produce it again. At least for the sake of having them again. The funny thing is I had some for "good old time sake" just a few weeks ago. Before then I haven't had one in years. |
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They don't even sell anything hostess around where I live. They sell snacks & bread from another country that's cheaper here in Corona NY. My guess is that companies are going for the cheaper brand because of the bad economy here in the USA.
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Eh, I don't like them too much but it is the small things in life which are great.  |
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Blaming the death of Hostess on the union is like blaming the death of GM or Chrysler pre-bailout on the UAW / CAW.
Since 2002, they've had 6 CEOs - none turned the company around. In 2004 they declared bankruptcy, and the union then agreed to huge concessions. The company saved $110 million from this but didn't put a dime back into their business. They haven't turned a profit in ages. Since 2004 they've closed 21 factories and killed thousands of jobs. No concession by the union would have had the company remain alive another 5 years. And even 5 would have been unlikely. An acquisition of its top brands by a real company that knows how to turn a profit (ex: Kraft) would be their only saving grace, and has been the case since they were bought by a private equity firm. Private equity firms rarely if ever actually turn companies around (think Bain Capital). |
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We used to have a Wonder bread factory in Downtown Akron. That made the University smelled like warm bread. That factory closed down last year and the University ended up buying it. I guess the reason was clear.. the company was losing a lot of money.
Well it does look like a few companies are going to buy the assets. One of which is Bimbo bread co out of Mexico. I don't remember the other companies but it l know the Twinkies will not be dead forever. The Dynamic Profile Administrator™"Never Knows Best" Note: if you can see this my layout broke. ALL THE CREDITS WILL BE REVEALED!! 'Victory Noriko' by @thatsheepagain. 'Chibi Dance Noriko' by @Haru__Kitsu. 'Deity's Night Out (Featuring Gabbie)' by @thatsheepagain Noriko Emotes by @Haru__Kitsu. Side Bar Noriko by @thatsheepagain 'Noriko's Nature Walk' by @projectTiGER_ Emotive Noriko by @thatsheepagain. "Space Candy Noriko" by BerryVerrine. "Super Sharp Noriko" by Xionfes. A gift illustration from the wonderful EverKinzPony! "Magical Girl Noriko" by @cute_hospital! "Patient Chibi Noriko" by @Ruii_ki! 'Dapper '60s Noriko' by @thatsheepagain. 'Shiny Chibi Noriko' by @inioli. 'Flower Veil Noriko' by @Sushiee_. 'Noriko in Realism' by @_Sarybuu. 'Noriko's Midnight Adventure' by @projectTiGER_ 'Yukata Noriko' by @yunyunmaru_ 'Birthday Wishes Noriko' by @thatsheepagain |
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