Death of Twinkies Costs Jobs in Palmer
Hostess Cakes operated a plant on Fox Hill Road in Palmer Township.
No more Twinkies, Sno Balls and Ding Dongs. And for about 30 workers at the Hostess Cakes plant in Palmer Township, that also means no more jobs. Hostess went out of business Friday following a labor dispute in which thousands of workers at Hostess bakeries in Philadelphia went on strike last week. Hostess said it was hoping to sell its brands to another company. The closure put 18,500 people out of work nationally. "It is obviously very difficult to witness a business closing their doors within your community, especially a business that has been existence for such a long time," said Alison Miers, vice president of Easton Initiatives for The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. "The Lehigh Valley will continue to pursue and create …
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kaitlyn marie wix
8:03 am on Friday, November 23, 2012
i can't believe that there will be no more twinkies so many people are loosing what they love! how are the workers going to support their family not only will it not give some people christmas it could also make people loose their home. lets hope the people that lost their job can find a new one and i also hope that they come up with a way for them to keep selling twinkies. more ›