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Southland doughnut shops sell out on National Donut Day
The frenzy Friday morning over National Donut Day left shops around the Southland stripped of the sweet treats. “We were sold out by 8 a.m.,” said Yin Huynh, owner of K&K Donuts in Echo Park as she sold croissants and muffins to late-comers....
Tags: Doughnuts, Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Hostess opens more bakeries; Twinkie operations to start in May
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Crack open the Ho Hos and Twinkies you’ve been hoarding. The new Hostess Brands said Monday that it would open bakeries in Indianapolis, Indiana and Illinois. The...
Tags: Strikes, Career and Workplace, Bankruptcy, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Legislation
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PBR parent a lead bidder for Twinkies, other Hostess cake brands
The dismantling of Hostess Brands Inc. continued this week as bidders, including the owner of Pabst Brewing Co., emerged to buy the bankrupt company’s bread and cake brands. C. Dean Metropoulos & Co., the private equity firm that owns the...
Tags: Breads, Bankruptcy, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Hostess to sell Wonder Bread, other brands for $390 million
Hostess Brands Inc. agreed to sell many of its bread brands – including Wonder and Nature’s Pride – to rival bakery business Flowers Foods as the liquidating company prepares to shut itself down. Flowers, which owns the Tastykake and...
Tags: Breads, Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Hostess Twinkies, Ho Hos fly off shelves in Glendale
L.A. NOWThe shelves at the Wonder Hostess Bakery Thrift Shop in Glendale Friday were bare as customers made runs on Twinkies, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs after the iconic snack food company asked a judge for permission to go out of business and lay off 18,500 workers... -
Twinkie, Ding-Dong runs reported as Hostess bakery closes
L.A. NOWThere was a sense of mourning Friday at the Wonder Hostess Bakery Thrift Shop in Glendale as both workers and customers came to terms with the end of the company and its famous snacks. Glendale resident Charlie Ruiz, 63, walked...... -
With Hostess closing down, local workers lose their jobs
L.A. NOWHostess closure: Hostess facilities in Atwater Village and Glendale appear headed for the chopping block, after a federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the company’s plan for an “orderly wind-down.”... -
Hostess seeks $1.8 million in executive bonuses, 110 bidders interested
Hostess Brands Inc., in the midst of winding down its business, is hoping Thursday that a federal bankruptcy judge approves up to $1.75 million in bonuses for its executives. The money is intended as an incentive for 19 top-level managers to stay on...
Tags: Interior Policy, Judges, Financially Distressed Companies, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge approves Hostess liquidation, 15,000 immediate layoffs
Hostess Brands Inc. will start selling off the rights to Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other baked brands after a federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved its plan for an “orderly wind-down.” The company will also start shrinking its...
Tags: Judges, Job Layoffs, Layoffs and Downsizing, Justice System, Career and Workplace
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Daum: Hostess is the Republican Party
Wednesday, just two weeks after the election all but declared an end to white male dominance, yet another nail was driven into the wood-paneled coffin of old-fashioned America. Hostess Brands, maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, announced that even...
Tags: Breads, Same-Sex Marriage, White Bread, Karl Rove, Republican Party
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Wal-Mart, Kroger said to be bidding for Twinkies maker Hostess
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Ralph’s owner Kroger Co. and Sara Lee parent Grupo Bimbo are all said to be in the running to buy up assets from liquidating Twinkies maker Hostess, according to a report this week. The companies, along with Midwest baked...
Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Career and Workplace, Employees, Kroger Company, Bankruptcy
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Twinkies' demise proves the stupidity of U.S. labor relations
The Great American Twinkie Crisis illuminates what is wrong with the relationship between management and labor in this country. Hostess, the company that since the 1930s has provided our nation with snacks that are nearly indestructible, now threatens...
Tags: Work Relations, Strikes, Career and Workplace, Newspaper and Magazine, Employees
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