The Latest Breaking News from Hostess

You walk into Kroger looking for your favorite snack, only to find the shelf empty and the product gone without a trace. Shoppers know the frustration of losing a go-to treat overnight, often with no explanation from the store. Sometimes the disappearance comes down to supply chain issues, while other…

Many of the foods, toys, and common practices that defined childhood in past decades would be considered shockingly unsafe or unhealthy by today’s standards. Our modern understanding of nutrition, child development, and safety has led to regulations and guidelines that would have outlawed many of our most beloved childhood staples.…

J.M. Smucker announced Monday that it bought Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion in cash and stock. The reviews from Wall Street are mixed. There are clear winners and losers from the deal.

Twinkies maker Hostess Brands soared on news the snack company will be acquired by J.M. Smucker.

SJM stock fell Monday after jam maker J.M. Smucker announced plans to buy Twinkies parent Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion. TWNK stock jumped.

For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.

Hostess Brands struggled for years and nearly vanished before it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in early 2012.

The saga of the Twinkie maker is a long, complicated one.

Cook County Judge Charles Burns, who’s presided over 23 graduations in 13 years running the court, sped the process for the 10 participants to get felonies removed from court records.