date:Feb 08, 2014
he acquired Hostess facilities negatively affected income from operations by 80 basis points in the fourth quarter this year. Decreased manufacturing efficiencies compared to the year-ago quarter and costs associated with new market expansion also had a negative effect on income from operations.
Warehouse (16% of 4Q sales): Sales through warehouse delivery increased 2.7%, reflecting volume increases of 6.7%, partially offset by negative net price/mix of 4.0%. The volume increase was driven by t