Wonder Bread bakery to close

TACOMA — Come December, the Wonder Bread box will be bare in Washington and Oregon.

A decision by bankrupt Interstate Bakeries Corp. to close a bakery in Lakewood will cut off the supply of Wonder Bread, hamburger buns and rolls made by Interstate in both states

About 200 employees will lose their jobs.

The closure is the latest cost-cutting measure by Kansas City, Mo.-based Interstate. The company was forced into bankruptcy protection in 2004 as increasingly health-conscious eaters grew less interested in the company’s famous white bread and other treats, such as Hostess Cup Cakes and Twinkies.

The two states will continue to get a supply of the snack cakes from a Seattle plant that will remain open.