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