Complex sentence: Merita is a brand of breads that was produced by Hostess Brands, available throughout the Southeastern United States until November 16,2012, when Hostess's management decided to liquidate it in the wake of a crippling BCTGM bakers' union strike and entered liquidation proceedings.
Split into simpler sentences: Merita is a brand of breads produced by Hostess Brands, available throughout the Southeastern United States. Until November 16,2012 it was also produced by Hostess Brands in the United States, which closed its operations in the wake of a crippling BCTGM bakers' union strike and entered liquidation proceedings.