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Did anyone else not notice that Hostess (Twinkies, etc.) went bankrupt today?
- codezero 15y agoOh, I noticed. And I wonder how a company which caters to the growing obese population manages to fail! This isn't the first time they've filed for bankruptcy so it's not too much of a surprise, they will undoubtedly sell their brands off and come out fine.
- recoil 15y ago> I wonder how a company which caters to the growing obese population manages to fail! Over-generous pension plans.
- 5teev 15y agoThis is management's claim, not objective fact, and probably open to dispute. From the comments on the New York Times article, I'd guess the unions have quite a different perspective. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/hostess-files-for-bankruptcy/ http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/hostess-files-for-ban...
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- zacharycohn 15y agoI walked past one of their factories today in Seattle and saluted.
- recoil 15y agoI've always wondered why you can't get Twinkies in places like Europe and Australia. Those things are mentioned in so many TV shows and films that the brand awareness is already there, and I know for a fact that lots of non-American's to whom I've spoken are intrigued to know what they're like.
- nodata 15y agoThey taste terrible. Try them once, never again. To make it work they'd need to produce a segmented version.
- mixmastamyk 15y agoThey're for kids, who appreciate the bland taste and devour them. I don't think I've had one since I turned 10.
- nodata 15y agoThe parent was referring to adults trying them.
- justincormack 15y agoSweet things seem to be quite different between cultures, probably because of what people get used to as kids. Chocolate varies a lot between countries for example. I dont think twinkies would be popular.
- Tichy 15y agoLiving in Europe, I have never heard of Twinkies before. I don't think they are mentioned by name in TV shows or films.