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Hostess (snack cakes) - Quiz
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  • 1. In what year was the current Hostess Brands Inc. formed?
A) 2019
B) 2010
C) 2016
D) 2013
  • 2. Which company agreed to acquire Hostess Brands in 2023?
A) The J.M. Smucker Company
B) Aryzta
C) Sara Lee Frozen Bakery
D) Apollo Global Management
  • 3. What is the name of the Canadian subsidiary owned by Hostess?
A) Cloverhill Bakery
B) Superior Cake Products
C) Dolly Madison
D) Voortman Cookies Ltd.
  • 4. Which snack cake brand inspired the ticker symbol TWNK?
A) Ding Dong
B) Twinkie
C) HoHo
D) Zinger
  • 5. In which month and year did The J.M. Smucker Company complete the acquisition of Hostess?
A) September 2023
B) November 2023
C) December 2019
D) January 2020
  • 6. What was the purchase price for the acquisition of Hostess by The J.M. Smucker Company?
A) $65 million
B) $320 million
C) $2.3 billion
D) $5.6 billion
  • 7. When did the Schiller Park, Illinois bakery facility close?
A) April 2018
B) June 2013
C) July 2016
D) October 2014
  • 8. Who became the CEO of Hostess in May 2018?
A) Andy Callahan
B) The Gores Group
C) Apollo Global Management
D) C. Dean Metropoulos
  • 9. Which company did Hostess acquire on June 14, 2016?
A) Cloverhill Bakery
B) Voortman Cookies Limited
C) Superior Cake Products
D) Big Texas
  • 10. For how much did Hostess sell Superior Cake Products to Sara Lee Frozen Bakery?
A) $425 million
B) $320 million
C) $2.3 billion
D) $65 million
  • 11. Which brands were acquired from Aryzta on February 1, 2018?
A) Twinkies and Ding Dongs
B) Voortman and Superior Cake
C) Dolly Madison and Zingers
D) Big Texas and Cloverhill Bakery
  • 12. Which of these is listed as a Hostess product?
A) Sno Balls
B) Chocolate bars
C) Potato chips
D) Cookies
  • 13. What is the primary product of the Voortman brand?
A) Wafers and cookies
B) Cinnamon rolls
C) Hot dog buns
D) Fruit pies
  • 14. What was the former name of the company that Apollo and Metropoulos acquired assets from?
A) Sara Lee
B) Interstate Bakeries
C) Swander Pace Capital
D) Gores Holdings
  • 15. What is the ticker symbol for Hostess Brands, Inc.?
A) BAKE
B) GRSH
C) TWNK
D) HOST
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