The teamsters union is worthless under jimmy hoffa they will sell out the rank and file every chance they get. they only want your dues money so they can maintaine there rich life style 100 k business agents who do nothing but sell out the rank and file when was the last time a union officer came around and visted with thje rank and file.

Mr. Alvarez ,good luck on moving us to 1IBC.Our local area management has not got a clue.Every place has different rules, different paperwork and they will not change . Please standardize all rules and paperwork all across our company and lets truly become 1IBC

Not only Hector we need to get rid of that worthless Randy who has his nose up Jimmy Hoffa ass They have sold out the union nation wide Members for sale see Hector or Randy

The "Grim Reaper" will soon appear for many of us! Happy Halloween..... Mr.Crane

Does Randy Kuehn have a susbance abuse issue? What a quick temper little midget he is.

any of you other thriftstore girls tired of your big yellow suggestive sell buttons that are now mandatory? please let me hear how many of you have to wear these and who has not heard of them, seems like mandatory for some but not all

Has my SOAR t-shirt and cap become a collectors item yet? Or other IBC items? I would like to start putting these items up for sale on Ebay.

Al get of your kick!!!!!

Cut mix add 2% more water and 500 degrees for the 1st 2 zones in the oven this is the secret to great bread Henderson!!!!!! We all went to the Mike Eller School of Baking AND IT WORKS!!!!

Is Big Deb seeing both Buckshot and Quick temper Randy Kuehn? Randy looks like a midget compared to big Deb.

Lakewood get off this site loser.

Lakewood you are going down to bad. You people sound like a bunch of whiners.

I think all you people in Lakewood need some help. It sounds like your missing a coule flights. May the holy help you guys.

Route Rep in Lakewood you better hope Hispanic doesn't catch you and stick a burrito up your ass.

Bubba/Montana: Something tells me you may be fat, short, belly hanging over a big buckle, and a hat covering your (60) IQ? A good candidate for child molestation...hit it right on your pin head Huh?

WALLY WALLY WALLY WALLY WALLY WALLY you do sound like a idiot!!!

Pomona there is good in all races and bad in all races. Look at Lakewood they like sheep.

because the Chinese and Japanese are too smart to do this, they have REAL jobs.

Anonymous Pomona: We finally found something we agree on---close the border!!! There are places in Seattle that if you didn't know better, you would think you were in Tijuana.

Why is it that we have no Oriental people employed here? No chinese or japanese. Only mexicans, blacks, and italians. Anyone know why?

Re: Name: Dave We have Alot of good Ideas, they all just die of lonely-ness here. We hear that all the ppl who got SOAR jobs will get their old jobs back is that UNBELIVABLE?

Is it true that Brian Stevenson was told to hit the road and don't come back? If this is so, then Mr. Alvarez is on the right track. Hopefully those other KC leeches will not be too far behind. Way to go Mr. Alvarez. I'm feeling much better about IBC.

what we really need to do is close the mexico border and get rid of all the mexican ibc employees,they are not worth a damn....

It is true about america and its Corporate leaders. Government also really does not give a dam. The only thing government fears is the vote. Yes you can make a difference. If we the employees were allowed to vote for management you can believe most would be out of a job. The United States is not what it used to be. Lets all move to Mexico or China.

HEY HEY HEY, THEY HAVE FIGURED OUT WHAT TO DO TO SAVE THE COMPANY, THEY ARE DOUBLING THE HP WHITE AND WHEAT ORDERS EVERYDAY, SO IF YOU CARRIED 40 LOAVES, NOW YOU ARE TO CARRY 80, ITS THE SAME OLD B/S, FROM THE SAME OLD PEOPLE. ONE IDEA TO SAVE THE COMPANY, GET RID OF THE OLD WOOD IN UPPER MGT, MOST OF THOSE GUYS ARE SO OLD, THEY DONT REMEMBER HOW TO DRIVE ONE OF THE TRUCKS, LET ALONE RUN A ROUTE, AN EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAM WOULD DO WONDERS FOR WONDER. PSSSSS, PEZ YOU MUST BE MGT, SO SEND THEY COMMENTS TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO READ THEM.

Wally, I can tell you went to school... Ha Ha Ha. Stop telling yourself things you wish were true. You are stupid. Remember that and try to improve yourself. What kind of name is Wally anyway. I feel sorry for your mom. Please call her and tell her it wasen't your fault. Love, Dad

Re: I recently received this news, and I want to share it with you. What a nice laugh I had that was great Thanks!! Bye Ray we miss you already............. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE SAID...... WHICH ITEM SHOULD WE MAKE ONLY...... this list would have been shorter !!!!!!!

