Today marks the beginning of Twinkies’ triumphant return to store shelves.

In November, a New York bankruptcy court ordered Hostess to liquidate after months of failed negotiations to exit a years-long bankruptcy process.

The liquidation closed all Hostess plants and bakeries and 15,000 employees were laid off.

In March, private equity firms Apollo Global Management and C. Dean Metropoulos & Co., owner of Pabst Brewing Co., purchased the unit for $410 million, pledging to start producing the “golden sponge cake with creamy filling” as soon as possible.

Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, started selling Twinkies in all 3,000 of its domestic stores on Friday.

In Emporia, Kansas, to celebrate the reopening of that town’s Hosteess bakeries, a Twinkies Festival is planned, with freebies and a Twinkies costume contest.

K-Jo 105.5 and Q Country 92.7 joining the fun here in St Joe.

K-Jo is offering free twinkies for the first 105 people at three Apple Market locations in St Joseph. Register to win tickets to Michael Buble at the Sprint Center.
On Frederick from 7-8 am
On 22nd Location from 1:30-2:30 pm
On Pear 4-5 pm

Q Country is offering the free treats as well as a chance to win a pair of tickets to LakeFest, featuring Gary Allan, Lee Brice, and Lauren Alaina.
From 7-8 am at the Pear Location.
From 1:30-2:30 pm on Frederick
And from 4-5 pm at the 22nd Street Location