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