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Sweet! Twinkies To Hit Store Shelves Next Month
CBSNewYork/AP) ^ | June 23, 2013 1:29 PM

Posted on 06/23/2013 3:00:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin

– Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month.

The company that went bankrupt after an acrimonious fight with its unionized workers last year is back up and running under new owners and a leaner structure. It says it plans to have Twinkies and other

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Hostess Brands Inc. was struggling for years before it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in early 2012. Workers blamed the troubles on years of mismanagement, as well as a failure of executives to invest in brands to keep up with changing tastes. The company said it was weighed down by higher pension and medical costs than its competitors, whose employees weren’t unionized.

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The trimmed-down Hostess Brands LLC has a far less costly operating structure than the predecessor company. Some of the previous workers were hired back, but they’re no longer unionized.

(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...


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1 posted on 06/23/2013 3:00:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.


2 posted on 06/23/2013 3:01:13 PM PDT by dfwgator
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3 posted on 06/23/2013 3:02:36 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: dfwgator

BEHEAD THOSE WHO INSULT TWINKIES!!


4 posted on 06/23/2013 3:03:08 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Twinkies are back. Tallahassee is a happy man today.


5 posted on 06/23/2013 3:03:54 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: BenLurkin

Raspberry filled donuts,yum!


6 posted on 06/23/2013 3:04:56 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: TADSLOS

I really enjoyed that movie. Woody Harrelson was great in it despite being a liberal weenie.


7 posted on 06/23/2013 3:07:38 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Yeah, one of his better performances, especially with Bill Murray.


8 posted on 06/23/2013 3:09:03 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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Rating the zombie kills was hilarious.


9 posted on 06/23/2013 3:10:28 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: TADSLOS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_l3E1foQ3Q


10 posted on 06/23/2013 3:11:56 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: BenLurkin

I never noticed that they were gone. Who eats those things anyway?


11 posted on 06/23/2013 3:13:20 PM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: BenLurkin

Deep fried Twinkie party, my house! Soooo glad they are coming back.


12 posted on 06/23/2013 3:21:01 PM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic
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To: cripplecreek
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The Double Tap
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Wear Seat Belts
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Travel Light
Get a Kick Ass Partner
With your Bare Hands
Don’t Swing Low
Use Your Foot
Bounty Paper Towels
Shake it Off
Always carry a change of underwear
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Don’t be a hero
Limber Up
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13 posted on 06/23/2013 3:22:15 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: BenLurkin

Excellent news! I wonder how long until Mikey Doomberg tries to ban them in New York.


14 posted on 06/23/2013 3:22:34 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: cripplecreek

A liberal weenie whose father was a hitman.


15 posted on 06/23/2013 3:23:05 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: cripplecreek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nAnO12BEM4


16 posted on 06/23/2013 3:23:34 PM PDT by matt04
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To: BenLurkin

They are sure to taste better without the union stain on them.


17 posted on 06/23/2013 3:25:23 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: dfwgator

Thank the Lord. While everything else that is “Americana’’ falls away, Twinkies are a cultural icon. Why, the ingredients in them are delivered to the Hostess bakery in railroad tank cars! So you KNOW it’s good!


18 posted on 06/23/2013 3:27:03 PM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: cripplecreek

DEATH TO TWINKIE HATERS!!!


19 posted on 06/23/2013 3:28:17 PM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: BenLurkin

Damn, there went my diet.


20 posted on 06/23/2013 3:28:37 PM PDT by umgud (2A can't survive dem majorities)
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