The company that bought the Twinkie, HoHo and Ding Dong brands out of bankruptcy is gearing up to reopen plants and hire workers but said that it will not be involved with union labor, Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review reported today. Hostess Brands LLC—Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management LLC 's new incarnation of the baking company that liquidated in chapter 11—is reopening four bakeries in the next eight to 10 weeks, aiming to get Twinkie-deprived consumers the classic snack cake by mid-July.
