With the sale of Hostess Brands underway, new management says it’s “excited” about the prospects for adding the Emporia bakery to the fold.
JM Smucker spokesman Frank Cirillo tells KVOE News Smucker executives are looking forward to meeting with representatives of the Hostess bakery in Emporia — and Smucker is also looking forward to “the opportunity to add this facility and talented employees to our company.” Cirillo says there will be conversations over the next few months, both for evaluation purposes and also ongoing conversations with Emporia management to “best support continued productivity.”
For its part, Hostess has deferred comment to Smucker representatives.
On Monday, Smucker announced its upcoming purchase of Hostess for an estimated $5.6 billion — perhaps no later than January. Emporia’s bakery has had a vital place in Hostess for decades and was made the company’s production hub shortly after C. Dean Metropolous and Apollo Global Management purchased Hostess following the company’s bankruptcy in 2012.
