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Twinkies are sold! J.M. Smucker scoops up Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion (www.npr.org)
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For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.

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[–] sim_@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Huh, really goes to show how insulary our social circles can be. I struggle think of a time anyone I know has ever bought a Twinkies, let alone its ownership would sell for a hotly-contended 5.6 billion.