What products should IBC STOP making in cake, other than Donut Bites ??? my top 5 are..... #1 all Light Cakes(multi & SNK) #2 Brownie Bites #3 PEACH PIES (tastes like shit) #4 Apple Spice Cup Cakes #5CAR-o-MEL FREAKING ASS HOHOS

the best way to promote a sale is........................................dont bring in any sale items to the store....... INSTEAD......have the manager tell you how many rainchecks they wrote for the product.....then bring in that amount only..... LOL.////////////////////////

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To Mr. Alvarez: We've been told here in SoCal that it's back to basics.Well it is'nt,it's back to the same old BS.All mid-high level mngmt. care about is their bonuses. One of the reasons southern california is so profitable is their mandate not to spend a nickle in the co. future. All this will eventually catch up to them. One of these days all these old trucks and all these old printers will break down at the same time.As you know Mr. Alvarez it takes money to make money.You can't ever grow as a company if you continue to keep it down.Down in this area,the last few years we've continued to cut routes to make the route avg. look larger.But that is the lazy way to improve your route avg.That's like me having a$200 per store avg. and then getting rid of my 10 lowest volumne stores and then bragging that I now have a $400 store avg.The way to do it is to have better promotions ,new and inovative store racks,new products,etc. At route level,this is not a hard business.All we ask from mngnt. is the support.I've been working for this co. 20+ years, the weakest link in my opinion has been the account reps at chain and c-store level. It's time to bring in new blood at this position. Looks like all they do is call in the next promo to the buyers and tell you to do your best.

I wish that the bakeries that ship to Cincy would slow there lines down and produce some product worth selling. Pies look like someone wadded them up and threw them into a tray. Half of the mini muffins in a case are flat. Boxes are falling apart and I could go on and on but I have ran out of tissues and I can't afford another box.

Talked to district manager at Walmart about all the space being cut. The guy is level headed and said that they were trying to push high profit bakery items and that in the near future the bread part would be modularized and soon all the vendors' space, chips,soda,...........

Flowers owns M rs. Freshley's and paid Walmart for their space and the new sets. Hostess ended up with about 40% shelf space loss. Our paying for space at other stores is coming back to Haunt us.

Heard a rumor- Brian Stevenson (remember he was the "top guy" of SOAR) quit and also that Tom Alyea - SSC is also leaving. Mr. Alvarez: Seems there is just too many chiefs and not enough Indians - Too bad your visit wasn't a surprise to Lenexa - You should have seen the PC Leads running around preparing for your visit. They brought product in for thrift store...stocked lunchroom with snacks (shelves are now bare!) -cleared cube's - actually made employees move.

Same stuff here day in and day out Continental Vs. Interstate NOW its hourly Vs. Salary Since the concept of shared profit centers (wonder with Interstate plants) say its not true that the Interstate plants have had the most BS going on i.e. Glendale Vs. Pomona, you can see it in every facet of the operations thats why one IBC is such a hard sell . This needed to happen back in 1995 not now in 2004 the running of one company like it was 2 sepererate companies competing against each other for market share ,shelf space and new equipment ...... Ralston better get rid of that 49% share you hold while its still worth 3 bucks a share . Also why is it that when you go to a Wonder Plant most all employees are Caucasian is this just a coincedence Shame on you IBC this is not normal for a company this size not being as diverse as it should be something smells here! Well mom always said if it smells like a fish and looks like a fish it must be a darn fish.

Get ready BCTW and Teamsters. IBCs going to give you guys the same contract that they sold those dumb bastards in Henderson this will get us out of bankruptcy.

Why My Company is going under /// by King Don the Routeman............ On a Hostess Route 13 years, Rural route to timbucktoo and hell's half-acre. 12-14hrs a day. Seen and done it all, wore the polyester and the tie, got the mini muffin t-shirt. Here are the reasons...... IBC cannot hold it's own in bakery profits. We need a big brother company like Ralston to pull us out of the ditch from time to time. Stupid mistakes... lets start with the latest one. Shreks / fairly good idea nice packaging falls around the Halloween holiday ..support with Wal-mart endcaps. But wait, the boxes won't stay together. Get those opened boxes off that endcap right now. (yes sir) How about some glue? Lets go to donut bites, No lets spend millions on donut bites and fill the branches and dumpsters full of em. SOS different packaging. And lets not forget Bakers Inn, what a cluster bomb. How many millions just to produce it? Now get this Walmart in it's smaller super centers has just nailed Hostess and Little Debbie with a new modular and in the best customer IBC has we have no space for cakes. Thank you IBC account managers Thank you Wal-Mart . And don't forget to use the Smith System.

Someone needs to inform Mr. Alvarez on how IBC was run before Elsesser and his buddies started this OneIBC, Escout, Soar, SAP, Posting of added and needless new positions with wages that are ridiculous.

Hank Richards, how about eliminating the lease cars and not stocking the wonder bread lunch rooms with twinkies and other cakes, quit giving away pens and other freebees when we attend meetings. Just think of the money we could save. Obviously you haven't informed Mr. Alvarez that the non-union company people already have less benifits then the union employees. All the H.R. department are a total joke, why don't someone speak up for us non-union workers cause you A-holes don't. I guess I need to stop caring and not go into work on my day off. Or if I go to a meeting on my day off I need to take the next day off? I betcha a lot of managers give that little extra. NOT NO MORE.

I am about to post a safety grievence against the Akron bakery and I would like to fax a copy to the GO Safety Director so that he or she becomes aware of the problem at hand. I need his or her name and fax number. Thank you.

Lakewood idiot was that you I seen on national news sitting on a box begging for food?

Hey Lakewood grow up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why would anyone want to be promoted out of the union? Less benefits and have to pay for them. I dont mind helping out but the union people have to pay there share to.

Lakewood look at figures and see does the baking. Go back in the closet with your partner.

Hey Billings go ride your horse and tend to your sheep you hicks! let the rest of us do the baking!

