Hostess says this new variation is comprised of “a dark blue, night sky colored sponge cake with a fruity mystery ‘moonberry’ flavored creamy filling.”
I called it! As soon as Hostess went belly up in November I started telling people that it would only be a matter of months before Twinkies (at the very least) got picked up by another company and hit shelves all over again. Well, $410 million later and a joint effort between Metropoulos & Co. an...
When the US auto industry was in jeopardy four years ago President Obama stepped in with a bailout package. Now it's the American junk food industry that's in peril, with Hostess Brands closing up shop and heading for liquidation, and some want Obama to take an even more drastic step.
Daniel B. of Kansas City has started a petition for the president to "Nationalize the Twinkie industry."