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Twinkies Return To East Lake
After an eight-month absence from store shelves, Hostess snack products have returned to East Lake. The new Twinkies have a slightly different recipe that increases their shelf life from 26 days to 45 days.
Check out what we spotted Tuesday at the Ridgemoor Publix. The grocery store has a small selection of Hostess products, including Twinkies.
Hostess snacks disappeared from store shelves across the country last November when the company shut down. Since then, Hostess was purchased for $410 million dollars by the private equity firms Apollo Global Management and C. Dean Metropoulous, according a report in the Chicago Tribune. The new Twinkies have a slightly different recipe that increases their shelf life from 26 days to 45 days.
We checked around East Lake and did not see any other stores selling Hostess brand snacks. A clerk at the East Lake Target said the store expects to get Hostess snacks around July 21.
What do you think about Twinkies and other Hostess snacks? Do you hate them or love them? Did you miss them? Let us know in the comment section below!
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