Goodbye Twinkies.

[kandrathe]

capitalism is one thing, idiot union screwing over an entire company is another
Hostess had offered a contract that would allow them to stay open and keep their jobs, but the union decided that not losing wages was more important than saving a company and jobs

Times change. They didn't really innovate, so they died. Part of the beauty of our system is that we the consumers choose the winners and losers. We've voted with our wallets for some number of years now that sugar, fat, and preservatives do not a snack food make. I'm not a food Nazi, but even I have chosen to feed my kids things like grapes, bananas, and strawberries when they are in season.