Return of the Twinkie

[Broondog]

i hope none of you bought any of those super over priced Twinkies on ebay. if you did i bet you feel a little dumb right now.

i'm glad the Ho Hos are coming back. those, along with Ding Dongs, were the bomb.

The New York Times reports that more than 100 companies bid for Twinkies. Bankrupt Hostess sold the brand, along with its lesser-known counterparts Ho Hos, Sno Balls and Dolly Madison Zingers, to Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Company for $410 million.

Those two companies own Pabst Blue Ribbon and Vlasic pickles. The NYT says C. Dean Metropoulos will likely be the new CEO. The deal includes five former Hostess factories, which will hopefully be shipping yellow confections to your local supermarket in a few months.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/return...214311970.html

[Schuetzenman]

Yawn ..... didn't eat them before, won't be eating them when they come back.

[coppertales]

Around here they deep fry them in batter then roll in powdered sugar.....................yum............chris3

[imanaknut]

Hopefully Mayor Bloomingidiot of New York City will have a full cow over this and take himself out of the public arena.

[Gunreference1]

No union labor with the new company.

http://www.newsmax.com/US/twinkies-h...4/25/id/501385

Steve

[LAGC]

No union labor with the new company.

Well, that should make them cheaper you'd think... unless the new owners pocket all the difference.

[Dr. Gonzo GED]

Man, I just swtiched over to the numerous off brad versions that sprang up in that vacum.

Thank you Grupo Bibo! (Now if only y'all could make those Gansitos stay moist in the package...)

[Penguin]

What abou those choclate cup cakes with the cream filling? Those are the ones I liked.

[Dr. Gonzo GED]

What abou those choclate cup cakes with the cream filling? Those are the ones I liked.

They sell a generic knock off at 7-11 in these parts.

Check you local super markets and convenience stores. A lot of regional bakeries started making thei own version of Hostess stuff when the "panic buying" hit.

[Penguin]

They sell a generic knock off at 7-11 in these parts.

Check you local super markets and convenience stores. A lot of regional bakeries started making thei own version of Hostess stuff when the "panic buying" hit.

I'll have to take a look. I haven't bothered just because I figured they were all gone and any replacement would be sub standard. It is a also a case of I never really bought them much. Just every now and then. It isn't really untill they are gone that you miss them.

[Broondog]

Great Value has been making their version of various Hostess and Little Debbie stuff for a while now.

their Ding Dongs and Cupcakes suck but their Nutty Bars and Swiss Cake Rolls are pretty good as are their Donettes. i have not tried their Twinkies tho.

then there are others like Mrs Freshly's and another one i can't remember that are fairly popular around here and they make knock-off fruit pies and honey buns and stuff.

[NewbieAKguy]

Glad to hear than an American snack icon is coming back. I didn't buy them too often, usually going for wal-mart version like Broondog says, but I tend to prefer Little Debbie's stuff. I think they're just as good as Hostess and at a lower cost.

[printerman]

Bleached whipped and sweetened beef fat .....crammed by extrusion machines into a cake mix with enough preservatives to last for several years .....Where's Doomberg when he's needed ?

[Broondog]

Bleached whipped and sweetened beef fat .....crammed by extrusion machines into a cake mix with enough preservatives to last for several years .....Where's Doomberg when he's needed ?

this is covered under the "pursuit of happiness" clause.

back the fuck up off of my snack cakes!!