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Mexican company may take over Hostess. -- (link)

Posted by CovingtonCat Nov 17 '12, 13:38

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Grupo Bimbo (nbclatino.com)

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Will Americans buy foreign Twinkies? -- nm - zork Nov 17, 13:51 22
- Why would Twinkies be different from every other foreign thing we buy? -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 13:59 17
  - I will refuse. - Spawn Nov 17, 14:10
  - It's been an American icon - zork Nov 17, 14:08 14
    - Did people stop buying Budweiser when the Dutch bought it? -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:19 13
      - irrelevant until they move the brewing to the Netherlands - zork Nov 17, 14:26
      - No, I stopped when I was legally able to buy beer for myself. -- nm - Stephen, Shaking Down The Thunder on Senior Day! Nov 17, 14:20
      - You mean the point when Miller Lite took over? -- nm - Americans Nov 17, 14:20 10
        
        Did people stop buying Miller Lite when the South Africans bought it? -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:22 9
        
        well they brew it here, I would suspect Bimbos will bake and truck it up -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 14:28
        
        but Americans still make it -- nm - zork Nov 17, 14:28 7
        
        Did Americans stop buying clothes, shoes, computer, or televisions when manufacturing was shipped overseas? -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:39 6
        
        The simple fact is this: Americans don't give a shit about anything other than they price they are going to pay. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:40 5
        
        Disagreed. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 14:42 4
        
        You're welcome to your opinion, but I've got facts on my side. - ty97 Nov 17, 14:45 3
        
        if that were the case then toyota would have been the best selling car back in the 70s. and why didn't Lada catch on in the 80s? -- nm - zork Nov 17, 15:18
        
        *shrugs* I know a dozen people that go out of our way to do so. - Spawn Nov 17, 14:53 1
        
        were those two non-American made or branded? Aren't Kia and Hyundai (and European makes) the only ones that don't assemble in North America? -- nm - zork Nov 17, 15:20
  - Hot and spicy. Chipotle twinkies. -- nm - Amanda Nov 17, 14:03
- Sure. Bimbo bought and now makes Entenmann's and it's the same as it's always been. Love 'em! - Krusty Nov 17, 13:55 2
  - Never had any Entenmann's. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 13:57 1
    - I'm so sorry. -- nm - Todd Manning Nov 17, 15:01
- With real sugar? Hell yeah they will. - Spawn Nov 17, 13:53
Heh, that's the company that just gave me 'free bread for a year.' Wonder if that will include snack cakes? :) -- nm - Meg Nov 17, 13:50
Bimbo Twinkies? Oh boy. Will they at least have real sugar? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 13:45 1
- Bimbo Ho Ho! -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 13:50

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