Hostess Has Shut Down Its Website

[MineralMan]

Here's what's on the home page:

Hostess Brands is Closed.

We are sorry to announce that Hostess Brands, Inc. has been forced by a Bakers Union strike to shut down all operations and sell all company assets. For more information, go to hostessbrands.info. Thank you for all of your loyalty and support over the years.

See for yourself at:

http://hostessbrands.com

[MineralMan]

1. This may well be a bluff, though.

The rest of the site still exists, but the home page re-directs to this page.

[hedgehog]

2. Vulture capitalism strikes again!

"The Board of Directors authorized the wind down of Hostess Brands to preserve and maximize the value of the estate"

[MineralMan]

4. So it seems.

They've been in a financial disaster zone for a long time. They're using this excuse to bail, I think.

[Cal Carpenter]

3. Take your golden parachutes and fuck off

Blaming the workers. Fucking fuckhead asshole vultures.

Another victory for capitalism

[MineralMan]

5. You can bet they'll be picking the carcass clean, for sure.

Early retirement for them, with bags of money taken away from the liquidation of assets.

[slackmaster]

6. I'd prefer seeing that happen to a big tobacco company

[RomneyLies]

7. This is NO BLUFF.

IT also has nothing to do with the strike.

It has everything to do with management looking for a scapegoat for their incompetent management of the company, pushing the workers to the brink to force a strike, then laying the blame on the union.

[PD Turk]

8. Liars

It's another company harvested by a hedge fund, the execs bail out with a golden parachute and the workers can fuck off. At least the workers went out withe their heads held high on this one.

[JohnnyRingo]

9. That'll teach us to support unions

Wherever will we get our required daily dose of hydrogenated animal fat now? Hahaha

I'll never believe they closed because of a strike. That'd be like blowing your head off to save money on aspirin. Hostess had deeper problems that could be blamed on the board of directors.

[demwing]

10. I will miss Raspberry Zingers

but not Wonder Bread.

Hostess has to be one of the worst companies ever - carries much responsibility for the fattening of America.

[longship]

11. I will miss Sno-Balls

Yummy coconut.

And no, I am neither obese nor even overweight. Just love sweets once in a while.

[Brickbat]

12. Lying right up to the end, I see.

Shameful.