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It seems there are many buyers for the Hostest products.

Article in new York Daily Post:

Twinkies will likely survive as Hostess says it has more than 100 interested buyers for its iconic brands - NYPOST.com
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It seems there are many buyers for the Hostest products.

Article in new York Daily Post:

Twinkies will likely survive as Hostess says it has more than 100 interested buyers for its iconic brands - NYPOST.com
For the past 30 + years my son has had Hostess donuts and a diet Dr Pepper for breakfast. How will he survive without Hostess brands? Oh, by the way way he is a family practice physician and has his Masters degree in Nutrution.

I might also mention that he runs 25 + miles a week, works out and has a body fat of less than 8%. All things balance out.
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In the tri-state area, it is unbelievable how many people are in a hissy fit about not getting Hostess twinkies and other products. It's like their universe went out of balance. LOL
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The first rumor I heard on network news was that a business in Mexico was interested in taking over. I wonder if they're thinking of making piñatas out of them!

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For the past 30 + years my son has had Hostess donuts and a diet Dr Pepper for breakfast. How will he survive without Hostess brands? Oh, by the way way he is a family practice physician and has his Masters degree in Nutrution.

I might also mention that he runs 25 + miles a week, works out and has a body fat of less than 8%. All things balance out.
People who are athletic often eat lots of highly refined carbs because they need the fuel for their workouts. Personally, I don't think it's anything to brag about. They may appear to be getting away with it but who knows what's going on inside the body.

There was a big story in The Wall Street Journal many years ago about a young man who was into fitness training and ran about 10 miles a day. He was going to get married so he wanted to get a complete physical beforehand. His PSA reading was high so he went for a biopsy and found that he had prostate cancer at age 30.

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There is no doubt that the various national brands & recipes that Hostess owns will be bought up by another food/baking company. There is too much potential revenue to be had.

It will just be a matter of who comes up with the most cash and how they integrate them into their current business.
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In the tri-state area, it is unbelievable how many people are in a hissy fit about not getting Hostess twinkies and other products. It's like their universe went out of balance. LOL

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In the tri-state area, it is unbelievable how many people are in a hissy fit about not getting Hostess twinkies and other products. It's like their universe went out of balance. LOL
Right, it might be their blood sugar that went out of balance.
You can't save people from themselves when they are bent on self destruction. The Hostess brands might as well come back because there's no shortage of other products to fill the gap. Every supermarket has a bakery with cream filled goodies. Then there are donut shops with cream filled donuts etc..

At least there's a silver lining: The article states that, "Hostess sales have been declining over the years." It could be that as people become more educated they are demanding a higher level of "junk food". Yahoo! That's progress!

I found it interesting that the article stated they failed to update their products. Well, maybe, but it's too late now. How can you update an iconic brand and still have it be the same "great" brand that people have come to be addicted to?

Trying to update the brands will be like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. In my opinion, no good will come of it because these brands are tainted. They have failure written all over them and won't do anyone any good. Although, there's one exception where it could be a success: Some billionaire could buy Hostess and put it in a museum.
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Wink Love me some Ding Dongs

No seriously the hostess Ding Dongs are one of my favs.
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No seriously the hostess Ding Dongs are one of my favs.
Oh, good choice!

A Ding Dong contains the following:

Calories: 360

Total Fat: 19 grams

Saturated Fat: 12

Sodium: 240

Carbs: 44

Sugar: 32

Not only is it high in calories, but it's also high in saturated fat, sodium, and sugar. It has it all!
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Yes, we all know that Hostess is not the best food choice by a long shot by they are so good.

GOD bless those that can eat them as I am a type two diabetic and don't eat them except once in a blue moon.

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GOD bless those that can eat them as I am a type two diabetic and don't eat them except once in a blue moon.
But those that can eat them may be on their way to becoming diabetic. So let's not bless them; let's warn them so they know there could be dire consequences.
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