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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/07/business/07muffin.html?_r=1&ref=business
The company that owns the Thomas brand says that only seven people know how the muffins get their trademark tracery of air pockets marketed as nooks and crannies and it has gone to court to keep a tight lid on the secret.
After Bimbo bought Thomas in January 2009, Mr. Botticella became responsible for an English muffin factory in Placentia, Calif.
Last October, he accepted a job offer from Hostess to run its Eastern operations. The salary was $200,000 a year, $50,000 less than he was paid at Bimbo.
Bimbo obtained a federal court order barring the move, and late last month an appeals panel in Pennsylvania upheld the order.
The company that owns the Thomas brand says that only seven people know how the muffins get their trademark tracery of air pockets marketed as nooks and crannies and it has gone to court to keep a tight lid on the secret.
After Bimbo bought Thomas in January 2009, Mr. Botticella became responsible for an English muffin factory in Placentia, Calif.
Last October, he accepted a job offer from Hostess to run its Eastern operations. The salary was $200,000 a year, $50,000 less than he was paid at Bimbo.
Bimbo obtained a federal court order barring the move, and late last month an appeals panel in Pennsylvania upheld the order.