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Daily Sound Bite: Hostess Prepares for Rebirth

After the purchase of Hostess Brands' assets by Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co., the company's Dolly Madison plant in Columbus, Ga., is preparing to again begin production. The company plans to begin production by July, but it is unknown how many jobs the relaunch will create.

After the purchase of Hostess Brands' assets by Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co., the company's Dolly Madison plant in Columbus, Ga., is preparing to again begin production. The company plans to begin production by July, but it is unknown how many jobs the relaunch will create. Michael Cramer, the company's spokesperson, said,

"We don't give out employee counts as this is ever changing as we staff up. We have given the city and state numbers that we believe we'll get to over a couple years."

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