Hostess Bankruptcy: Flowers Foods Has Chance To Save Twinkies, Snack Company
Flowers Foods Inc. maintains a bakery and plant in southern Manatee County.
While news of two young Sarasota investors created a media frenzy about their court filing to save Twinkies this week, a big-name baker with a southern Manatee County location is reportedly in the mix. Thomasville, Georgia-based Flowers Foods Inc., is going through lending renogations to set itself up for a bid to buy the Hostess and Twinkies brands, The Wall Street Journal reports. Flowers Foods maintains a bakery plant plus a store off of U.S. 301 at 63rd Avenue — not too far away from the Merita Discount Bakery Store that serves as a Hostess/Wonder bread outlet on Tallevast Road. Hostess CEO Gregory Rayburn appeared on CNBC Wednesday afternoon announcing Hostess would start laying off employees today. Flowers Foods brands include …
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