Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Hostess to close Jamaica factory

From the Times Ledger:

After more than a century, the Wonder Bread and Hostess factory in Jamaica will be closing down in January, the food goods company announced Friday.

The head of Hostess Brands said changing market conditions and the factory’s conditions were the reasons for the closures, which will mean the loss of 200 jobs.

The more than 140-year-old factory at 168-23 Douglas Ave. was in need of modernization and the corporation could not afford the large undertaking, according to Brian Driscoll, the chief executive officer of Hostess.

The factory was established by the Shults Bread Co. in the 1870s and it ran the business until 1921, when it was sold to William Ward’s United Bakeries. The factory was sold again to Interstate Bakeries Inc., the Hostess parent company, in 1995.

20 comments:

Gary the Agnostic said...

A shame. The memory of riding past that factory and smelling the bread baking.

Anonymous said...

It was only a matter of time.

Anonymous said...

i remember going into deli's around there and buying hostess cupcakes and they were so fresh like they just came out of the oven..(and they did!)

Anonymous said...

White bread's no good for you anyway.
But I don't like the job's going away.

Anonymous said...

"White bread's no good for you anyway.
But I don't like the job's going away."

You're correct, eating too much white bread causes one to incorrectly use the apostrophe.

Dwight Yeast said...

Wonder Bread---For the breast in bed!


Oops!

best in bread.

My bad.

Buttercup Babs said...

Wonder Bread---For the breast in bed!


Mmmmmmmmmmm. What kind of "spread" would you use?

Carl Paladino said...

Personally, I'm glad that establishment is closing.

I understand that they were selling Twinkies in there!

If you've been following the news, you should know my opinion of Twinkies!

Anonymous said...

Why doesn't Gary Ackerman come to the rescue? He has a pair of snowballs! Of course, they melt away when things get hot!!!

PS He likes to suck out the cream from the center.

Hell Gate Kid said...

Damn this site is sooo educational.

georgetheatheist said...

Buffalo Bob used to sell Wonder Bread on the Howdy Doody show. He told the Peanut Gallery in the studio and at home to ask Mom to buy the bread with the balloons on the wrapper.

Make that so-o-o-o educational.

Anonymous said...

Ditto. Could smell the bread even from inside a LIRR train speeding by.

Alan Gross said...

There was a Wonder Bread blimp operated by Douglas Leigh. It flew over NYC with a colorful nightsign.

Deke DaSilva said...

Buffalo Bob used to sell Wonder Bread on the Howdy Doody show.

You're showing your age George!

Are you older than Methuselah?

georgetheatheist said...

I begat Methuselah with Princess Summerfall Winterspring . . . on a loaf of Wonder Bread . . . on the Howdy Doody show.

Chief Thunderthud said...

Kowabonga!

Anonymous said...

Don't worry, the Wonder Bread factory will be replaced by something that's more Vibrant! and Diverse! that was there before.

Churros anyone?

Anonymous said...

Don't worry, the Wonder Bread factory will be replaced by something that's more Vibrant! and Diverse! that was there before.

Churros anyone?
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Exchanging one type of loaf for another?

Anonymous said...

Don't worry, it'll all be half-baked!

Anonymous said...

unfortunately, some of the laziest people alive worked in that plant. As a truck driver I had to make deliveries there and always found the parking space for trucks filled with cars of employees who would then come out 15 minutes later with no remorse on their faces.

Good riddance! Happy not to go there ever again!