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Final Designs Chosen in Twinkies^® Box Design Contest
America Votes for Winner on Twinkies.com

Kansas City, MO (July 15, 2004) - Ten finalists, ages 6-11, are vying for the cover of Twinkies 75th birthday box. The snack cake will turn 75 on April 6, 2005. Beginning today and running through August 31st, Twinkie lovers of America can vote for their favorite box design at www.twinkies.com. Voting is limited to one vote per day during the contest.

Finalists were selected from more than 1,300 entries. The grand prize winner receives a $40,000 college scholarship, second place receives a $20,000 scholarship and a $10,000 scholarship will be awarded to third place. The remaining seven will each receive $1,000, and all the finalists will get a Twinkie prize pack and a Giant® bicycle.

The contest theme is “Twinkies Celebrates 75 Years of Fun.”

Interstate Bakeries Corporation, through its operating subsidiaries, Interstate Brands Corporation and IBC Sales Corporation, is the nation’s largest baker and distributor of fresh baked bread and sweet goods in the United States with 55 bread and cake bakeries located in strategic markets from coast-to-coast.  The Company is headquartered in Kansas City, Mo. For more information, visit www.interstatebakeriescorp.com.

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