Former bakersunionanon here…
I would be very interested in this. Hostess went bankrupt when I was there…lots of fuckery with the employee's pensions, benefits, ect.
New company emerged and you are right. The new products are just plain gross. You can "taste" the fakeness of the ingredients they are using in the products.
I am VERY surprised they are still in business….People must still be buying because of the name? Because the cakes are all just shit.