UNION STRIKE KILLS THE TWINKIE

[CbusPaul]

Hostess went out of business. No more Twinkies or Ho-Ho's. Most of my food groups are now gone. Hopefully the brands are bought by someone else.

 

[guitarjamman]

It gets even worse....Drake was owned by hostess as well.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

Gah, no more Drake's Cakes?

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

Holy crap that's a lot of brands going under...

Brands

In the United States, these include:

• Baker's Inn
  
• Beefsteak
  
• Blue Ribbon
  
• Bread du Jour
  
• Butternut Breads
  
• Colombo
  
• Cotton’s
  
• Di Carlo
  

• Drake's
  
• Dolly Madison
  
• Dutch Hearth
  
• Eddy’s
  
• Good Hearth
  
• Holsom
  
• Home Pride
  
• Hostess
  
• J.J. Nissen
  

• Merita
  
• Millbrook
  
• Mrs. Cubbison’s
  
• Nature's Pride
  
• Parisian
  
• Standish Farms
  
• Sweetheart
  
• Toscana
  
• Wonder Bread
  

per wikipedia

 

[Road Guy]

I predict this topic will be covered on a future SouthPark episode

 

[snickerd3]

NOOO...not my beefsteak rye bread

 

[kevo_55]

It's truely a sad day.....

 

[snickerd3]

Geeze...most of the bread brands we buy are on that list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How does that happen bread is a staple food

 

[Flyer_PE]

They said the Twinkie could survive a nuclear blast. Apparently, failed union negotiations were just too much for it.

 

[envirotex]

Twinkies, nature's most perfect food with the infinite shelf life.

Gonna go buy every one at the store right now.

 

[Lumber Jim]

Obama bailout? Or is it too late for that?

 

[Road Guy]

I wonder if the striking union employees (ex employees) will think differently about their negotiations in their next job?

 

[roadwreck]

Geeze...most of the bread brands we buy are on that list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How does that happen bread is a staple food

I'm pretty sure I have never bought any brand on that list.

 

[snickerd3]

Geeze...most of the bread brands we buy are on that list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How does that happen bread is a staple food

I'm pretty sure I have never bought any brand on that list.

• Beefsteak - since I can't get Rosen's rye bread this is next best thing around here
  
• Bread du Jour - favorite dinner rolls
  
• Butternut Breads - way better than wodner bread but it has limited availability by us, used to eat it all the time when we lived in urban areas
  

• Dolly Madison
  
• Home Pride when we needed a cheap white bread
  
• Hostess
  

• Nature's Pride we buy their whole wheats or healthier variety like honey oat etc...
  
• Wonder Bread the brand name white bread we have more of
  

the wonder/hostess outlet store in town will likely go away then too...not that they were any cheaper...just closer to expiration.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Its the end of the world as we know it....

/>http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/NATL-Twinkies-Maker-Hostess-Going-Out-of-Business-179643161.html

No more Zingers...no more DingDongs...

 

[MA_PE]

18,500 jobs lost.

Obamanomics:

The company cited increasing pension and medical costs for employees as one of the drivers behind its latest filing.

“Most employees who lose their jobs should be eligible for government-provided unemployment benefits," Hostess said.

 

[Flyer_PE]

The brands are for sale as part of the liquidation. Those that can be produced at a profit will likely be put back into production by another company.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

Merged since we had two threads on the same topic...

 

[roadwreck]

Geeze...most of the bread brands we buy are on that list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How does that happen bread is a staple food

I'm pretty sure I have never bought any brand on that list.

• Beefsteak - since I can't get Rosen's rye bread this is next best thing around here
  
• Bread du Jour - favorite dinner rolls
  
• Butternut Breads - way better than wodner bread but it has limited availability by us, used to eat it all the time when we lived in urban areas
  

• Dolly Madison
  
• Home Pride when we needed a cheap white bread
  
• Hostess
  

• Nature's Pride we buy their whole wheats or healthier variety like honey oat etc...
  
• Wonder Bread the brand name white bread we have more of
  

the wonder/hostess outlet store in town will likely go away then too...not that they were any cheaper...just closer to expiration.

There are other bread brands out there. I don't think I have ever purchased any of those brands of bread. We don't buy white bread so that knocks a few off the list right away.

 

[mudpuppy]

18,500 jobs lost.

Obamanomics:

The company cited increasing pension and medical costs for employees as one of the drivers behind its latest filing.

“Most employees who lose their jobs should be eligible for government-provided unemployment benefits," Hostess said.

I can't draw a line from your statements to Obamanomics. . . health care costs have been skyrocketing since the Clinton days, and pension costs are a function of demographics and promises made back in the 80s and 90s.

I think it has more to do with the unions refusing to step up and accept their share of the burden.