Hey! Your Mama If your job is that difficult, then get a new one, or maybe you don't know how to do anything else.

You people are so stupid, you'll believe any rumor that you hear. Try this one. Glendale closes it's doors for X-mas

How about them Broncos Buckshot?

Re: Ray Mendoza. You say Looney and other would say Smart. Still collecting a pay-check every week.

Lakewood, Buckshot is dating your sister.

Great, now that they have cut my benefits to a level thats below the union it feels so much better to come to work everyday. Can't wait to go to work tomorrow.

Cramer, Whats going on in San Diego? I heard that they are throwing more product to the dumpsters then they are sending out to the routes. Maybe San Diego should be put up the For Sale sign.

Is the rumor true that Buckshot is dating Big Deb the HR director .

To the Glendale people, anyone knows what happened to Ray Bendoza? Rumors go that he went looney? Also, is it true that your ex GM was banging your HR manager?

Why is there no talk about whats going on with new leaders. seems like everthing is the same. Plusses are still coming, dumpsters are fuller than ever.

IBC employees about 34000 employees and they decide to screw with the 1200 non union people who already contribute for their medical benifits and retirement plan. Way to go Hank Richards, senior vice president Human Resources

News Bulletin, Its starting Memo out today that all nonunion employees medical benifits higher employee contribution. example going from $17.50 to $31.50 for a family. Also for nonunion employees no more company basic cotribution to your retirement. Another reason why you union fellows should consider becoming nonunion company supervisors. Line forms at the right, senority and qualification will be considered before being promoted.

Hmm, why so much theft in our plant? Maybe one should check the parts dept. people... lunch boxes filled with stuff....

there is no customer parking out in front of the billings plant but there is for deb and anita and mark. is this being customer oriented??? lets get some parking spots for our customers okkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!

Here is a link to section 1113 of the united states bankrupcy code. http://www.twu562.org/1113.pdf

Big Deb should move on she has treated the employees poorly with her "Iam better then you attitude and I am very important attitude and don't you forget it "

Re: Wage and Benefit consessions Teamsters and BCTGM will take the hit. IAM Machinist will negotiate as usual with no consessions . the lil bird hath spoken to Buffenburger you IAM guys know who this is.

Nice post Buckshot We will be nice to Big Deb we promise.

Why can't you people leave Deb, the HR manager, alone. The company think thats she does a great job. They have offered her to transfer to a bigger plant but she would rather stay in billings. So count your lucky stars because she does care about everybody. You all should tell her that she is doing a great job.

GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS!!! STOP THE BICKERING ,, ITS OVER!!!GOOD NEWS, THEY FOUND A WAY TO STAY AFLOAT>>>. THEY SENT OUT LETTERS TO THE RETIREES AND SAID, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE YOUR RETIREMENT BENEFITS. WE MAY NEED TO TURN IT OFF TO ALL THE NON-UNION PEOPLE WHO WORKED THE MANY YEARS BEFORE IBC BOUGHT THEM OUT, ISNT THAT GREAT? THEY FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO TAKE FROM THE HARD WORKING PEOPLE!!! GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS HIP HIP HORRAY!!!! GO IBC GO.........

F.I., I'm out of here!!!

Leave Buckshot alone he has a boy to support. Maybe instead of making up rumors you could work as hard as Buckshot does.

Buckshot thanks for being so nice to Big Deb. She sure seems happy when your around.Please keep up the good work you two make such a cute couple

ick e bod crane: You are definitely wrong stoop! All the PC LEADS are IBC. The only jobs Continental and Ralston people got were ASM jobs. The Good Old Boys Club is intact are ruining our chances of success. Sorry....Oh yeah, Glendale will close.

Your right, Akron Ohio. This is a one time chance to reduce some of the unions benifits so that it can put IBC on a level playing field with those other non-union bakeries. Good Luck to us all.

Well, you know how it goes, when they need a sure fire termination to stick get the poor bastards on tardy's!!! Pussy wanabe's, WALK-OUT for a week let those rat bastard's sweat the market!!! The GAME has begun!!!

This just in.Management had a big meeting on thursday.They said we are going back to do business the way we did it before.From now on if you clock in 7 min. before or 7 min. later than your posted time you will charged with a tardy.5 tardies in 90 days and your out. These kind of ideas will surely help IBC out of the hole. Remember "it's always the rsr's fault."

Hey Bush follower,while Kerry was faking his injuries in Vietnam your boy was hiding behind his father's skirt filling his nose with the bugger sugar.Name one thing your boy has done in office the last four years to benefit this great country. The guy has been a fraud all his life,but don't take it from me,read up on this guy and you'll see what im talking about.His own people can't say anything positive about him,they just keep knocking Kerry and his wife. Enough of the lies.

Soon i am leaveing and moving to Kentucky anyway so Bah Humbug

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Buckshot did you put that smile on Big Deb face? Good job I hope you keep spenting time with her it will do you both good. THANK YOU BUCKSHOT

well,the dumbasses from continental have finally done it.they have caused alot of problems with their ESCOUT,SAP,& SOAR programs.now it takes 4times as long to get partsand half the time it aint the right one and it costs 5times as much.It was alot better before we became ONE IBC.they have cut my pay,put more work on me with this sorryass prev.maint.program.And we are losing mechanics left &right.

