Hostess Brands: “The Miracle Comeback”Described as an effort worthy of a “Harvard Business School case study on how to turn around a business,” Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management acquired the Hostess brand out of bankruptcy and returned America’s most iconic snack cakes to market – generating one of the biggest news stories of 2013. Daren played a key role in the positioning of the comeback, creating the foundation for a remarkably swift resurgence of the company, which has grown to a billion dollar business.ForbesTwinkie's Miracle Comeback: The Untold, Inside Story of a $2 Billion Feasthttp://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2015/04/15/twinkie-billion-dollar-comeback-hostess-metropoulos-apollo-jhawar/#3a39c7002562The Wall Street JournalNo Wonder: Twinkies Owner Adds BreadBack on its feet, Hostess bakes up a basic that consumers thought it already madehttp://www.wsj.com/articles/no-wonder-twinkies-owner-adds-bread-1442482200The Daily BeastTwinkies Are Coming Back: The Metropoulos Brothers on the Brandhttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/08/twinkies-are-coming-back-the-metropoulous-brothers-on-the-brand.htmlTIMEHow Do You Revive Twinkies? A Q&A With the New Owners: The Metropoulos Brothershttp://business.time.com/2013/03/21/how-do-you-revive-twinkies-a-qa-with-the-new-owners-the-metropoulous-brothers/

Bloomberg BusinessweekKeeping Pabst Blue Ribbon Coolhttp://www.bloomberg.com/bw/magazine/content/10_39/b4196062862199.htmThe New York TimesPabst is Sold to Russian Beverage Companyhttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/pabst-is-said-to-near-a-sale/?_r=0 The Wall Street JournalOasis Beverages, TSG Reach Deal to Buy Pabst Brewing Co.http://www.wsj.com/articles/oasis-beverages-tsg-reach-deal-to-buy-pabst-brewing-co-1411064900?mobile=y Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal SentinelFerrell’s Beer Ad: Doesn’t Get Any Better Than Thishttp://www.jsonline.com/business/ferrells-beer-ad-doesnt-get-any-better-than-this-ae3bqua-135240503.html