May 17, 2021

Ding dong, inflation is hitting the indulgent snack industry

A stack of boxes of Twinkies, Hostess' most popular product, sits on a grocery store shelf. Hostess went public today, after years of financial strife and transformation. ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

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by Samantha Fields

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Pandemic or not, consumers have an appetite for sweet snacks

by Matt Levin

May 17, 2021

The snack industry is seeing inflation, so you may have to pay a higher price for those cupcakes.

A stack of boxes of Twinkies, Hostess' most popular product, sits on a grocery store shelf. Hostess went public today, after years of financial strife and transformation.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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