Name: Anonymous Location:Los Angeles, CA (Hostess) AMEN.BROTHER///////// THIS IS A RECOPY OF THIS POST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Comment: I think this whole bankruptcy is just a scam to get the blue collar workers (bakery,routesalesmen,truck drivers and any other union workers) to give up some of their salary,commissions,medical,retirement,etc. If this Co. owes too much there are alot of assests they can sell to get out from all of their debt. The cash flow is there they just don't manage it right.Close your thrift stores,close unprofitable plants,get rid of some of your mid and upper management ,sell some real estate. Have your routesalesman run 4day work weeks.(same volumne,20% less gas,wear and tear on your vehicles).Take co. cars away from mid and lower management types.(they can use them when they get to work but not keep them at home so mom can go shopping ).But they won't do none of these ideas,they will run things the same way and make us pay for their mis-management with cuts to our wages and benefits. This the american corporate way.

Hey hasn't Deb changed? Maybe she figured out the company is treating her like she has treated us in the past. It is so nice to see that see is human like us. Good Luck Deb.

shrek is a total success. 1/2 of the snack was smashed, great idea 56 units in a cardboard tray stacked 20 cases high. multi pack are no place to be found, we only recieved them i day this week. pc boys are coming to town, maybe they can explain wal-mart, tops. wegmans and many others why we have none. pc boys we can only show you the place they were, all they accounts took the empty displays down. another great job by the kc clan.

John Kerry had superficial scratches from boating and watersking,he stole three purple hearts out from real injured war heros,Also he does not own a gas guzzling SUV,HIS FAMILY DOES!

I went to harvard,then yale where is the college in n.c.did you attend hilbilly u.

Do you what's the difference between the Iraq War and the Vietnam War? George Bush had a plan to get out of the Vietnam War. Vote the SONOFABUSH out!!!!!

Hopefully Mr. Alvarez will do something soon and not follow in Elsessers footsteps and do nothing. I'm sure those Kansas City boys are lined up so that they can stick their nose up Mr. Alvarez's ass and tell him how much IBC needs to keep them around. Trust me Mr. Alvarez you don't need these Bozos around.

At least the Idiots Like Janice Chivers and Rob McPherson don't work for us anymore !!! We would have claimed bankrupt in 1995 !!! And lets not forget the biggest loser of them all !!! Drum roll Please !!! BRUCE MELAMED...........

Good Job chief of Maint, at Glendale Plant, he can't keep glendale plant going so he leaves an goes back to Pomona. And people have to ask why this company is in such trouble?

everyone, Tony Alvarez and his group have only been on the job for 3 weeks, so we need to let them do what they are here to do. If we want to save IBC then we need to send honest, reasonable suggestions for products, promotions and a way to implement them. Yes, he did request an advance that was summarily denied, but his money comes on the backend of a successful IBC coming out of chapter 11. To Knoxville, Michigan does recognize chapter 11, so please only speak to what you know. To those who think that President GWB is responsible for this mess, ask yourself, who voted for NAFTA, gave China MFN status and also wants China to be allowed into the WTO. Sen. Kerry's wife has reaped millions from Heinz selling off parts of its business during the CLINTON administration, and shipping those jobs to Mexico. The same thing happened here at Kellogg during the same period. ( Ask the local Keebler driver to see the outside carton of Kellogg's latest snacks. The cartons all say made in Mexico.) The problem wasn't a lack of profitability, it was because there wasn't enough profit. (6 % ROI when plant was closed) The largest single shareholder for Kellogg is the employee retirement fund, so it was the employees own fault they lost their jobs.

i heard that the ground that the glendale bakery was built on is so contaminated with old truck fuel that the property will never be sold,just a rumor from a good source

Ok, the continental people say its IBC's fault and vice versa.All i no is that the top directors are old continental and ralston people am i wrong? With that said blunders were made buying other co. at a bad time plant intergration is horrid and building 2 super plants,one is at 30% capacity and cut 69 routes and the other is not much better not to mention the host of other problems we have.Id bet that the goal is to get down to around 40 some plants. The plants that are close to each other would be the ones to look at to were the other plant could pick up there production along with closing and or selling off plants that are not making money nor at there potential,it will be interesting what path Mr.Alveraz will take but changes will come we all no it. good luck

I hope I don't get bashed here with stupidity, but really, how true is the rumor about the Glendale bakery being closed?

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Too bad none of you in Bayview has any BALLS to go with your "big one". You better put down your big one and throw out that good for nothing Shop Stewart and apoint a real "Brother" to suport & watch your back! That fake now is NO brother!! Not to the teamsters & worse of all not to his race!! He has brownosed for so long he looks black!! But he has his nose so far up managements ASS'S the shit dont come off no mo!!!! And he thinks he's untouchable !! Keep dreaming white boy!!

Wally, Did you go to school? You sound like a dummy!

Donut holes great idea. Might be the next savior of the company since the bread in the bag. Im sure will be overshipping the agencies with this product and they can dump in the dumpsters like they did with the pallets of mini muffins. as long it was out of the bakery. out of sight out of mind .

I like to say as an employee of interstae brands that the direction of the company is a reflection of the management that is in charge. I watched this company go down the tubes over the years. Since interstate took over and send union busting management to my location its been a miserable place to work to say the least. Working with mangemnt thats more concerned with firing people then with putting out a good profitable product. I have seen hundreds maybe thousands of people inside this bakery come and go since 98.. there is definately something wrong.

