date:Feb 26, 2013
business of Hostess Brands, Inc. across most of the United States.
Flowers acquisition of both the Hostess and Sara Lee (California) assets would give Flowers sole control over the three most significant brands in California for traditional breads the sliced bread used for sandwiches and often preferred by families with young children, Grupo Bimbo noted in the filing.
The motion put the Flowers acquisition of the Sara Lee and Earthgrains California business temporarily in limbo, but on Feb.