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Hostess Blames Union for Bankruptcy After Tripling CEO's Pay... But while headlines have been quick to blame unions for the downfall of the company there’s actually more to the story: While the company was filing for bankruptcy, for the second time, earlier this year, it actually tripled its CEO’s pay, and increased other executives’ compensation by as much as 80 percent.
... as the company was preparing to file for bankruptcy earlier this year, the then CEO of Hostess was awarded a 300 percent raise (from approximately $750,000 to $2,550,000) and at least nine other top executives of the company received massive pay raises. One such executive received a pay increase from $500,000 to $900,000 and another received one taking his salary from $375,000 to $656,256.
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012...
I haven't eaten a Twinkie in 25 years, I can wait until the new manufacturer starts churning them out.
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I have never eaten a Hostess product, to my knowledge.
I used to work with a guy who swore he could tell if Twinkies were fresh by squeezing the package.
Félix wrote: "TWSS"I totally gave that to you, FeLarry. ;)
Can't resist.....So Twinkies, which were theoretically supposed to survive a nuclear holocaust have been taken down about a month before December 23rd?
....well played Mayans....well played....
*dittos the snort...or "anort", as you prefer*
Amelia wrote: "*dittos the snort...or "anort", as you prefer*"Whoa... another MiniAm throwback. Do the newbies around here know the story behind "anort"?
I love the "anort" every time I see it. It is a giggle inducer. I do not know the story behind it, though.
No, they don't know the story. Bet some of the older ones still don't if they were post MiniAm. Susan is just clever.
I have a question to the Pre-TCers around here who started out with us in MiniAm. Why can't I bring myself to delete the group from my list? It's a dead group, nothing is going to be posted in there. It's sad. But, I just can't bring myself to click and get rid of it. Why is that? Do you still have it on your list of groups?
I have a question to the Pre-TCers around here who started out with us in MiniAm. Why can't I bring myself to delete the group from my list? It's a dead group, nothing is going to be posted in there. It's sad. But, I just can't bring myself to click and get rid of it. Why is that? Do you still have it on your list of groups?
I don't know if I've ever eaten a Hostess product. I don't like any of that cream filling stuff. I'm much more of an Entenmann's girl.
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Her hair drives me nuts, incidentally.
That cannot be the only thing that drives you nuts about that picture...
I hate the title of this thread. It makes me think of Hostess products turning to goo on the store shelf.
Felarryix, I thought exactly that when I saw Phil's comment last night!
What a world. What a world. Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness...*fading screech*
Riona wrote: "I don't know if I've ever eaten a Hostess product. I don't like any of that cream filling stuff. I'm much more of an Entenmann's girl."My ex made doughnuts for a living--that "cream" filling is actually just oil and sugar, whipped until fluffy. Eeurgh.
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Sorry, LG. Coal in my stocking this year.
Jammies wrote: "Riona wrote: "I don't know if I've ever eaten a Hostess product. I don't like any of that cream filling stuff. I'm much more of an Entenmann's girl."My ex made doughnuts for a living--that "cream..."
It's more the taste/texture than knowing what's in it. I don't like any kind of custard either.
Custard = SUPER DUPER YUM!"Cream Filling" = DISGUSTING, GROSS SLOP!
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http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sect...
Lobstergirl wrote: "With the news that Hostess was biting the dust, did you run out and buy as many packages of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos, and Suzy Q's as you could fit in the boot of your vehicle?(It is highly l..."
Nah....never really liked Twinkies or Ho-Hos.
I'm sure with as popular as these snacks are that they will not be biting the dust with Hostess. Some other company will purchase the rights to them.
Jeez...now that I think about it, the last time I ate a Twinkie was probably when I was 16 years old or so.
evie wrote: "Describe Ding Dongs please."Its a chocolate covered chocolate mini cake with creme filling, usually wrapped in aluminum foil.
evie wrote: "Describe Ding Dongs please."Tea Party members in the House of Representatives.
Dennis wrote: "evie wrote: "Describe Ding Dongs please."Tea Party members in the House of Representatives."
Perfect, Dennis.
I just saw generic Twinkies (cream filled golden sponge cakes) & Ho-Ho's (frosted chocolate cakes w/creamy center) @ Wal-Mart. The package photos leave no doubt what they are down to being individually wrapped. W-M sells deep fryers. You have to have something to test out in hot fat on Christmas morning!
Amelia wrote: "Susan is just clever."
I never thanked you, Amelia! I considered it quite generous. :)
They deep fry everything in the South. Twinkies (or Twinkie imposters), Snickers and Oreo cookies are all game for the fryer.
I like to put Girl Scout cookies in the freezer.
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Susan, that is a new level of cruelty.
::quickly closes freezer door::I don't know what you are talking about.
If you drop one of them while it's frozen it could break.
Where do you keep the boy scouts?No. No. Forget I asked...
BunWat wrote: "CD are you planning to deep fry a Twinkie on Christmas morning??"No. Just a turkey on Christmas Eve.
(It is highly likely that several if not most if not all of the Hostess brands will survive after being bought by other companies, but that is months into the future.)
20 individually wrapped Twinkies on sale at Amazon for $75.00-$400
http://www.amazon.com/Hostess-Twinkie...