John Kerry served his country in vietnam where was the other guy?

John Kerry supports the worker,George Bush aint he the one that wanted to take away overtime,hey you got your flu shot.Corperate greed such as ibc a friend in the white house thats George how many people in jail for robbing there workers.Hows the war in iraq going .

Scott in Indianapolis: You are probably right and I wish IBC would give us back to Ralston Purina. Hell things were pretty good working for them. We made a profit and they appreciated us and even told us believe it or not.

how much does a union rep cost? how much was hector??

bites suck. So lets have more so i can cut off the things that sell and put bites there. Then I can less work becouse Im not selling any thing. MORE BITES PLEASE!!

You cant say towel head, Thats how Bob Mass lost his job.

Question 4 u Good question bro!

Your comments kill me . Did anyone actually expect I.B.C to change , They never have never will. Even in bankruptcy there M.O. is the same . Cut routes ,lay off workers ,close depots . The Donut Bite-me?s are a prime example. There are Battle ships full setting in small one and two route depots. Its all about showing bad numbers to cover ass. And some where way up the latter sits One big fucking Idiot to let this go on over and over and over and over. Here is a question to you at management. Be honest with this. If you can ask your self who the big fucking idiot is and you don?t know. Guess what? Its probably you!!

This is for that nice lady IN corporate who's job it is to read and foward these posts around the company intranet: Thank you for finally sending someone to help us get this loading dock straightend out!!! he was here with the towel headfrom WRO for the last few days maybe some good will come of this. Like GWB says HELP IS ON THE WAY!

Just here to remind you that HECTOR sold us out . Rushed it thru and got a bunch of us dudes laid off So Svenhards could step in take our jobs moved ahead in seniority and take my summer picks on Vacation. So watch Him next time he says it?s a good thing and tries to push it on you. Have some balls tell him what a piece of shit he is next time you see him. How much doe?s a union rep cost? How much was Hector?

Here?s some advise for the numb-nuts in charge. It is a fact the So Cal. Hostess market is keeping I.B.C From almost certain death. So Gives us a fucking break all ready. We are already busting our ass working all kinds of O.T. hauling out mass -product. I know ?numbers? make certain people look good. Why don?t you come down here and help me run my route on a 12 hour normal day . Then deal with displays on Halloween cake while were doing a line sale in Vons while Target is going Shrek crazy while we pick up all the returns from the bite cluster fuck and replace them with new bites that have been accumulating in the depot for over a week for ?numbers?. Then lets get out there and have nothing authorized any where and give us some ?Numbers to meet? I know I.B.C is known for not looking ahead so I?ll help. You will not make the numbers you would have if you would let us concentrate on one or two things at a time. You are going to have a lot more injured people going out along with sick time and a bunch of overtime. I know you have to look good to keep your fat ass chair jobs, So why don?t you come down here to Chatsworth and give me a hand? I?ll let you drive the big truck.

Deb, Anitia, Jerry Sr.,Barb,Mark(eng.) , mitch and Jim you people are great to work for. Hopefully you won't lose yor jobs. With people like you guys I think are plant will succeed.

The only reason we filed for bankrupcy is that the didn't have the money to pay ralston purina for the stock swap they made when purchasing Continental Baking on the 22nd

Curt Muller!!! Where are you son?

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Wheres all the changes,were running worse than before.Not one change or gotten rid of dead wood management.Dont like what im seeing no one held accoutable for bad decisions just blame it on the workers.This new guy alvarez another money raider whats he doing for all that money hes being paid.

I think the whole mess was caused by the good old boys and their loyal followers. I think they are milking the company dry and all plan to retire soon after they exaust whats left of the profits. Wake up working class. You know the republicans and big corporations are one of the same. Its time for change in government. Vote for Kerry.

I finally found something to comment on, DONUT HOLES! I guess we are trying to corner the market on donut holes. We didn't just come out with 1 donut hole we were so smart we HAD to come out with 4 variations! Way to go KC! Talk about being in touch with consumers! Today is the 21st of October. Has anyone heard about the meeting on the 20th?

I think this whole bankruptcy is just a scam to get the blue collar workers (bakery,routesalesmen,truck drivers and any other union workers) to give up some of their salary,commissions,medical,retirement,etc. If this Co. owes too much there are alot of assests they can sell to get out from all of their debt. The cash flow is there they just don't manage it right.Close your thrift stores,close unprofitable plants,get rid of some of your mid and upper management ,sell some real estate. Have your routesalesman run 4day work weeks.(same volumne,20% less gas,wear and tear on your vehicles).Take co. cars away from mid and lower management types.(they can use them when they get to work but not keep them at home so mom can go shopping ).But they won't do none of these ideas,they will run things the same way and make us pay for their mis-management with cuts to our wages and benefits. This the american corporate way.

Should be some news coming out later this week, Mr. Alvarez will be going back to the bank with his hands out for more money to operate.

How come the Henderson Bakery cannot make a loaf of bread or package of hamburger or hotdog buns last for 4 days without molding? Its pissing me off and I work for IBC. I'm getting tired of spending my money for this product and then have to throw it away.

