Kind of sad. Years ago I saw a PBS show on the history of the Twinkie; I
think much of it was filmed at this factory.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101934633

Hostess Twinkie factory near Chicago closing
CNBC.com staff | @CNBC
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014 | 2:43 PM ETCNBC.com

The Schiller Park, Ill., bakery, where Twinkies were invented in 1930,
will close according to an announcement by Hostess Brands on Wednesday,
the Chicago Tribune reported.

The facility was reopened in July 2013 after the company's bankruptcy
and acquisition by private equity firms Apollo Global Management and C.
Dean Metropoulos & Co.

Hostess treats were off the shelves for eight months allowing
competitors to introduce "knockoff" products that may have hurt the
company's sales, the Tribune said.

"As a result, we have invested in more efficient production capabilities
and need to streamline our manufacturing infrastructure and protect our
ability to compete," said Hostess CEO Bill Toler, according to the
newspaper.

Originally, Hostess had 11 plants with a union workforce; however, after
the closure of the Schiller Park facility, that number will be down to
three. This closing will affect about 400 employees, the Tribune said.

—CNBC.com staff

On 8/23/2014 6:44 PM, Travis McGee wrote:
> Kind of sad. Years ago I saw a PBS show on the history of the Twinkie; I
> think much of it was filmed at this factory.
>
> http://www.cnbc.com/id/101934633
>
> Hostess Twinkie factory near Chicago closing
> CNBC.com staff | @CNBC
> Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014 | 2:43 PM ETCNBC.com
>
> The Schiller Park, Ill., bakery, where Twinkies were invented in 1930,
> will close according to an announcement by Hostess Brands on Wednesday,
> the Chicago Tribune reported.
>

Does anyone really care about Twinkies anymore? I don't think the world
ended when Hostess filed bankruptcy.

Jill

On 8/23/2014 8:13 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/23/2014 6:44 PM, Travis McGee wrote:
>> Kind of sad. Years ago I saw a PBS show on the history of the Twinkie; I
>> think much of it was filmed at this factory.
>>
>> http://www.cnbc.com/id/101934633
>>
>> Hostess Twinkie factory near Chicago closing
>> CNBC.com staff | @CNBC
>> Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014 | 2:43 PM ETCNBC.com
>>
>> The Schiller Park, Ill., bakery, where Twinkies were invented in 1930,
>> will close according to an announcement by Hostess Brands on Wednesday,
>> the Chicago Tribune reported.
>>
>
> Does anyone really care about Twinkies anymore? I don't think the world
> ended when Hostess filed bankruptcy.
>
> Jill

I certainly care about them, and now I'm waiting for the
Sriracha-flavored version. Should be great!

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/23/2014 6:44 PM, Travis McGee wrote:
>> Kind of sad. Years ago I saw a PBS show on the history of the Twinkie; I
>> think much of it was filmed at this factory.
>>
>> http://www.cnbc.com/id/101934633
>>
>> Hostess Twinkie factory near Chicago closing
>> CNBC.com staff | @CNBC
>> Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014 | 2:43 PM ETCNBC.com
>>
>> The Schiller Park, Ill., bakery, where Twinkies were invented in 1930,
>> will close according to an announcement by Hostess Brands on Wednesday,
>> the Chicago Tribune reported.
>>
>
> Does anyone really care about Twinkies anymore? I don't think the world
> ended when Hostess filed bankruptcy.

I have never eaten one nor would I. Angela did ask for some after they
brought them back as she had never had them. I bought her a two pack. One
bite and out they went. She did not like them at all.

On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:13:21 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/23/2014 6:44 PM, Travis McGee wrote:
>> Kind of sad. Years ago I saw a PBS show on the history of the Twinkie; I
>> think much of it was filmed at this factory.
>>
>> http://www.cnbc.com/id/101934633
>>
>> Hostess Twinkie factory near Chicago closing
>> CNBC.com staff | @CNBC
>> Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014 | 2:43 PM ETCNBC.com
>>
>> The Schiller Park, Ill., bakery, where Twinkies were invented in 1930,
>> will close according to an announcement by Hostess Brands on Wednesday,
>> the Chicago Tribune reported.
>>
>
>Does anyone really care about Twinkies anymore? I don't think the world
>ended when Hostess filed bankruptcy.
>
>Jill

Twinkie sales are off by 19%. People don't put them in the Jell-o any
more.

On 8/24/2014 12:19 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:13:21 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/23/2014 6:44 PM, Travis McGee wrote:
>>> Kind of sad. Years ago I saw a PBS show on the history of the Twinkie; I
>>> think much of it was filmed at this factory.
>>>
>>> http://www.cnbc.com/id/101934633
>>>
>>> Hostess Twinkie factory near Chicago closing
>>> CNBC.com staff | @CNBC
>>> Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014 | 2:43 PM ETCNBC.com
>>>
>>> The Schiller Park, Ill., bakery, where Twinkies were invented in 1930,
>>> will close according to an announcement by Hostess Brands on Wednesday,
>>> the Chicago Tribune reported.
>>>
>>
>> Does anyone really care about Twinkies anymore? I don't think the world
>> ended when Hostess filed bankruptcy.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Twinkie sales are off by 19%. People don't put them in the Jell-o any
> more.
>

Again, this is due to the lack of sriracha-flavored Jello. I'm sure the
marketplace will remedy this very soon.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...

> Twinkie sales are off by 19%. People don't put them in the Jell-o any
> more.

Oh, don't give people ideas! There is that Jell-O recipe with pretzels in
it.

On 8/23/2014 4:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:44:13 -0400, Travis McGee wrote:
>
>> Hostess treats were off the shelves for eight months allowing
>> competitors to introduce "knockoff" products that may have hurt the
>> company's sales, the Tribune said.
>
> I see shitloads (really! most of them look like turds) of the Hostess
> products coming into the food bank (mostly expired from grocery
> stores). But I hardly ever see any of the competing products.
>
> -sw
>
How fortunate for you to have so many pastries to gobble down during the
day...