61161, Continental Baking Company, undated National Museum of American History. Object Details. sova.nmah.ac.1113_ref2033 ... :/65665/ep81fce2d0f-ff7c-4172-bb05-3ca688227376 Collection Creator ...

The Continental Baking Company conceptualized the treat in 1930, ... Come 2004, the company found itself with $700 billion ...

The inspiration for the Twinkie came about in 1930, when an employee of the Continental Baking Company wanted to boost productivity at a Chicago-area plant.

The Akron Baking Co. consolidated with Standard Bakeries Corp. of Chicago in 1923 before merging two years later with the Continental Baking Co., the New York maker of Wonder Bread.

The Twinkie — one of America’s quintessential junk foods — once boasted more natural ingredients, including a somewhat surprising fruit.

Its parent company, Continental Baking Co., sold Hostess to Interstate Bakeries Corporation in 1995 and, in 2012, IBC became "Hostess Brands." The next year, ...

The inspiration for the Twinkie came about in 1930, when an employee of the Continental Baking Company (the then-owner of the Hostess brand) was seeking a way to boost productivity at a Chicago ...