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What are we going to do without Hostess???....

What was your favorite Hostess snack???....

According, to the Chicago Sun-Times, given the power of the brands, industry experts expect buyers to emerge in the wake of the company’s announcement Friday that it is going out of business and that it has asked a bankruptcy judge for permission to sell its assets.

Hostess Brands include Hostess, Drakes and Dolly Madison, which make Twinkies, CupCakes, Ding Dongs, Ho Ho’s, Sno Balls and Donettes. Besides Wonder, bread brands include Nature’s Pride, Home Pride and Butternut, among others.

The company’s operations include 33 bakeries, 565 distribution centers, 570 bakery outlet stores and approximately 5,500 delivery routes.

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