Dive Summary:
- On Monday, Hostess Brands LLC indicated it would open bakeries in Indianapolis, Indiana and Schiller Park, Illinois in order to get Twinkies back in stores by July.
- Hostess expects operations at certain facilities to commence by the end of May.
- In response to allegations of being anti-union, Hostess has declared it will not take union membership into account when considering job prospects.
From the article:
"Hostess Brands LLC said Monday that it will open bakeries in Indiana and Illinois, following announcements last week that it will reopen bakeries in Georgia and Kansas in its effort to bring back some of its snack brands.
The predecessor to Hostess Brands filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012 after years of turmoil and later decided to go out of business after a nationwide strike crippled its operations. ..."
