# Little Debbie vs Hostess **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940 "2017-07-23T13:48:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/61 "2017-07-27T04:10:49Z")
> [@sweepkick](#): > > Hostess owns the Dolly Madison brand. Yes, now they do (or both brands are owned by the same company). But it didn’t use to be that way; they used to be rivals. But I’m having a hard time finding a cite for this online. The best I could find is a [page on Google books](https://books.google.com/books?id=4jIOEZ5F9fAC&pg=PA18&lpg=PA18&dq=when+did+hostess+acquire+dolly+madison&source=bl&ots=xHN-pvlZdJ&sig=5Mso13hJ1sNmIEj71NoK5fHMqfY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjahqrOyKjVAhVGsVQKHZkjB4Q4FBDoAQgpMAE#v=onepage&q=when%20did%20hostess%20acquire%20dolly%20madison&f=false) from the _Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food_, which says that - Hostess snack cakes were made by the Continental Baking Company - Dolly Madison snack cakes were made by the Interstate Brands Corporation (starting 1937) - In 1995, the Interstate Brands Corporation acquired the Continental Brands Company ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/62 "2017-07-27T04:45:32Z")
> [@seal\_cleaner](#): > > Drakes Cakes. I remember them from when I grew up in NJ I the 60’s. A few years ago I found the peanut butter filled chocolate cakes here in Arkansas. I guess I remembered them better than they were. > Little Debbie - meh. Sawdust and sugar. Just me and you with the Drake’s love. As I mentioned, the pies were heavenly. Especially the cherry pie. With Hostess, you maybe got a piece of cherry with your liquefied sugar but with Drakes, each mini-pie had at least a cherry and a half! ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/63 "2017-07-27T12:48:15Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Just me and you with the Drake’s love. As I mentioned, the pies were heavenly. Especially the cherry pie. With Hostess, you maybe got a piece of cherry with your liquefied sugar but with Drakes, each mini-pie had at least a cherry and a half! We used to say, re Hostess, that there was a reason they couldn’t call them “cherries pie.” ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/64 "2017-07-27T15:21:28Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Yes, now they do (or both brands are owned by the same company). But it didn’t use to be that way; they used to be rivals. > > But I’m having a hard time finding a cite for this online. The best I could find is a [page on Google books](https://books.google.com/books?id=4jIOEZ5F9fAC&pg=PA18&lpg=PA18&dq=when+did+hostess+acquire+dolly+madison&source=bl&ots=xHN-pvlZdJ&sig=5Mso13hJ1sNmIEj71NoK5fHMqfY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjahqrOyKjVAhVGsVQKHZkjB4Q4FBDoAQgpMAE#v=onepage&q=when%20did%20hostess%20acquire%20dolly%20madison&f=false) from the _Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food_, which says that > > - Hostess snack cakes were made by the Continental Baking Company > - Dolly Madison snack cakes were made by the Interstate Brands Corporation (starting 1937) > - In 1995, the Interstate Brands Corporation acquired the Continental Brands Company They also owned the Drake brand at some point before the huge bustup. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOldKJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GoodOldKJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOldKJ)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/65 "2017-07-28T04:36:35Z")
LITTLE DEBBIE!!! Fudge Rounds, Starcrunch, Oatmeal Pies, Nutter Bars, Cosmic Brownies, PB Blasters, and those special holiday cupcakes. These are a fundamental part of my past! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940.md?page=3)