No More Twinkies and Ding Dongs? Hostess Brands Closing Its Doors

Will you miss Twinkies, Wonder Bread or any of the other Hostess products?

The iconic Twinkies treats that many of us have eaten over the years, is about to be nothing more than a sweet memory.

Today, Hostess Brands, Inc., which produces Twinkies and Wonder Bread, announced it was closing after 82 years in business.

The Irving, Texas-based company had been struggling financially and had been in bankruptcy protection since January.

But a strike by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union which began Nov. 9 was too much for the ailing company to recover from according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Some 18,500 employees will lose their jobs. The company said the dispute over wage and benefit cuts had lead to the strike to the decision was made to liquidate as the company did not have the resources to "weather an extended nationwide strike."

Think Twinkies won't be missed? Check out the attached You Tube clip from the movie "Zombieland."