Twinkies brand may survive [VIDEO], The tasty cream-filled golden
spongecakes known as Twinkies are likely to survive, even though their
maker will be sold in bankruptcy court.
A Hostess Brands Inc. union says it hopes a buyer can save parts of
the company, as the Twinkies baker was to ask a U.S. judge for
permission to liquidate.
Frank Hurt, president of the
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International
Union, told The Wall Street Journal he thought there was "more than a
good chance" a buyer would buy the profitable parts of the Irving,
Texas, company and give his union's members their jobs back. Go here to read more.
