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Twinkies Are Coming Back in the Greatest News Ever

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:15:24 +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 [...]

There Is a Petition for Obama to Nationalize Twinkies

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:01:38 +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."

Why Pay Thousands For Twinkies? Here's The Recipe.

Dan Seitz — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:23:12 +0000

In the wake of the closing of Hostess, many are worried that they won’t be able to get Twinkies, and driving the prices of the snack cakes up to absurd degrees on eBay. Good thing the recipe is easy to find, if you’re not made of money. Reddit user FinancialBabe recently posted a joke photo [...]

Save The Hostess Twinkie [Video]

Jeanne Ryan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:17:55 +0000

Oh the horror, Hostess company is filing for bankruptcy? I have been very vocal on the air about my love for Hostess Susie Q’s and how hard they are to find in the Northland. In case you don’t know, Ttey are 2 chocolate sponge cakes with a cream filling similar to the beloved Twinkie. How [...]