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In 1930 Nafziger announced the formation of the Interstate Bakeries Corporation (IBC) with the merger of Schulze Bakery and the seven bakers of Western Bakeries of Los Angeles to become the fifth largest baker in the United States.
Schulze and Western continued to operate separately under the Interstate umbrella until 1937, when they merged with Interstate Bakeries.
In 1975 Interstate was acquired by the Data Processing Financial and General Corporation (DPF), a computer-leasing company that had encountered difficulties during the IBM antitrust battles which changed the pricing of IBM hardware.
In 1981 DPF completed the sale of its remaining computer systems and changed the company name back to the original Interstate Bakeries, moving its headquarters back to Kansas City.
In 1991, IBC again became a public company and changed its name back to Interstate Bakeries.
In January 1995, Interstate acquired the Continental Baking Company from Ralston Purina for $330 million and 16.9 million shares of Interstate stock.
On September 22, 2004, Interstate Bakeries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
During the bankruptcy proceedings (at the time, the longest-running in United States history), Interstate fought a 2007 bid from Mexican baker Grupo Bimbo and Ron Burkle of the Yucaipa Companies.
Under Craig Jung, Interstate Bakeries emerged from bankruptcy as a private company on February 3, 2009.
On November 2, 2009, IBC became Hostess Brands, named for its Twinkies-and-cupcakes cake division.
In December 2011, it was reported that Hostess Brands was on the verge of filing for bankruptcy a second time.
In November 2012, Hostess employees nationwide went on strike.
It was announced on January 28, 2013 that United States Bakery was the leading bidder for Hostess' Sweetheart, Eddy's, Standish Farms and Grandma Emilie's brands and McKee Foods was the leading bidder for its Drake's brand, which included Ring Dings, Yodels and Drake's Devil Dogs.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pugs | 1984 | $70.5M | 125 | - |
| Nestlé Waters North America | 1976 | $4.5B | 8,000 | - |
| Schwan's | 1952 | $3.0B | 17,000 | 745 |
| Schmidt Baking | 1886 | $330.0M | 650 | - |
| Mrs Baird's Bakeries | - | $2.3B | 7,000 | - |
| Flowers Foods | 1919 | $4.3B | 9,200 | 134 |
| Klosterman Bread | 1892 | $240.0M | 630 | 8 |
| Morey's Seafood | 1937 | $37.0M | 200 | - |
| Carolina Furniture | - | $2.1M | 34 | 2 |
| Arrow Uniform | 1937 | $170.0M | 700 | - |
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