RIP Hostess

[nontheist]

Yup it official no more reaching for the Twinkies, ho hos, or anything else on those rare craving munchies. Say good by to wonder bread also.


Another union drives a company to it's knees. rejoice liberals

http://www.hostessbrands.com/Closing.aspx

 

[timbo123]

I think some of their demise may also be due to the competition being better. I haven't had any desire to snack on any of the hostess brands you named since the 80s.
Personally, I won't be mourning their loss.

 

[nontheist]

I think some of their demise may also be due to the competition being better. I haven't had any desire to snack on any of the hostess brands you named since the 80s.
Personally, I won't be mourning their loss.

You mean cheaper. That happens when you don't have to pay someone 30 bucks and hour clicking a lever.

 

[RyanTheRhino]

What do you mean Twinkie corp got liquidated. Did they use a blender

 

[timbo123]

You mean cheaper. That happens when you don't have to pay someone 30 bucks and hour clicking a lever.

No. I mean better tasting. Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs... I'd rather not snack at all than eat any of those.

 

[RyanTheRhino]

You mean cheaper. That happens when you don't have to pay someone 30 bucks and hour clicking a lever.

you mean watching a robot click levers

 

[Canna Sylvan]

nontheist,
As a vegan, I'm jumping for joy! Plus, it's hilarious the liberal's best friend, unions, did it. Beef fat has no business in desserts. Karma bitches.

 

[RyanTheRhino]

nontheist,
As a vegan, I'm jumping for joy! Plus, it's hilarious the liberal's best friend, unions, did it. Beef fat has no business in desserts. Karma bitches.

yea, because shortening is in no way related to animal lard replacement. I don't eat any of that stuff anyway.

 

[nontheist]

you mean watching a robot click levers

18,500 that's a lot of robot watchers.

 

[RyanTheRhino]

18,500 that's a lot of robot watchers.

one for each nut & bolt, but in reality suck so many lost jobs right before thanksgiving

 

[nontheist]

nontheist,
As a vegan, I'm jumping for joy! Plus, it's hilarious the liberal's best friend, unions, did it. Beef fat has no business in desserts. Karma bitches.

Just has a big juicy tbone, those pesky animals are too damn yummy....

 

[sync0s]

I think some of their demise may also be due to the competition being better. I haven't had any desire to snack on any of the hostess brands you named since the 80s.
Personally, I won't be mourning their loss.

A company that reports a revenue of 2.5 billion in fy2011. Yup, competition did them in.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

Ryan,
I use expeller pressed non-hydrogenated shortening in things like pie crusts and tortillas only. You can use sugar, flour and liquid in different ratios to make cakes and bread like baking. Healthy doesn't need be bland.Mine taste than Hostess.

 

[RyanTheRhino]

There was a paleontologist on Colbert Report ( yea i know) that said humans would have never evolved a brain if they didn't start eating meat. When they where vegetarians they spent %80 of the calories just for digestion. This meant they developed more efficient digestive tracks , but still had to constantly search for food. When they started eating meat the small high calorie meals didn't require as much energy to digest and they now had a surplus. This surplus went into developing a bigger brain verses better digestive track.

 

[sync0s]

Healthy doesn't need be bland.Mine taste than Hostess.

missing a few filler words

 

[RyanTheRhino]

Ryan,
I use expeller pressed non-hydrogenated shortening in things like pie crusts and tortillas only. You can use sugar, flour and liquid in different ratios to make cakes and bread like baking. Healthy doesn't need be bland.Mine taste than Hostess.

I was just saying original shorting that was used in desserts was animal lard & shouldn't be taboo for desserts. People didn't have the technology to make these synthetic lards form veggies yet.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

Non-theist,
In the past two years vegans in the US doubled. More and more people realize taste isn't an excuse for cruelty. Also, all my desserts taste better than any store bought. It's because I use REAL ingredients.

 

[beardo]

Non-theist,
In the past two years vegans in the US doubled. More and more people realize taste isn't an excuse for cruelty. Also, all my desserts taste better than any store bought. It's because I use REAL ingredients.

I've eaten Phoney Bologna and faking bacon, and some bean burgers, the burgers were passable, I thought they were pretty good, Also had vegan chili that was really good, I didn't miss the meat.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

Syncos,
Try typing a post with only 256 characters and see how easy it is. I'm on a Nokia walkie-talkie phone I hacked Opera Mini because my Droid broke. I'm too poor to get a new one until my tax return. I only see 30 letters on the screen at one time.

 

[RyanTheRhino]

A company that reports a revenue of 2.5 billion in fy2011. Yup, competition did them in.

Revenue is not the same as profit, big guy . Their management and financial officers mad poor decisions and ran them into the ground with unsustainable debt levels. Sure unreasonable union demands didn't help, but not the sole reason.