Lol, Chelene! Six boxes! I am no fan of Twinkies as a snack food, but this is so sad for the 18,500 jobs that may be lost.

If you let them, the Twinkies you bought today will stay nice and fresh for 80 years. I don't know how they do it, but Twinkies never go bad. It's like a parlor game that has no end.

Save The Twinkies !

They still make Twinkies?

Around for 80 years.........possibly the very 6 boxes you bought.

A couple of years ago, I bought a whole bunch of wonder bread in anticipation of increased value on ebay, needless to say, when we moved I emptied my freezer of 20 loaves of bread that I would otherwise never have purchased, oh well

Flowers Foods of Thomasville Ga is the only company out there that could take the whole Hostess Cake label and make Blue Bird their present brand label and make it a national private label through their frozen snack cake division and make Hostess cake label their number one cake label instantly and make it profitable along with TastyKake and make it work within a very short period of time and make it one of the most profitable labels in the world, they don't need the bread label because they already have the number one selling bread label in Nature's Own which Hostess tried to copy with the Nature's Pride and Flowers sued them for copyright infringements is what drove Hostess into bankruptcy back in January 2012 because they were going to have to pay Flowers billions for the copyright infringement so they filed bankruptcy to keep from having to pay Flowers, Flowers don't need the plants except maybe one or two because their plants are no where as modernized as existing Flowers plants it would be cheaper for Flowers to just build new plants than try and modernize the existing ones of Hostess because they are so outdated. Human hands never touch anything Flowers puts out, Flowers does not use any corn syrup only sugar or honey or artificial colors or other preservatives except for vinegar which is all natural. Pick up a loaf of Nature's Own bread and read the the label. yes I have a bias i worked for them 24 yrs because I was injured on the job 14 yrs ago and had to retire.

It's the unions, they are no longer needed...the times, they are a changing...
With people out of work, I'm sure they would do the job without fuss...
Like my daddy always told me, if you want job where you don't work, join
a union...

BoozN, you must have hit the sauce before you posted your comment. Unions forced companies to provide their employees with safe work conditions and some say in how they were treated. Before unions, companies just used their employees like cattle. If you want to be treated like cattle, by all means, make fun of the unions. By the way, have you ever worked in a coal mine? No? Then just stop your nonsense.

If you want to discuss the unions, let's discuss the present day ones and not the relics from the past. The times have changed; It's no longer the 1930's. The Unions no longer work for the people; it's quite evident by their actions.

Let me ask you, Cheryl, have you attempted to work in a "Unionized" area without your union card?

I actually love working in a right to work state.........and abhor the present day unions.

You mean.....the employees chose to have the company close rather than concede. A job with smaller pay is better than no job!

Excuse me, Samuel. but my husband was a member of the FOP for 21 years, and on after retirement. For a time he represented his squad. Police officers today make a living wage and have good health care thanks to their union. Thanks to the FOP the City of Philadelphia keeps me in a widow's pension check every month for the rest of my life.

Thanks to the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, many of my friends could afford this generation's horrific college costs for their kids. I got my BA for under $10,000--and lived in the dorm. The next generation saw college costs explode, and only hard union work brought teachers out of borderline poverty .

Unions are still an essential force for helping those who work for others.

You're right, he to blame for everything! He's responsible for my headache this a m from lack of caffine!

Imagine that, the owners didn't start the business to make sure the workers make what they want, and not to make a profit! Jerks. Must be GOP! Must not use the Federal Gov't work plan.

It's always someone else's fault. Did mgt hold each workers hand and check "yes" to strike?

Jerry, do you have any idea how "socialized" healthcare actually works in other countries?

Yes. Let's become a Socialist Country! How's that working out for Japan and China?

Mike, how do you categorize Social Security and Medicare? Obama wasn't the first one to introduce Socialism to the country.

Samuel, I *do* know how national health care really works in other countries. For several years as a young woman, I worked in one such country and was part of the national program. I've been a huge fan ever since.

18,000 in the unemployment line........more votes for the libs!

How bout "Ding Dongs"? Ever got hit by one of them?

I'm sure if you owned a company you would only take a 1% raise every year! We need more like you!

Hear, hear!

Too little ... too late Chuck!

Post=apocalyptic........so the State wasn't involved? :-)

By the way, Congrats.

Yes, obviously they are just lazy bums who want a free ride from the government--NOT.

There are other "poisons" to take their place, don't fret!