Don Long W/W----Have you got your $$$$$$ yet? H-H-M-M-M maybe the union gal is just to busy with the meat plant? Maybe you don't have enough meat? Ever think about that?

WHAT BRAIN SURGEON CAME UP WITH THE BRIGHT IDEA TO SELL DONUT HOLES? Is this the product to save the company?What a dumb idea,Haul it out and haul it back,right into the dumpster.What will be next? Green Shrek donut holes?

What we need is someone with balls to do what needs to be done.

From Lenexa, KS: Qualifications for Bakery Accounting Manager: Play solitare all day in office, paint nails, balance checkbook, look at your employees like they are idiots - and then can you believe it, a promotion to Corporate Accounting? And you wonder why the company is in the shape that its in Hahaha, that's too true. We had one like that here, too. But the kids in accounting drove her to quit.

Qualifications for Bakery Accounting Manager: Play solitare all day in office, paint nails, balance checkbook, look at your employees like they are idiots - and then can you believe it, a promotion to Corporate Accounting? And you wonder why the company is in the shape that its in

could someone explain the meaning of a Human Resource Manager?? here in Lenexa, communication is "whats that"

Four more years of Bush and this country will be in the same shape as this Company

After all these years.... My warmest regards to P.M. in the Stl office. Even in her golden years, she is "babe-a-licious" with the personality of a pistol. My crush for you is eternal, cupcake.... Smarter than the average bear...

To Knoxville- Bankruptcy is a federal law. States have nothing to do with it.

To who ever stated that the stock is going up. It is just the other way around. Stock currently at $3.90. It has gone down from $4.50. Better get your eyes checked out or a new set of glasses. Better yet just get George Bush to read it for you. He is the expert on wrong numbers.

We waste so much money on management over here, at any one time we may have 3 or 4 managers and 3or 4 group leaders on duty,and you still cant get a straight answer to your question.Instead of sitting in the breakroom all day these guys should watch the route garage in the morning and stop everyone from stealing the product off the docks,but then again they take product home with them too so it would kinda be hypocritical,If we made money for every hour our group leaders sat in the breakroom we would never had to file for bankruptcy.

Where is the teamsters union hiding? Why have they not made any comments about the Bankrupty and what we can expect about it ? How will it effct our pension and wages?

Ohio don't worry Mr. Stellern and Mr. Jolly are on the Job. They'll raise the prices enough to pull us out of Bankrupcy

Ger this , seems Michigan won't let you file chapter 11 you go straight to 13. My Supervisor was sent over there aboout a month ago to pick up display racks and cake. Two weeks ago my supervisor gave his notice and now works for another company . Gentlemen this is getting scary. If someone finds out more on Michigan give a holla.

Just read Kasas City Star,,,,seems as though Mr. Alvarez has been denied his upfront money of 150.000.00 and his other people of any where between 250.-to 650 and hr. the committee members and bankruptcy judge said it was unheard of wanting this upfront money when thats what he should be doing any is reorganizing

LA/Millbrook-David: Listen genius you know nothing. No bakery is safe with the way this company is operating. IBC will go wherever the $$$$ is. United States Bakery has a monopoly in the Pacific Northwest on white bread, the complete round top variety....You no nothing---FOOL!

To say I was screwed by HR is an understatement!! And the fake was just hired too, but like I said prior she quit and flead to another state within inches of my baseball bat and her head having a misunderstanding!! And, I am patient, and I never forget a lier, she will regret selling her soul to the DEVIL. HR=HURRY RUN!!!

Shop has ran out of many parts due to vendors not giving credit any more. Good thing we have plenty of tape and string left. Mabey it is time to shop at the flea market.

no more shrek twinkies because IBC owes the company that made that packaging money and they along with all other IBC creditors will have to wait in line to see when the bankruptcy judge says they will start getting the money that is owed to them..

What did you hear about the Shrek Twinks? I was told no more for a while.

to the idiot from Lakewood that makes comments that he knows nothing about... First of all, the FTC would NEVER allow IBC to sell ANY part of the LA operations to Bimbo, it would be a massive monopoly, get your facts straight. Second of all, there are NO plans to close any LA. area bakeries, they cant even keep up with the bake the way it is now. One more things... the southern Calif. area is is MAKING THEIR numbers....are YOU?

Anonymous Billings: You are so right! I do hold a grudge with IBC for closing three bakeries and trying the super bakery flop. We were just fine without the SUPER bakery that has killed us all and will put us out of work. I don't want to see anyone lose their job, but it is a pretty good source that Billings is closing and they will sell off the Lakewood bakery for peanuts.

If i were only Black and someone called me "Boy" id be smiling too like these guys to our left ,but im a minority white

Lakewood what is so funny about all this we are hearing the same about you guys. Im sorry for both of us were both probably down the drain,you guys for losing millions and not near your plant potential and us so far from the other plants to be cost efficient in transportation cost.

LA Hostess: Go away!!! You people are going to be working for Bimbo anyway.

