Hostess is also seeking final approval for its wind-down, which was approved on an interim basis last week. The bakers union, Hostess' second-largest union, is asking the judge to appoint an independent trustee to oversee the liquidation, saying that the current management "has been woefully unsuccessful in its reorganization attempts." The wind-down process includes the quick sale of Hostess brands, which also include CupCakes, Donettes, and Wonder Bread. Hostess had already said last week that it received a flood of interest from potential buyers, including from national packaged food makers, international companies and its own customers, which include supermarkets and big-box retailers. Hostess sales have been declining over the years, but still come in at between $2.3 billion and $2.4 billion a year, a banker for the company said in court last week. The company's shuttering means loss of about 18,000 jobs.