The Twinkie is an American snack cake, marketed as a “Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling”. It was formerly made and distributed by Hostess Brands and is currently owned by private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co. Twinkie production in the United States resumed after an absence on American store shelves, becoming available again at Wal-Mart on July 12, 2013 and nationwide on July 15, 2013. Twinkies are produced in Canada by Saputo Incorporated’s Vachon Inc. (at a bakery in Montreal) which owns the Canadian rights for the product and were still available during the absence in the US market.[full citation needed]. Twinkies are also available in Mexican stores, made by Marinela, a subsidiary of Mexican bread company Bimbo.
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