Hostess Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, United States that is tracked here as an owner of consumer businesses, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]
Hostess Brands was rebuilt from the assets of the bakery that liquidated in 2012, restarting Twinkie production under private equity ownership before listing in 2016. J.M. Smucker acquired it in 2023.
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J.M. Smucker acquired Hostess Brands for $34.25 per share in cash and stock, adding Twinkies, CupCakes and Donettes to a portfolio built on coffee, peanut butter and pet snacks. Smucker outbid several other packaged food companies for the business.
Hostess Brands controlled these 2 brands in the past. Each row shows when the ownership ended and who holds the brand now, so a page that once said Hostess Brands owned it still shows why it no longer does.
| Brand | Owned until | Owner today |
|---|---|---|
| Hostess | Nov 2023 | J.M. Smucker |
| Twinkies | Nov 2023 | J.M. Smucker |
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Hostess Brands is tracked as an owner of consumer businesses; see the ownership tree for its holdings.
Yes. Hostess Brands is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, United States and was founded in 2013.
Hostess Brands is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders.
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