Hostess Brands Overview
- Year Founded
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1919
- Status
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Acquired/Merged
- Employees
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3,000
- Latest Deal Type
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M&A
- Financing Rounds
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22
- Investments
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5
Hostess Brands General Information
Description
Producer and distributor of fresh baked sweet goods catering throughout North America. The company offers a range of snack cakes, donuts, sweet rolls, breakfast pastries, cookies, snack pies, and related products, catering to markets in North America.
Contact Information
Website
www.hostessbrands.com(Operating Subsidiary)
Corporate Office
- 7905 Quivira Road
- Lenexa, KS 66215
- United States
Corporate Office
- 7905 Quivira Road
- Lenexa, KS 66215
- United States
Hostess Brands Valuation & Funding
| Deal Type | Date | Amount | Valuation/ EBITDA |
Post-Val | Status | Debt |
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Hostess Brands Competitors (21)
One of Hostess Brands’s 21 competitors is Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, a Formerly PE-Backed company based in Oakland, CA.
| Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
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| Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | Formerly PE-Backed | Oakland, CA | ||||
| Lipari Foods | Private Equity-Backed | Warren, MI | ||||
| Mondelēz Global | Corporation | Chicago, IL | ||||
| Lancaster Colony | Corporation | Westerville, OH | ||||
| Flowers Foods | Corporation | Thomasville, GA |
Hostess Brands Patents
Hostess Brands Recent Patent Activity
| Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-20230376641-A1 | System, method, and, computer products for one-dimensional hydrologic and hydraulic modeling of stream networks | Pending | 18-May-2022 | ||
| US-20220067856-A1 | System, method, and computer program product for siting a land parcel | Active | 03-Sep-2020 | ||
| US-11704758-B2 | System, method, and computer program product for siting a land parcel | Active | 03-Sep-2020 | ||
| CA-749307-A | Process of making bakery products | Inactive | 27-Dec-1966 | ||
| US-3333722-A | Tray overload extender | Inactive | 08-Nov-1965 | B65D7/14 |
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Hostess Brands Former Investors
| Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
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Hostess Brands Investments & Acquisitions (5)
Hostess Brands’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Voortman Cookies for . The deal was made on 07-Jan-2020.
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voortman Cookies | 07-Jan-2020 | Merger/Acquisition | Food Products | ||
| Cloverhill Pastry-Vend | 01-Feb-2017 | Merger/Acquisition | Other Commercial Products | ||
| Gores Holdings | 04-Nov-2016 | Merger/Acquisition | Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) | ||
| Superior Cake Products | 13-Jun-2016 | Buyout/LBO | Food Products | ||
| Superior Baking, Superior Bread and Mathew's Distribution | Merger/Acquisition | Food Products |
Hostess Brands Exits (3)
Hostess Brands’s most recent exit was on 07-Jan-2020 from Voortman Cookies. The exit was categorized as .
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size | Status | Buyers |
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| Voortman Cookies | 07-Jan-2020 | Completed |
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| Cloverhill Pastry-Vend | 01-Feb-2017 | Completed |
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| Superior Cake Products | 13-Jun-2016 | Buyout/LBO | Completed |
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Hostess Brands FAQs
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When was Hostess Brands founded?
Hostess Brands was founded in 1919.
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Where is Hostess Brands headquartered?
Hostess Brands is headquartered in Lenexa, KS.
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What is the size of Hostess Brands?
Hostess Brands has 3,000 total employees.
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What industry is Hostess Brands in?
Hostess Brands’s primary industry is Food Products.
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Is Hostess Brands a private or public company?
Hostess Brands is a Private company.
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What is the current valuation of Hostess Brands?
The current valuation of Hostess Brands is .
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What is Hostess Brands’s current revenue?
The current revenue for Hostess Brands is .
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How much funding has Hostess Brands raised over time?
Hostess Brands has raised $1.62B.
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Who are Hostess Brands’s investors?
Apollo Global Management, Gores Holdings, Hackman Capital Partners, Metropoulos & Company, and Ripplewood Advisors have invested in Hostess Brands.
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Who are Hostess Brands’s competitors?
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Lipari Foods, Mondelēz Global, Lancaster Colony, and Flowers Foods are some of the 21 competitors of Hostess Brands.
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When was Hostess Brands acquired?
Hostess Brands was acquired on 07-Nov-2023.
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Who acquired Hostess Brands?
Hostess Brands was acquired by The J. M. Smucker.
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