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  • Reading the comments following the article reminds me of why I hang out here.

  • Someone will buy it on the cheap. This was predicted to happen about a year ago. Also of note is that they also produce Dolly Madison and Drakes Cakes.

    Then again I was always more of a Little Debbie fan.

  • What I found tragic is that the union was "fighting" for their members' future and cost them their jobs, like saving your TV while your house burns down. And that some guy who hasn't been with the company for a year shuts everything down to prove his authority, while he gets paid in full and probably will get a bonus somewhere down the line.

  • ...Aah , they were probably just looking for an excuse to sell it off anyway .

      You know , I saw a story recently about the present owner of Skippy peanut butter - I'm not sure of the name right now . - looking to sell it off !!!!!!!!!!!

      It's CURTAINS , I tell you , Curtains for " our "-era kiddie snack stuff:-(...........

  • One of the strikers was commenting on TV that the last time the workers agreed to a pay cut the money went into the pockets of upper management instead of shoring up the company. I think we will see the brand names and popular products snapped up by others with perhaps a slight gap in production.

  • Here is an analysis of the Hostess debacle from an incisive columnist.

    http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20121125,0,966735.column

  • ...REich , I assume your column  sez what I read later , that , apparently , a sort of " nice-guy " shaking-=up firm , that tended to specialize in unionized firms and be connected to " old-guard " Democrats of the Gepthart/Biden type , had been the last company to try and re-set up HB.........

  • That post sets a whole new standard in opacity, Emerkeith...

  • I don't know why you can't post clearly. Why "assume" what the column says. read it.

    Emerkeith Davyjack said:

    ...REich , I assume your column  sez what I read later , that , apparently , a sort of " nice-guy " shaking-=up firm , that tended to specialize in unionized firms and be connected to " old-guard " Democrats of the Gepthart/Biden type , had been the last company to try and re-set up HB.........

  • I wanna know why the Glow Balls glowed... was it gamma radiation, Green Lantern charge, Green Goblin serum or radioactivity in general?

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