Twinkies to Make Comeback with Longer Shelf Life

NEW YORK (AP) — When Twinkies return to store shelves July 15, the spongy yellow cakes will have a shelf life of 45 days. That's nearly three weeks longer than the 26-day shelf life the previous owner had claimed.

A spokeswoman for Hostess says the change to extend the shelf life was actually made by the old company that went bankrupt, with the longer-lasting cakes first hitting shelves late last year.

The New York Post also reported last week that Hostess will start freezing some of its cakes to extend their shelf life. That means that Twinkies would be delivered to stores frozen so retailers can stamp their own expiration dates on the cakes.