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Originally Posted by jaywa  TP industry will be fine as long as Taco Bell and Long John Silvers are around. | Indeed, but I haven't found a TP yet that can stand up to a 7-layer-Gordita-poo.
Oh, and.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsIASofR5-E
(obligatory disclaimer: this video contains comedy, and a few S-bombs....so if you're a toddler, don't click)
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11-16-2012, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by slobake Certianly the demise of hostess is complex but it is a mistake to blame the lowering standards of living in America on Unions and workers but I don't think that is the problem.
Here is an another view about what is going on. You man not agree with everything but it is for sure food for thought. http://www.capitalismhitsthefan.com/ | More bailouts/stimulus? - we are on an economic cliff owing $16.2 Trillion and climing. This will only speed the collapse.
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11-16-2012, 08:47 PM
| | | | Hostess needs a new marketing campaign acknowledging that their products are not meant to be nutritious. They are a special treat. Eat one Twinkie a week as a reward for eating healthier the rest of the time. It's not gonna kill you. |
11-16-2012, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by OldDog52 Hostess needs a new marketing campaign acknowledging that their products are not meant to be nutritious. They are a special treat. Eat one Twinkie a week as a reward for eating healthier the rest of the time. It's not gonna kill you. | Exactly. Bacon is the current fad and for sure it's not any better than a Twinkie. Somehow though it's widely accepted no prob.
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11-16-2012, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tastybasslines Exactly. Bacon is the current fad and for sure it's not any better than a Twinkie. Somehow though it's widely accepted no prob. | Mmmm... Twinkies with bacon. 
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11-16-2012, 09:45 PM
| | | | I haven't eaten a Twinkie in a long time. When I was a kid, I thought they were awesome. When I got older, I found I didn't like the consistency or flavor of the cake. |
11-16-2012, 09:52 PM
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HPF Technology: Protecting the Pocket since 2007 | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Madison WI | | | So long as the brand and formulation have cash value as an asset, Twinkies will live on. |
11-16-2012, 09:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vortex of sin and degradation | | | Hostess was buried by salaries and pension obligations. They
couldn't survive without concessions and not everybody was
willing to contribute. Even the Teamsters' union is blaming the
Bakers' union as one of the problems. |
11-16-2012, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by tastybasslines
Exactly. Bacon is the current fad and for sure it's not any better than a Twinkie. Somehow though it's widely accepted no prob.
| Great point about the current popularity of bacon, which is not remotely healthy. It's all about moderation.
Come to think of it, maybe Hostess should do Bacon Ding Dongs! EDIT Well someone kind of beat me to the concept. 
I agree someone will buy the brand name and product recipes and keep them going. Perhaps introducing bacon versions. Could be a limited edition thing like McRib.
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11-16-2012, 10:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: S.W. Ohio | | | Hostess stuff already nearly gone on local shelves in stores I hit tonight. Local gas station only had 3 fruit pies and some powdered donuts left on a Hostess rack that probably holds 50 or more items. Local 711 same deal. |
11-16-2012, 10:30 PM
| | | | Hostess Brands include:
Baker's Inn
Beefsteak
Blue Ribbon
Bread du Jour
Butternut Breads
Colombo
Cotton’s
Di Carlo
Dolly Madison
Drake's
Dutch Hearth
Eddy’s
Good Hearth
Holsom
Home Pride
Hostess
J.J. Nissen
Merita
Millbrook
Mrs. Cubbison's Foods
Nature's Pride
Parisian
Standish Farms
Sweetheart
Twinkie
Toscana
Wonder Bread
No Mrs. Cubbison's stuffing?! Bwahhhhh! |
11-16-2012, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by hover As long as the Twinkie is turned into a cornbread cake with whipped / foamed bacon-dripping filling, I'm in.
Otherwise, r.i.p. | Aaaaand, from page three: Quote:
Originally Posted by tastybasslines Exactly. Bacon is the current fad and for sure it's not any better than a Twinkie. Somehow though it's widely accepted no prob. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Atoz Mmmm... Twinkies with bacon. | Man, doesn't ANYONE read my posts?
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11-16-2012, 11:20 PM
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Man, doesn't ANYONE read my posts? | Apparently I don't. Well, until now, anyway. 
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11-17-2012, 01:34 AM
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We appear to have an emergency situation. Someone capable of a moment's rational thought has posted in an OT thread. Don't worry, folks, we'll soon get this under control.
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11-17-2012, 02:23 AM
| | Reggaefied User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Swiss Alps | | | Blaming this on current government and the workers seems just a little too easy.
Bad management, tired brands, short-sighted strategy by venture capital owners, union intransigence, changing consumer habits, slow economy, etc. |
11-17-2012, 02:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: D'Shaw | | | Gotta go buy a bunch of cases of Twinkies to save for the zombie apocalypse.
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11-17-2012, 06:12 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio | | I haven't wanted a Twinkie in years until now. Why do I all the sudden want a Twinkie?
This is my new Twinkie anthem... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i28UEoLXVFQ |
11-17-2012, 06:33 AM
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11-17-2012, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by One Drop Blaming this on current government and the workers seems just a little too easy.
Bad management, tired brands, short-sighted strategy by venture capital owners, union intransigence, changing consumer habits, slow economy, etc. | This was posted in another forum by one of the Teamsters who approved their part of the contract and it may have a bit of truth to it-
"The workers simply wanted to keep what they had. Back in 2008 all the union employees at Hostess were asked to give wage and benefit concessions to help the company get out of bankruptcy. They complied, the company did not adhere to their plan to turn the company around. Instead most of the management got bonuses. The company did not reinvest modernization as they had proposed.
They did not want to see this happen again. I am one of the Teamsters who accepted the new proposal. The bakers chose not to. It's too bad that they chose to shut down. It is also questionable if these concessions would have been enough to turn things around. The company was poorly managed on almost every level." |
11-17-2012, 06:47 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Farmingville(NOT FarmVille),NY | | A union is a business. Period! This country has too much of an attitude of entitlement already. The unions only make the matter worse. Much much worse...and for their benefit might I add.
This anger towards businessmen/women as the rich enemy is disgusting! (And I'd LOVE to see what these naysayers would do given similar opportunities and situations...take the money and run I strongly suspect!!)
I'm no poor because someone else is rich!
Sorry for the rant. Just getting so angered by attitudes lately.
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