Hostess has the name. Tastykake has the heritage. Those two giants in the snack cake game have dominated the hearts and mouths of preservative-infused baked goods since the invention of "creme". But, as the dead Jedi says, there is another.
Forged in the heart of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Little Debbie is a Southern tradition, as sacred as the Moon Pie or RC Cola to the few people left in the Deep South that are actually from the Deep South. The brand, actually the product of McKee Foods — a name no one cares about — sprang to life in the 1960's. The name comes from O.D. and Ruth McKee's granddaughter, Debbie, whose picture adorns every package of suspiciously inexpensive snacks. More »
