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*Hostess has just laid off more than 18,000 people in their liquidation and bankruptcy of their near 90-year old company, yet it appears that SOME made out like fat rats in the deal. Speaking of rats, Hostess executives will receive bonuses because they claim that they did a good job “meeting certain budget goals during [...]
*If I could package common sense and convince people that it was going out of business maybe I could get them to value it, and possibly stand in line to pay for it. People don’t value what’s free. Common sense is no different. Take, for example, the nationwide panic that set in when the Hostess [...]
*Over 18,000 employees at Hostess must be feeling a little bit relieved by the latest talks between their bakers union and the company. Although it’s not known if all 33 plants will go back to full operation. According to the Daily Mail, the courts decided that they have to try a mediation between the two, [...]
*Wow, what an inspirational story. It makes us wonder why we didn’t think of that, too. So what the heck are we talking about, you ask? Well, David Otunga, the WWE star and significant other to singer Jennifer Hudson, did what we didn’t think of. After hearing that Hostess, the company that makes Twinkies and [...]
*Hostess, the maker of iconic treats like Twinkies, is shuttering its plants and liquidating its 82-year-old business. A victim of changing consumer tastes, high commodity costs and strained labor relations, Hostess ultimately was brought to its knees by a national strike orchestrated by its second-largest union. Read/learn more at WSJ.com. Earlier, we reported … Hostess [...]
*Wendy Williams is going hard in the paint for Twinkies. After Hostess announced that the company has filed bankruptcy, the talk show diva has made it her mission to rescue the company and save her beloved golden yellow, cream filled pastry. So she’s doing her part and plans to incorporate regular promotion of her favorite [...]
*By a show of hands, how many of you have been opting for the cheaper alternative to Hostess’ Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other products? You know you see the cheaper brand available right next to the famous brand and while you love the signature taste and texture of Hostess, the recession has forced your hand [...]
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