R.I.P. Ding Dongs

[Miss Scarlett]

Originally Posted by PaPa

I said the same thing......
Moonpies?? Really??? The world will NEVER be the same......

MoonPies are made by Chattanooga Bakery and as far I can tell from my Google search Hostess is not their owner just a competitor...

[Daywalker]

Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett

MoonPies are made by Chattanooga Bakery and as far I can tell from my Google search Hostess is not their owner just a competitor...

Tis true, although their Distributorship was entangled along with many
other smaller brand names in order to beef the deliveries and in
turn...the Outlets were then delivered those products by the
drivers once those products rendered the end of their
'grocery store' shelf life and will get their last chance
to be eaten thru the Outlets.

Some of those smaller brands will suffer without
the distribution center powers of the late Hostess brand.


I wanted to add that I do not condone the practices of Big Company
mentality, not at all. If you're gonna run an American icon
Company like a buncha cream filled Asshats, eventually
you're going to be exposed for it and your shelf life
will...expire. There are still many good people
with the monetary means to pick up where
they expired and renew the Brands
and run the Company all proper.

I'm a Dreamer like that.


I was reading something yesterday that pointed towards conversation
the Ladies of the Outlet were having over the inner company
animosity toward 'some' of the employees who they said
would not '...just back off a bit'. That made sense to
me when I read this part from CNN Money pages:

At least 5,000 of the laid-off workers worked in food production and were represented by the Bakers Union.
Related: The end of Hostess
Nationwide, the entire food manufacturing industry has yet to gain back all the jobs lost in the recession, but the industry has been adding about 1,400 jobs a month over the last year.
Another 6,700 Hostess workers were represented by the Teamsters, a union that was sharply critical of the Bakers' decision to strike. Those jobs largely include truckers, many who both transported and sold Hostess products.

It's just sad, but I do believe this Brand may be strong enough to
garner the sympathies of some Philanthropic genius who grew
up on Zingers and still secretly bought and stashed
Twinkies for the Zombiepocalypse.


u huh.





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