Actually, they did it just before the company went out of business. The question is what they did to extend it. My understanding is that retailers had been asking Hostess for a while to keep them frozen until they’re delivered to stores in order to extend the shelf life.
Word is the new version will have a SHORTER shelf life. Poor little things are just sponge cake and (originally) lard, which was then exchanged for “mystery filling”.
Which btw, going through some of my dad’s old formulas from decades ago, and it’s amazing how many call for lard (lots of lard) in those baked goods, that have now substituted polyunsaturated fats, that may be worse for you, especially with all those chemical “stabilizers”.
This is such a non-issue. The company failed through the greed of management. It produced products that both wasted food and contributed to the compromised the health of their patrons.
Jason Allen almost 11 years ago
Actually, they did it just before the company went out of business. The question is what they did to extend it. My understanding is that retailers had been asking Hostess for a while to keep them frozen until they’re delivered to stores in order to extend the shelf life.
thegreatack almost 11 years ago
Longer shelf life? They’ll already outlast civilization!!
Fourcrows almost 11 years ago
“In my 67 years I’ve only eaten a twinkie once. It was just ok.”I had a couple in the 70’s. Still digesting them…
cjr53 almost 11 years ago
Yum, TastyKake!
Dtroutma almost 11 years ago
Word is the new version will have a SHORTER shelf life. Poor little things are just sponge cake and (originally) lard, which was then exchanged for “mystery filling”.
Which btw, going through some of my dad’s old formulas from decades ago, and it’s amazing how many call for lard (lots of lard) in those baked goods, that have now substituted polyunsaturated fats, that may be worse for you, especially with all those chemical “stabilizers”.
Dtroutma almost 11 years ago
“Not suffering himself” might be more accurate.
Hawthorne almost 11 years ago
This is such a non-issue. The company failed through the greed of management. It produced products that both wasted food and contributed to the compromised the health of their patrons.
Greed is destructive.
Motivemagus almost 11 years ago
The management. Read what really happened. And note that the new Hostess does not have unions anymore. So blaming them is sort of stupid.