End of an era

Hostess Brands Inc. will liquidate. The process will put some 18,500 employees out of work, and the Justice Department has asked the bankruptcy judge to appoint a federal trustee to oversee the dismantling of the company.

( Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images / November 19, 2012 )

Hostess Brands Inc. will liquidate. The process will put some 18,500 employees out of work, and the Justice Department has asked the bankruptcy judge to appoint a federal trustee to oversee the dismantling of the company.

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