No more Twinkies :-(

[DSLiverpool]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20364595

That's a big company to close, and an American icon lost

[hidetheelephants]

Arrgh! No more TWINKIE science!

[escargot]

Well done to the Union.


:|

[jaybirduk]

escargot said:

Well done to the Union.


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My thoughts exactly. The unions in America are just far too powerful

[calibrax]

jaybirduk said:

My thoughts exactly. The unions in America are just far too powerful

Have to wonder what the UK would be like now if Margaret Thatcher had backed down...

[russ_a]

I bet woody harrelson is pissed off

[Gretchen]

russ_a said:

I bet woody harrelson is pissed off

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=192&t=1219474&mid=61689&nmt=No+more+Twinkie+bars%21

[hidetheelephants]

Gretchen said:

clicky

EFOCD

[miniman]

[escargot]

Might as well close that other thread.

[CDP]

article said:

The union's pension fund is its biggest unsecured creditor, and is owed about $944.2m.

Losing your job and screwing up your pension fund is pretty much shooting yourself in both feet.

[davepoth]

I love the last bit of that story - the union is going to lose nigh on a billion dollars as an unsecured creditor. Smart move, guys.

[CDP]

davepoth said:

I love the last bit of that story - the union is going to lose nigh on a billion dollars as an unsecured creditor. Smart move, guys.

I can't say I love it as the people who got hurt won't be the King Arthurs running the racket. I don't know if it's a closed shop but I get the impression many US businesses are. Certainly getting putting a plug in at US exhibitions instead of paying a Teamster to do it can get you chucked out.

Just when America needs a Maggie (or even an Angela) they've got the opposite.

[hidetheelephants]

CDP said:

I can't say I love it as the people who got hurt won't be the King Arthurs running the racket. I don't know if it's a closed shop but I get the impression many US businesses are. Certainly getting putting a plug in at US exhibitions instead of paying a Teamster to do it can get you chucked out.

Just when America needs a Maggie (or even an Angela) they've got the opposite.

I imagine a fair portion of the workforce will be re-employed by whoever buys the assets; twinkies will be made by Nestle, Nabisco or whoever.

[Mobile Chicane]

BBC said:

Hostess Brands said a strike by the bakers union would force it to shut all operations and sell all assets.

It has long been in trouble - emerging from bankruptcy protection in 2009 only to file again in January 2012.

Let me guess. The American public are losing their taste for artificial crap.

Ever eaten a Twinkie? There's nothing in the UK that's anywhere near as disgusting.

Imagine the cheapest, nastiest, greasiest, mass-produced swiss roll, filled with white-coloured, sweetened, whipped Vaseline, and you're somewhere close.

But hey, let's blame the unions, eh?

Edited by Mobile Chicane on Sunday 18th November 21:57

[hidetheelephants]

The billion dollar hole in the balance sheet probably had something to do with it as well.

[escargot]

Leading to a lack of cash flow to sustain prolonged industrial action.

Nothing to do with the yanks suddenly having an epiphany leading to them rejecting st food whatsoever.

[CarTimeNow]

have a look on amazon US and search for cream canoe pan, and food.com has a recipe (sponge and filling), which i'll email if any wants it.


edited due to recipe book fail

Edited by CarTimeNow on Sunday 18th November 23:33

[Melman Giraffe]

Mobile Chicane said:

BBC said:

Hostess Brands said a strike by the bakers union would force it to shut all operations and sell all assets.

It has long been in trouble - emerging from bankruptcy protection in 2009 only to file again in January 2012.

Let me guess. The American public are losing their taste for artificial crap.

Ever eaten a Twinkie? There's nothing in the UK that's anywhere near as disgusting.

Imagine the cheapest, nastiest, greasiest, mass-produced swiss roll, filled with white-coloured, sweetened, whipped Vaseline, and you're somewhere close.

But hey, let's blame the unions, eh?

Edited by Mobile Chicane on Sunday 18th November 21:57

It's Bob Crows fault I tell ya

[Cyder]

Disgusting crap, gutted to see them go. (loss of jobs is actually a shame of course)

Do the yanks make any sweets that taste nice?

Tootsie rolls are also on my st list.