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Oh, I noticed. And I wonder how a company which caters to the growing obese population manages to fail!

This isn't the first time they've filed for bankruptcy so it's not too much of a surprise, they will undoubtedly sell their brands off and come out fine.



> I wonder how a company which caters to the growing obese population manages to fail!

Over-generous pension plans.


This is management's claim, not objective fact, and probably open to dispute. From the comments on the New York Times article, I'd guess the unions have quite a different perspective.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/hostess-files-for-ban...




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