Ed Harris-----CONSPIRACY THEORIST!! Monsanto is a loving company. They are only attempting to help the planet with their seeds that bloom and die.

C'mon, Ed, who doesn't enjoy eating Round-Up laden vegetables?? And we all know BT toxin is good for you.

I absolutely love the GMO crops. Although I am not sure which one I prefer......the poison producer or the poison drinker. See, Monsanto is so loving and care so much, they create seeds that either:

A. Drink poison. Douse them with Round-up.....they are resistant to it.......the round up is essentially absorbed by the plant. How's that Round-Up'd food taste?

B. Produce poison. Have all the bugs in the world attempt to eat this and they will experience a quick death due to an attack on the stomach. Research has shown the BT toxin continues to affect the stomach.........of the humans consuming it.

Seriously, Ed, why would you be against the above? I mean, c'mon.......the people of California spoke when they voted down Prop 37 because we all know the average human doesn't care what's in their food.

GMO
OMG
WTF
R
WE
EATING?

If you have no idea what the above means........and you have no idea about Monsanto, you better wake the f up and get a freaking clue when it comes to our food supply.

Henry Kissinger: "Control the food supply, control the people"

The man is such a coward, he cannot even answer questions regarding his own words and beliefs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d2bCirm6NA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Study_Memorandum_200

Ed, here's a nice Monsanto song from one of my favs......"NO Mosanto" by Payday Monsanto......set to "Magic Man" by Heart.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNsY44bJoXE

By they way, in many studies, rats fed GMO are completely sterile by the 3rd generation. Hmmmm, know anybody having a hard time conceiving a child?

Errr, wait a minute, oh my gosh.....I'M THE CONSPIRACY THEORIST!!! Thanks a lot Ed.

All this company had to do was lose the high fructose corn syrup and create gluten free snack line and they could have been an industry leader.

Last I heard, it is a free Country and people can eat what they want. Do you eat dead cows that are given hormones to make them grow at supersonic speeds? Same with chicken? That's why daughters at 10 years have boobs. I'm just sayin"! Check with Michelle Obama. She'll tell you what to eat!

Hostess never tried anything healthy in the history of the company until the came out with Nature's Pride which they stole the ideal and was sued by Flowers for copyright infringement because they got as close as they could to "Nature's Own" the number one selling bread in the USA and Flowers only serve 70=75% of the US population right now and they are the number 2 baking company in the US, look what they did with Keebler who had not made a profit in years and Flowers bought them out and put their management style in place and with their research and development Keebler was profitable in 6 months, then grew leaps and bounds Flowers then wanted to get back to their core business of baking bread and sold it to Kellogg's they did the same with Mrs Smith Pies they bought from Smuckers and made it profitable and sold it to Schwann's Flowers has the most modernize plants of any other bread company in the USA, they would be a lot bigger today if Jimmy Carter was not against them when he was president and stopped them from buying out other companies for 10 years. If you want Hostess Brands around for many many years you better pray Flowers ends up with them, they don't need the plants because it would cost them more to update those plants than it would to build new ones, they have plants that can make 100,000 loaves of bread a hour and human hands never touch it, go to Flowers Foods website and watch the video of the bread plant just built in Bardstown KY the newest plant they have.

They should have quit MAKING people eat their products!!

Life is short......enjoy your Twinkies!!!

And the ingredients are sooooo cheap, everyone should do that!!

Hear, hear!

Try Flowers Foods Nature's Own breads if you want real bread not chemicals its all natural and the number one selling bread in the USA, pick up a loaf and read the label then buy one, if you don't like it I am sure they will gladly reimburse you for at least trying it. no corn by products, no bleached flour, just like the name says Nature's Own, Hostess tried to copy it and got sued for copyright infringement is the reason they are bankrupt today is because they knew they were going to have to pay Flowers billions so they filed bankruptcy, Try their last companies they bought out snack cake by TastyKake, They may not be the cheapest bread on the market but you only get what you pay for, and like I said if you don't like it I am sure they will reimburse you for what you paid for it, I know I did when I worked for then as route driver, distributor, district manager, Sales manager, and Operations manager for 24 yrs until I had an accident on the job 14 yrs ago if they should get Hostess I would willing go back to work for them in a position that didn't involve any lifting or bending which I broke my back in the accident, to be part of that company again.

