by Jane Richey | Apr 27, 2013 | Free Markets
Hostess Brands LLC says it will reopen its eastern Kansas bakery this summer, with the hiring of an initial 250 people already underway. “We expect to be making and selling in July,” Michael Cramer, executive vice president of Hostess Brands told NBC News on Thursday....
by Jane Richey | Nov 21, 2012 | Free Markets
Americans have gone crazy over the possible loss of Twinkies, Ho Ho’s, Ding Dongs, and Hostess CupCakes after the company said it was shutting down because its bakers’ union opted to walk off the job for a strike. People are already asking exorbitant prices on eBay...
by Jane Richey | Nov 16, 2012 | Free Markets
Thousands of members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union went on strike last week after rejecting in September a contract offer that cut wages and benefits. Hostess said Friday the company is unprofitable “under its...