Billings: Sad as it is....yep you guys are going to be out of work. A good source (not the route rep) claims the new CEO has plans for closing not only Billings, but one of the plants in California either Hostess or Pomona is going along with some other six bakeries nationwide. Could the Union people maybe find out? I was told right after the first of the year.

rumor is: philadelphia and biddeford cake is closing and going to be produced at drakes the 30% capacity made jimmy look like a fool. but then again he is a bread man.

the shrek snack twinkies came in boxes, not a bad job we only lost 35% too damage. the new home prides are still losing air, it should be called the increditable shrinking bread. we can't get toner because we are on c.o.d., we don't need a copier anyway, we have no direction. vinny leonard, i can't say it could of happened to a nicer guy? the new dm training program, you must be kidding, it goes back to the 70's. by the way mr mike we were told no route builders, the union would not go for it. marshall and fran i want to say outstanding new hire in utica, ny. the only problem is you fired him for stealing, but then again it was less the a grand. well i go for now, the bakeries is closing soon and no one gives a shit anyway.

routes will no longer serve gas stations for bread and if the stop doesn't run $100, we are not stopping route cuts are on the way

L A Hostess I wish you fags would fall into the ocean.

Does anyone know why the company has not yet filed its 10-K (annual report) for the year ended May 29?! Wassup with that?

WOW, A felon that can spell and bake. Is that Martha Stewart from Glendale???

Hey Pomona stop talking shit about Glendale closing. We wouldn't do that to you. "Cookie" came and went so your bullshit rumor was false. We made some of your product this week so you can make your plant look nice and clean for Alvarez. Yet you still talk shit. First off if we were going to close other bakeries would have to make our product. This wouldn't happen overnight. Second who would ship the product to our 40+ depots?? You and ?? In the future if they close Glendale and LA alot of people will be pissed. I will be a reminder to all my fellow employees that Pomona was talking shit.Cause if we can't bump into Pomona then we're all out of a job. So who's gonna hire a convicted felon anyway ?? Well then we have nothing to loose. Lets go to Pomona and beat the shit out of their employees. You think their's enough police in Pomona to stop 20+ gang members and psychos who don't give a shit. " Warriors come out to play "

Why should the working class take any consessions when the upper management is making big money and bonuses. Supervisors sitting around talking for extended periods flerting with the female help. What a waste, there is too much management and supervisors. Why havent these positions been cut? Everyone is looking to cut the little people while the upper management lives like kings. Lets see an effort in the main office to cut the fat first then we the working class will follow.

This site is off limits to Billings,Mt. and Lakewood,Wash. You hicks get your own site and stay off this one. THIS IS ONLY FOR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU.

Mr. Alvarez,don't even think about asking for any concessions as we already gave a few months ago when we gave the Co. an extension on the current contract that Mr. Cooper asked for. I think we're square for the next 4 years. Except for the larger routes we all run due to route cuts we basically make the same money as we did 10-15 years ago.

Hey Lakewood I bet your tongue touch your feet doesn't it?

anyone here know Tracy Frogley......how in the hell did this bitch get her job....she's too ugly to have slept with her???!!!!!!!!!!!!

It has been some time now that the new management has taken over. I have not seen or heard of any changes in the main offices as yet or any real positive changes or announcements. I think everyone has and is taking the money and running. No hope as yet to be seen or heard.

Mr. Alvarez please don't follow in Elsesser's footsteps and do nothing. Now that you have visited the various PC's and met with those General Managers. Come on down to the level thats doing the work and get their opinion on how best we can turn this company around. I'll bet you will be surprised to what you will hear from your workers?

For $250. to $600. an hour, I know I could also turn this company around and make it profitable.

Mr. Alvarez visited all the profit centers and making a list and checking it twice gonna find out who's naughty or nice so that he can get those early Christmas presents ready for those who won't be around.

The guy in Lakewood needs help real bad. He will be able to get all the help he needs when they close Lakewood.

Route Rep in Lakewood, your wife wishes she could find it. She would be better off coming to Montana where the real men are. You better keep going with your finger.

Shrink in Billings: Listen Little Boy...I say little because that is what your wife said..Just repeating. You need to counsel some of your Billings people, they seem to have a fixation on Big Deb. By the way, check the internet, Lakewood was profitable last quarter. Billings will be too after the first of the year and you people are laid off.

were doomed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Superflush, Lakewood will likely be sold or closed before Billings. Plant in Billings is more profitable then Lakewood and some others on west coast.

The plant in billings could be sold by jan 2005

More Cramer rumors, you can tell by the 6th grade grammer he uses. They did it, they bulls**ted the numbers took hours off our bake the week before. What about your basket run for Albertsons? Is that bulls**t too? OH Maria

How do you service millbrook routes without Glendale? Or maybe you don't have routes anymore? Cramer you finaly did it ! Your getting your wish you fat fuck

NEWS FLASH- The rumors that have been going around for awhile are true~ GLENDALE IS ON THE CHOPING BLOCK! For some unexplained reason, Mr. Alvarez has swallowed the BS that they are feeding him about the corn-chip-bag-bread and will keep the L.A. plant open. Go figure!

IBC = INCOMPETENCE BREEDS CONTEMPT. How much do you want to bet that our new ceo has never been on a route. What does he know about the baking industry and what goes on in the trenches every morning. This guy sell underware for a living. Just hope you have enough senority to get through the cuts he will make. Because after all he has to hit his numbers for the big executive bonuses at the end of the quarter. I know that each and everyone of us want to win, we all want our company to make money so we can make money. When is the last time management has asked you, what do you need to increase sales in your accounts or what type of products or marketing ideas do you have? Your answer is the same as mine and untill these questions are asked, the future looks bleek, and thats to bad because this is the easiest business to sell if there is cooperation between everyone. Is it possible for the employees to buy this company. It could be a bargain.

