Looks like Flower Foods might step in and try to purchase Hostess, who recently shut down for good and has begun the liquidation process. Flower Foods snatched up legendary Philly bakery Tastykake last year, and saved Philly from a future where Butterscotch Krimpets didn't exist. If the deal goes through, Flower will own the rights to Twinkies and Krimpets, which makes them all but invincible. [WSJ]
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