PrecisionmachinisT wrote:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:16:25 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


PrecisionmachinisT wrote:

Destroyed by bad management and the inability to develop new products
that the market wants. Unions had nothing to do with the downfall of
Hostess.


Other than the refusal to go back to work, so they could fill their
contracted customers.

Between the stockholders wanting extreme profits and the union pricing
the obsolete products out of sight, the market dwindled. The union
strike was the last straw. Like I said, I hope the states deny any of
them unemployment benefits because they walked off the job. They quit.
**** 'EM! Let the union pay them until they find burgerflip jobs.


You're ignoring simple drop off in consumer demand.


You mean the other brands they owned that produced some of the best
whole wheat bread in the area? I guess you lefties are spending all
your money on beer & cheap wine instead of bread. 200 people will be out
of work at the Merita Bread bakery in Orlando.