Product Specific Information FAQs

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• Q: What product sells the most every year?

  A: Our top selling cake products are Twinkies®, CupCakes and Donettes®. Our top selling bread brands are Wonder bread, Nature's Pride, Beefsteak and Home Pride.

• Q: What are the character names of your snack cakes? (e.g., Twinkie the Kid)

  A: Twinkie the Kid, Captain CupCake, King DingDong, Happy HoHo, Fruit Pie the Magician, Chauncey the Chocodile and Freddie the Fresh Guy (Wonder Bread)

• Q: Where can I find recipies using your products?

  A: You can find some recipies in our official Twinkie and Wonder Bread cookbooks. Some of our brand sites also feature recipies and tools to create your own, like the Sandwich Wonder-izer.

• Q: Can Twinkies really last 25 years (or any variation or length of time)?

  A: No. Twinkies have a shelf life of 26 days. This is one of many myths surrounding the ever popular Twinkie.

• Q: Is the top of a Twinkie the bottom or the top?

  A: The top of the Twinkie is actually the bottom in the baking process. After the cream filling is injected, the Twinkie is flipped over out of the pans, making the bottom the top!

• Q: Why don't you have other flavors for the Twinkie filling?

  A: We occasionally have other flavors for promotions. In the past, we've had chocolate crème, strawberry crème and lemon meringue is coming soon. Check retailers near you for the next fun Twinkie filling.

• Q: How many squiggles are on the top of a Hostess CupCake?

  A: A perfect Hostess CupCake has seven icing squiggles on top.