The thickest loaf, Texas Toast, has 14 slices. The thinnest, Wonder Giant, has 26 slices. After the slicer, loaves are bagged. A machine-generated gust of air inflates bags, which are then mechanically pulled around the loaf. There you have it.
Bread is ready to ship.
The bakery ships as many as 30 truckloads a day to Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. Other Interstate Brands products are distributed from the plant to South Dakota and California. On the whole, officials say employees at the plant are happy in their jobs and taken care of by the company. For the last 10 years, she has moved Twinkies two at a time from a quickly moving conveyor belt to a packaging line. Her shift starts at 1 p.m. Employees work 10-hour shifts, four days a week.