Twinkies News

Wednesday, news stories speculating whether Hostess would remain open under court order or be sold and remain open in some capacity proved false after a bankruptcy judge granted approval for Hostess to shut down operations after 82 years.

New York - As Thanksgiving and the Hostess bankruptcy both fast approach, one New York restaurateur's unique family recipe combines one of America's favorite holiday dishes with one of its favorite snacks.

After initiating liquidation of Hostess Brands on Friday, the company's CEO said its iconic Twinkies and other popular brands are likely to find buyers

Following the news that Hostess Brand was closing it's doors, people fearing the end of such American icons as Twinkies and Ho-Ho's expressed their sadness through song and poetry.

While many are mourning the loss of Hostess, free enterprise and the entrepreneurial spirit is proving to be alive and well as people take to the internet, selling the iconic Hostess Brand snacks for as much at $10 million dollars.

After Hostess announced yesterday the company was closing its operations and filing a motion to liquidate, a market for Twinkies and Twinkie-related merchandise emerged on eBay.

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie ignored a reporter’s question about Twinkies Friday by rambling for 40 seconds about Twinkies — and about Devil Dogs.

Hostess Brands Inc. is warning employees who are striking that if plant operations do not return back to normal levels by Thursday evening, the next move will be to liquidate the company.

Irving - Hostess, the maker of Snoballs, Zingers and Twinkies, is preparing to file for bankruptcy again, just two years after emerging from its first filing. The company is hurting from a consumer move to healthier foods, and high labor and ingredient costs.

It didn’t take a bloodhound to track two hungry burglary suspects. All police had to do was follow the footprints they left in an inch of snow.