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Twinkies maker Hostess Brands Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection.
The company, based in Irving, Texas, said it was struggling with pension and benefits costs and the tough economy.
It's not the first time the maker of Wonder Bread and Ding Dongs has filed for bankruptcy. Ripplewood Holdings took control of bankrupt Interstate Bakeries in 2009 and renamed it Hostess Brands.
Interstate was created in 1937, but Twinkies are even older. They were created in 1930 by Continential bakery manager James A. Dewar in Schiller Park, Ill., selling for a nickel for two.
Hostess said in a statement that Ho-Hos and its other products aren't going away. Its bakeries and outlet stores will stay open during the restructuring, with financing by Silver Point Capital.

I have been told that deep-fried twinkies are great food. They may take a year off your life, but they are supposed to be great. I would hate for them to disappear before I've tried one.
When my daughter and I drove up to Oregon in early October we stopped at a roadside restaurant for breakfast and I had a deep-fried chicken-fried steak. It was wonderful.