Hostess Brands
reviews and complaints

These used to be my FAV. The last two times I've bought them (boxes) I have been sooooooooo disappointed.
The marshmallow is getting thinner and thinner, the cake is hard and dry.
NO MORE Snowballs for me.
What used to be a treat is now miserable to choke down. A waste of money, consistently disappointed with taste and texture these days.: (
Bye Bye Hostess Snowballs!

I bought boxes of mini muffins. Shouldve been 4 in a bag, 20 muffins. There were 2! Huge rip off. Your length requirement in this form it is ridiculous.

I have been purchasing the above products for some time and I always look at the date and buy the item that has the longest date. I am continually disappointed. Purchased on 12/31 at my local Kroger store 2 boxes of the 3 donuts pack with a date of February 23-2022. I thought this is great they should be really fresh, but to my disappointment they were not. I purchased a bag of the powered donuts on 1/6/2022 and the expiration date was [protected]. Thought I would try the bag instead of the pre-packaged one. Again to my disappointment they were not fresh. I really like the convenience of the 3 package but based on my experience with this particular product I will try to see if I can find a product that is fresh and hopefully no disappoint me.
Thank you for reviewing my compliant. I am sure that I am not the only one that feels the same way. When you expect freshness and are disappointed
its time to look for an alternative.

I have bought 3 boxes of your twinkies in sainsbury store in England. In each box I found that the first one out at an end was mouldy. I have enclosed photo. I normally put these in my sons lunch and I'm glad that I spotted it as he may not have and actually ate it. This is not one box but 3. It has really turned me off of them now as if I buy more are they also going to be mouldy

Brought Hostess Ding Dongs from Kroger in Jackson Mi. 12-30-21. Have ate 3 now and they did have only like a finger tip of cream filling in every one of the 3 of them. I thought maybe it was just one but it was all so far. Are that how they are making them now. Because, others and me will not be buying them. And the price has gone up too. So, if I could get a refund for them or something I would appreciate it. Because, I buy them for the cream filling taste. If, you are cheaply filling them, that is a little to little. Very disappointed.

I purchased my pkgs of donettes this morning (12.27.21) on my way into work at Hy-Miler gas station *(990 w main st crestline oh 44827). I love my frosted donettes! I also purchased a coffee drink. After I gassed up, I got in and opened my donettes & drink. I had taken some medicine right before I left my home, and when I tasted the first donette, I thought it tasted funny. Kinda metallicy - and thought it was from my medicine. Took a swig of my coffee and it tasted as I expected. Ate the 2nd donette and thought, wow, that flavor is not right, but still attributed it to the medicine. Drank several swigs of coffee to wash the flavor out and bit into my 3rd donette. UGH! It was awful - tasted like chemicals. So I stopped eating them and at the next stoplight I looked at the next donette and saw it had what looked like white hair on it. So that is why I am writing this complaint. The best by date is December 13, 2021 - only 2 weeks ago and lets be honest, preservatives are what they are. As I got the 3 remaining pieces out of the package, the chemical smell really hit my nose.
It was such a bummer to start my day like this but thought you should know about it.

I bought a box of Cream Cheese Coffee cakes today 12-15-2021 and there was only 7cakes in the box isstead of 8 like it was suppose to have. Thanks.

Outdated product

Bought a box on 12/5/21, didn't realize until I was home eating them that the expiration date was November 23, 2021...I noticed the chocolate frosting glistening in the light and realized they are expired and going bad...I didnt receive a receipt at the store so now I cannot even return them but not like they would take them anyhow since we started to eat them...can I get some help with this issue?

Purchased from a b&m store yesterday. I was half way through eating one and my daughter was close to taking a bite from one before I had noticed the green mould in and around the cake, I would please like a refund and a possible recall on this batch, I've been left feeling really unwell from ingesting part of the rotten twinkie. Batch number is attached below

My names Bobbi Nash and On December 2nd at 1145 am i got some donuts from loves on 144th st. Bit into one and found a metal piece. Hurt my bottom teeth. My numbers [protected] thank you.

We eat this product regularly but the last 4 bags we have purchased have an odd taste and smell. Not edible.

Purchased on the 28/11/21
I've shown the date on the product that's clearly in date, opened the package ate 1 of the twinkies
When i looked down I saw green mould on the other twinkies. The packets were sealed so unsure how it happened 🤮 feel sick to my stomach
Green and spoilt please can you resolve this problem with a solution asap as this is not acceptable
Regards miss k rigby

Hello, I purchased 2 boxes of your twinkies on the 26th of November 2021. I bought them from Primark as I'm a huge fan of them. Ofcourse I had 3 the first night and they were delicious but when I got some more out the box the next day I saw that 4 of them had mould on them. This is unacceptable and I'm very disappointed. I would like this matter resolved please and expect and outcome of this matter.

I'm writing to let you know I enjoy your powdered donuts but I bought a bag yesterday and they was hard, dry and not fresh at all. I still have the whole bag cause I only ate 3. So disappointed.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I purchased a family pack of Twinkies (16 count) online as it's easier for me as I am wheelchair bound. but to my surprise there were only (10) cakes in the box. I also noticed "Bubble air" plastics (4) were in the box. See attached photo. I feel cheated.
The lot number on the box = 1 [protected] 286 L22 02:36
Exp Date: 27 Dec 2021

I went to my local 7/11 to buy snoballs one of my favorite cake snack all to find the freshness was expired and. It tasted bad very disappointed I hope hostess can do something to improve the quality of product freshness at 7/11 12531 perris Blvd Moreno Valley Ca 92553 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

I purchased a box of twinkies from B&M on the 20/11/2021. The best before date is 01/03/2022 they are thick with mould.
They are not edible and I am very unsatisfied.

I was eating a small bag of salt and vineger hickory sticks and dug to the bottom to my surprise I had though was a big pile of them stuck together but it was not.. Instead it was a blue bottle cap. I dropped it back into the bag and put it on the counter. I got kids who like to put things in there there mouth what if they were eating the bag they would thought it was okay to what was the cap from did I eat someones spit.

glazed mini donuts, had no glaze. crunch mini donuts, had no crunchy bits, more like plain donuts! would like a refund, or replaced with better quality products! bought at dollar general, pine grove, wv. on 11/17/21 Josh Wright, [protected]