Billings: Yeah you slackers. IBC is the worst thing that ever happened to Wonder and Hostess. We were profitable before your management took us down. Continental was a good company and IBC ruined us just like they are going to shut down Billings. I believe plans are for the first of the year....Bye Bye

Drivers have been informed that they can no longer run the PA Turnpike. The word is IBC owes $30,000 in unpaid tolls. P.S. Anyone seen Curt ?

Thank you anonymous to Lakewood. IBC was a lean organization before they purchased CBC Wonder Bread but somehow the Continental boys whined and got their way and Kansas City office just kept hiring and hiring friends, family and anybody else that worked for CBC. The whole upper tier of our organizational chart is filled with CBC people. These are the people that put this company in the shape that its in currently. If Mr. Alvarez would make a heavy cut in this upper tier of extra people that we never had years ago like Too many Managers in areas like Sales, Human Resources, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Control, Sanitation, Supply Chain, Analyst, plus others. We never had all these additional Manager positions. It still amazes me why Elsseser didn't see what was happening and why these others in Kansas City didn't question any of this. For this company to pull itself out of this situation Mr. Alvarez needs to clean house otherwise there is going to be too much bad blood still hanging around.

Build a stonger America!!!!! Go on workers comp or welfare!! Teach you children how to use the system.Sue companies.

Lakewood, you are making youself look like a fool.Do your reasearch about continental and the CEOs that ran IBC after the merger and the shape it was in, jesus I just hate it when people try to inform others when they no nothing about the history and no nothing themselves about the stock transactions.Tell me who was the last 2 CEOs and what former co. did they work for.

Buford: I sure hope you don't kiss your boyfriend or big Deb with that mouth. Truth hurts huh? You people are history and you know it. No loss, just a bunch of hillbillies with filthy mouths. Oh yeah, I think that might be an IBC trait. Where in the heck is Curt?

Drivers have been informed that they can no longer run the PA Turnpike. The word is IBC owes $30,000 in unpaid tolls. P.S. Anyone seen Curt ?

Billing your plant will be sold and the teamsters union will be gone there goes your pension HA HA YOU LOSE

pomona: what ever happened to Curt Muller? He took a sack job in Redmond, Oregon, now he is unemployed?

Glad to see this site up and running,only way to hear whats going on rest of the ibc empire.

Jim Buckshot,Lapdog are the rumors true about you and Big Deb?

Now Now Buckshot AKA LAPDOG lets not get angry do you and big Deb have something going on?

Whats really going on. enough with the excuses about Atkins diet, Krispy Kreme donuts, New SAP accounting systeme. IBC was sinking slowly before all the above excuses. Otherwise all those other Grain based businesses would be going bankrupt too. What really go on?

This site is bullshit, I see you are using my name and posting bs, let go of the pain and get a job.

Hey Sac, that means that they dont have a chance down here in the LA Profit center. They had a "FAREWELL GLENDALE " bbq today @ 27

Hey Sacramento, That means he getting ready to melt the fat and hold people accountable. Not to worry, experience and motivation will survive the fire.

Mr. Alvarez just left Sacramento today. His departing words were, "sometimes we all must sacrifice to improve a grieve situation." What the shit does that mean?

Hey why was twinkies.org offline for so long? Did they bully you guys down? or what, just when we needed this site the most weak knees or what sysop?????????

What up with Buckshot and Big DEB W.Is their something going on we need to know about? Don't they make a cute couple. Good luck Buckshot you two desurve each other.

About the products that someone complained about. Animal fat is used because it is cheap to purchase. The cheaper the better and so on. We are in a world where quanity is number one and quality is considered last.

Lets do the math people. 1.6 bil. assets and 1.3 bil. in unpaid bills plus add in the millions that Tony Alvarez and his company are getting this equals plant(s) closure, job cuts, benifits reduced. Get ready for a very rough and bumpy road ahead.

Meetings all over the country on oct 20th. Just ask your supervisors. The same day BA's meet with the company too all at the same place. Let the games begin

I don't know who you are using my name but look me up my name is Jim. Ta least you told the truth.

You people need to get off Deb's back' without her we would be more lost then we are.

The first thing that the new leadership should have done is get rid of the good old boys and their family and friends policys. If this does not happen the system will fail. This is long overdue. I have seen these good old boys come into a bakery and do not have a clue to what is going on. What a waste of money. Jobs and positions that were aquired thru favortism and clout. This will not work anymore.

Kathy Ashcraft, Why is it that some job vacancies are posted on the IBC job postings. And other jobs that are vacant don't get posted on the job site? Seems like this is unfare and discriminatory. Or is the HR department being over ruled by the good old boys mentality?

All you losers out there. New sheriff is in town. you can run but you can't hide. When you turds hide Tony Alvarez will sniff you out and flush you down.

hey lakewood Billings plant has made a profit every year the last 20 -lakewood has NEVER made money.No one would buy a losing operation. Any plant not making money will be closed

ATTENDTION web master !!!!!!! you need to add another POSTING button....I cant stand seeing consumer complaints.... direct them to IBC Employees post here !!!!! And under the consumers post here, make it a direct link to Mr. Alverz