Oh my God! I just got bad news....

[Jim Oaks]

Hostess is going out of business!

https://www.facebook.com/Hostess

I have to go stock up on Ho-Ho's!!!

And powdered donuts!!!

I eat 2 or 3 bags of them a month!

 

[brinker88]

What are we going to eat when the Zombie Apocalypse hits?!?!?

 

[FritzTKatt]

We'll eat RangerRollOvers. I haven't had tastykakes in a long time, they closed their screwup shop. Couldn't beat $1 a box. Most of thwm had more icing so we didn't care.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Unions taught them.

 

[doorgunner]

Alas.......Sad to say...but in my 60+ years of devouring Hostess products, the quality has slowly diminished over the past 10-15 years to the point that I no longer buy their stuff.

You young guys have no reference point for freshness, but take it from a HO HO/CUPCAKE veteran.....their products taste stale compared to former days.

It's sad to see Cor(pirate) Giants slowly destroy quality products!

(Similar to the "Red Delicious Apple" scandal in which that type of apple was genetically altered to "look" better, but lost all it's flavor in the process....yes, it's true---they no longer have that sweet, natural flavor)

Recently, Little Debbie products have improve slightly in taste...enuff to warrant purchasing a few of their products for sampling...

That is my "Old Folks Sweet Tooth Memories" review for the week.

 

[TheBobmanNH]

Oh no, now people will have to buy actually GOOD baked goods?

Seriously, I won't deny loving Ring Dings and Twinkies when I was a kid, but as an adult who's tasted real food? Blech. Good riddance.

 

[snake]

I didn't stay up to date hard core on this one but heard a pay cut caused a strike? Well, I guess the union thugs would rather get 99 weeks of unemployment, then go on disability when that runs out rather than to work. I have no sympathy for stupidity. They should have worked for reduced pay and found something else to do if it pissed 'em off that bad. If I owned the place I'd sell the assets and move to Tahiti or somewhere and f*** the union, EPA, family medical leave act, OHSA, etc etc etc. I predict more of this since the current administration is so business unfriendly and the population is so gimmie oriented.

 

[bruker]

I didn't stay up to date hard core on this one but heard a pay cut caused a strike? Well, I guess the union thugs would rather get 99 weeks of unemployment, then go on disability when that runs out rather than to work. I have no sympathy for stupidity. They should have worked for reduced pay and found something else to do if it pissed 'em off that bad. If I owned the place I'd sell the assets and move to Tahiti or somewhere and f*** the union, EPA, family medical leave act, OHSA, etc etc etc. I predict more of this since the current administration is so business unfriendly and the population is so gimmie oriented.

Ditto

 

[Mac]

And Papa Johns Pizza chain is raising prices to cover ther cost. Got a special on today I guess on their double bacon-six cheese. Quite a little battle going between the supporters and the others.
I was always a fan of the Hostess Cup Cakes, had to eat the top layer off first.
Dave
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/papa-johns-appreciation-day_n_2143937.html

 

[Twister]

That sucks, twinkies are amazing.

 

[TheBobmanNH]

I didn't stay up to date hard core on this one but heard a pay cut caused a strike? Well, I guess the union thugs would rather get 99 weeks of unemployment, then go on disability when that runs out rather than to work. I have no sympathy for stupidity. They should have worked for reduced pay and found something else to do if it pissed 'em off that bad. If I owned the place I'd sell the assets and move to Tahiti or somewhere and f*** the union, EPA, family medical leave act, OHSA, etc etc etc. I predict more of this since the current administration is so business unfriendly and the population is so gimmie oriented.

For those of us who dislike unions and how they do business, this is GREAT news. The more the unions fail to deliver what they promise, the more people realize that what they promise is impossible and detrimental.

 

[pillen140]

never been a fan of twinkies or any hostess baked snacks... but, are they the same company that makes chips and stuff in canada? you know the ones with the three, ugh, I guess they're animals on the bag? those are great chips.

 

[killj0y]

Don't know much about unions since there are none where I live....but any smart company would adapt and succeed...blaming the union entirely is wrong. The company was probably run wrong for years. No one else to blame but the people running the company.

 

[Psychopete]

No one else to blame but the people running the company.

if anything, they can all point the finger at themselves. it sounds like the company had to make some cuts, and it sounds like the company did compromise somewhat in return, but the people and union wouldn't agree to the new contract, so....

 

[killj0y]

if anything, they can all point the finger at themselves. it sounds like the company had to make some cuts, and it sounds like the company did compromise somewhat in return, but the people and union wouldn't agree to the new contract, so....

Yea hard situation but that's why they have highly paid people at the top to solve problems. They aren't the first to fever problems such as these. Not saying the union thing didn't contribute saying they probably aren't completely at fault.