Let Flowers Foods buy it. It would be a more healthier, and mostly more profitable company by far. They are number 2 bread company in USA well actually they are the number one because the one listed as number one is a mexican company, lets keep these jobs and products in the hands of a great American Company, Flowers Foods, check out their website www.flowersfoods.com

Does everyone in the Country eat the same thing? I guess it's called freedom of choice. Something we may not have after Barry is done!

Make Twinkies healthier? Then what's the point? How about pumped up hormone dead flesh from cows, chicken, etc? You want all big companies to fail? Don't you care about people having jobs? Do you smoke, drink alcohol, drink sodas?? Get rid of all of them.

Get your own company and you can raise your pay as much as you want! It's called being boss.

At one time Unions had their benefits and still do basically but they can not tell a company how to manage or run their companies. Flowers Foods is basically a non-union company but they do have about 5% union plants, actually the non union people have better pay and benefits than the union people do. I worked for Flowers for 24 yrs some of that time was in a union but I got no benefit from them when I had a disagreement with the company the union said there was nothing they could do so i took it into my own hands and made an appointment with the VP of the plant i was working and within 5 minutes everything was straightened out, ask Flowers what is their greatest asset is and they will tell you its their employees, yes they ask a lot out of you, but if a company really cares about their business they will take care of their employees because they are the ones that are making their products

Sounds like you are really upset over losing your twinkies! However, your last remark is really vile and really surprised it hasn't been flagged as inappropriate.

I don't think I want to do what you do for fun. Ouch!!

Exactly! Get in line, new libs!

If a company values their employees 99% of the time they will be profitable, union or non union i have done both

They are working on requiring labeling of frankenfoods in CA, and I hope they win and start a nationwide movement. Meanwhile, we all need to actively avoid the poisons. Taco Bell products, including the taco shells they sell in supermarkets, are GMO. Tyson chickens are akin to Martians. Grow as much of your own foods as you can, using heirloom seeds. Look for meat, poultry, eggs and dairy from pastured animals. Buy only wild-caught fish. Do your own cooking from scratch so as to avoid additives.

Dorine.........PROP 37 failed miserably in CA even though many reports showed overwhelming support for it's passage.

You wouldn't believe the pure propaganda/lies told to the people. They were actually meant to believe the Bill was written by trial lawyers so they could bring about million$$$$ in lawsuits.........all on the backs of the taxpayers.

They actually convinced the dumbed-downed public that labeling would cost each Californian $100-$200 extra each year................as those who opposed the Proposition spent upwards of $50 millions. Regardless of what any person thinks regarding GMO's, the very fact that Million$$$$ were spent to save each person a few hundred$$$$ speaks volumes.

People want to fight about Big Bird and womans rights to kill and 47% and tax returns and birth place when Monsanto is taking over the world via their seeds.
GMO OMG WTF R WE EATING???

PS They are at Publix, and perhaps other supermarkets.

Michael D, I guess you are unaware of the new "Diet-Cannabis" that curbs hunger! Although I am still confused as to how they get the Apsartame in there.

Samuel,
I'm not a partaker of the Cannabis. But the friends I have that do partake in it, I'm sure are not worried about a diet version. I have no problem with the user of a plant, but I'm sure some genetic engineering went into the Diet version. Much like all the other genetic stuff with other foods.

Guess I should have added a ;-)

I was joking about the Diet Cannabis.....although there are extreme differences between Male/Female plants and Indica/Sativa......which leads some strains to cause the munchies.

The plant is so wonderfully made, it will never need any engineering. The Cannabinoids produced by the plant are such an amazing compound, some of us never have the need to ever go to an MD.

It does blow my mind how a plant has been demonized as much as this one.....and the scary part is the public actually buys the lies. My gosh, if you didn't know any better, one would believe "Reefer Madness" was satirical.

"Make nature against the law......is like saying God made a mistake"
I love Bill Hicks take on the subject.....and he wasn't a partaker of the Cannabis either:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2BevE96gtc

Michael D, we may not be against a plant that grows from the ground.......but being that craaazy conspiratorial person I am, thought I would point out the United Nations is once again under the belief they have jurisdiction over the people of America.

www.incb.org/documents/Press_Releases/press_release_151112.pdf

" The INCB President requested the Government of the United
States to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance with the international drug control treaties within the entire territory of the United States, in order to protect the health and well-being of its citizens"

Where's the outcry over the pharmaceutical drugs that actually kill people and destroy lives?

Screw the UN.

Have to agree, they should have no bearing over what we find as illegal.