Hostess Brands, Maker of Twinkies, Preparing for Chapter 11 Filing – WSJ.com
Hostess Brands is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as this week, a move that would mark the second significant court restructuring for the Twinkie and Wonder Bread baker...
View ArticleTwinkies maker Hostess files for bankruptcy protection – Telegraph
Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is seeking bankruptcy protection, blaming its pension and medical benefits obligations, increased competition and tough economic conditions....
View ArticleHostess Brands files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy – Jan. 11, 2012
Rest easy, Twinkie lovers: Hostess Brands, the storied American manufacturer of snack cakes, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday, but said it will continue to churn out Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and...
View ArticleHostess, Maker of Twinkies, Files for Bankruptcy – NYTimes.com
Hostess Brands, the baking company known for sweet treats like Twinkies and Ding Dongs, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, just three years after emerging from an earlier restructuring process....
View ArticleTwinkie Maker Hostess to Close
The maker of Wonder Bread and Ding Dongs announced it would close its plants after being crippled by a nationwide strike. Continue reading →
View ArticleTwinkie Maker Hostess to Shut Down After Strike
Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt maker of Wonder bread and Twinkies, said it will fire more than 18,000 workers and liquidate after a strike crippled operations. Continue reading →
View ArticleRIP Twinkies – Hostess closes its doors
Accurate and up-to-date information about the status of Hostess Brands bakeries Continue reading →
View ArticleHostess Blames Union For Bankruptcy After Tripling CEO’s Pay
Today, Hostess Brands inc. -- the company famed for its sickly sweet desert snacks like Twinkies and Sno Balls -- announced they'd be shuttering after more than eighty years of production. But while...
View ArticleBakers union finally comments on Hostess demise
After a day of silence, finally word from the union whose strikes last week prompted... Continue reading →
View ArticleUnions: Hostess CEO Received 300% Raise Before Bankruptcy
Unions: Hostess CEO Received 300% Raise Before Bankruptcy: Labor blasts 'myth' that a union strike killed Twinkies, Union leader Richard Trumka has resurrected the Bain attack line to explain the death...
View ArticleMemo to Hostess: It’s not labor costs. It’s that your cakes are “cheap,...
So, Twinkie-maker Hostess Brands says it is going to liquidate, after finding itself in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, again, back in January. (It only exited its last visit to the bankruptcy penalty box in...
View ArticleFox Blames Union for Hostess Bankruptcy – Ignores CEO Pay and Hedge Funds
It wouldn't be a Saturday on Fox's so-called 'business block' without several rounds of union bashing and this week was no exception with the panel on Neil Cavuto's show continuing to attack the labor...
View ArticleTwinkies Defense Is Private Equity’s Pension Offense: Street Whispers
The Hostess liquidation may prove how hedge funds can score profits by hoisting pensions onto taxpayers. Continue reading →
View ArticleHostess To Pay $1.75 Million In Executive Bonuses After Blaming Unions For...
Hostess Brands, the maker of sweet snacks like Twinkies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, will ask a bankruptcy judge today to approve a plan that will allow it to pay $1.75...
View ArticleHostess Execs Denied Bonuses by DOJ. Agree to Mediation. – BobCesca.com –...
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View ArticleHostess, union agree to mediation
Maybe there's hope yet for Twinkies and Ding Dongs. Continue reading →
View ArticleVulture capitalism – not unions – killed Twinkies
Hedge funds took profits and piled on millions in debt at Hostess. They created this bankruptcy, not unions Continue reading →
View ArticleHostess headed for final closing – Nov. 21, 2012
After last-ditch mediation at Hostess fails, closing appears certain for maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread. Continue reading →
View ArticleJudge 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.” Continue...
View ArticleJudge OKs bonuses for execs in Hostess liquidation – Nov. 29, 2012
A federal bankruptcy judge finalized the liquidation of Hostess Brands on Thursday and approved a bonus plan for senior executives involved in the wind-down of the company. Continue reading →
View Article‘Shared Sacrifice’: Hostess Used Employee Pensions to Fund Itself
While paying millions to its executives, Hostess took the money that was supposed to go into employees' pensions and used it for other things. Continue reading →
View ArticleTwinkie CEO Admits Company Took Employees Pensions and Put It Toward...
Hostess company continues to screw over its workers. Continue reading →
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