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Word is... if you can make it through the winter with Holiday candy and goodies, Twinkies may return before the snow melts!

Bankrupt Hostess Brands has received a number of bids from companies interested in buying the maker of Twinkies, Ho Hos, and Wonder bread, including retail heavyweights such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Kroger Co, Bloomberg News reported Friday.

Hostess shut down its operations last month, laying off most of its 18,500 workers, after failing to come to an agreement with its bakers’ union as it tried to emerge from its second bankruptcy in a decade.