INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORP/DE/
10-K, 1996-08-23
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                  FORM 10-K    
(Mark One)
     [ X ]     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
               EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)

For the fiscal year ended                 June 1, 1996         
                          ----------------------------------------------------
                                    OR

     [   ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE           
            SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

For the transition period from                    to
                                ------------------   ------------------ 
Commission File Number 1-11165
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                         INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                                            43-1470322
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(State or other jurisdiction                             (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)

12 East Armour Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri                  64111
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (816) 502-4000
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        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class                Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock,
$.01 par value per share                      New York Stock Exchange
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        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                    Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
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                               (Title of class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

        Yes       X                      No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K.

                   [      ]

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant was $525,390,722 as of August 9, 1996.  For these purposes only,
the registrant has assumed that shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per
share, that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by certain members of the
Board of Directors constitute shares held by affiliates of the registrant.

There were 37,393,532 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share,
outstanding as of August 9, 1996.


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                    DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
                    -----------------------------------
          Part and Item                     Document Incorporated
          of Form 10-K:                         By Reference
          -------------                     ---------------------

          Part II, Item 5                   Annual Report*

          Part II, Item 6                   Annual Report*

          Part II, Item 7                   Annual Report*

          Part II, Item 8                   Annual Report*

          Part III, Item 10                 Proxy Statement**

          Part III, Item 11                 Proxy Statement**

          Part III, Item 12                 Proxy Statement**

          Part III, Item 13                 Proxy Statement**
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  *  Refers to portions of Registrant's annual report to security holders with 
     respect to the fiscal year ended June 1, 1996.
 **  Refers to portions of Registrant's definitive proxy statement filed on    
     August 23, 1996.


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                                   PART  I

Item 1.  Business
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General
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     Interstate Bakeries Corporation (the "Company"), through its wholly-owned
operating subsidiary, Interstate Brands Corporation ("Brands"), is the largest
baker and distributor of fresh bakery products in the United States.  The
Company is a decentralized bakery business with a primary focus on branded
products and was organized in 1987 as a Delaware corporation under the name
IBC Holdings Corp.  The Company or its predecessors have baked and distributed
fresh bread and cake products since 1927.  The Company has grown to its
present size primarily through acquisitions of other bakery businesses.  In
its 1988 fiscal year, the Company underwent a change in control through a
leveraged buyout transaction and acquired 10 bakeries in the Southeastern
United States.  In July 1991, the Company returned to the public market,
issuing 15,625,000 shares of Common Stock.  In July 1995, the Company acquired
Continental Baking Company ("CBC") from Ralston Purina Company for
$220,000,000 in cash and 16,923,077 shares of the Company's Common Stock.  CBC
was merged with and into Brands and since the merger the Company has taken
significant steps in stabilizing and realizing cost savings from CBC's
operations, rebuilding the brand equity in the brands "Hostess" and "Wonder"
and achieving economies of scale in the operations of Brands and CBC.  As part
of these efforts, in 1996 the Company closed its East Brunswick, New Jersey
bakery, sold its Tempe, Arizona bakery and closed and exchanged certain assets
from its Dallas bakery for the Roanoke, Virginia bakery of The Earthgrains
Company ("EGR"). 

     The Company is organized into three geographic divisions each under the
responsibility of an Executive Vice President. In these three regions of the
United States, the Company operates a total of 63 bakeries and employs over
30,000 people.  Generally, each bakery operates as a stand-alone business
responsible for sales, pricing, manufacturing, distribution, accounting and
data processing.  The Corporate staff provides direction and focus to the
plants in areas such as quality and brand-building, while also providing
centralized support in national advertising and promotion, purchasing, legal
and human resources. 

     The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 12 East
Armour Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64111, and the telephone number is
(816) 502-4000.

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Operations
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     The Company distributes its products in markets representing
approximately 90% of the United States population, with its strongest presence
in Southern California, the Pacific Northwest, the Upper Midwest, the
Northeast, the Mountain States and the Middle Atlantic States and Florida. The
Company's fresh baked goods are transported from the Company's geographically
dispersed bakeries to approximately 1,200 distribution centers.  The Company's
driver-salesmen then deliver the product directly from these distribution
centers to more than 200,000 food outlets and stores on more than 10,000
delivery routes.  Unsold product is picked up from the Company's wholesale
customers and delivered to the Company's approximately 1,400 Company-operated
retail thrift stores.  Thrift store sales, which are all cash, represent
approximately 11% of the Company's total sales.  A small amount of the
Company's products are also sold through independent distributors.

     The principal products produced and sold by the Company are white breads,
variety breads, reduced calorie breads, rolls, buns, English muffins, snack
cakes, donuts, sweet rolls, snack pies, breakfast pastries, variety cakes,
large cakes, shortcakes, croutons and stuffing marketed under well-known
national and regional brand names, including "Beefsteak", "Bread du Jour",
"Butternut", "Cotton's Holsum", "Dolly Madison", "Eddy's", "Holsum", "Home
Pride", "Hostess", "Merita", "Millbrook", "Mrs. Cubbison's", "Mrs. Karl's",
"Sweetheart", "Weber's" and "Wonder".  The Company is also the largest licensed
baker and distributor of "Roman Meal" and "Sun Maid" breads, including
traditional Roman Meal bread, Roman Meal variety breads, Roman Meal light
breads, Roman Meal buns, rolls and English muffins and Sun Maid's raisin bread
and English muffins.  The Company also produces bread for sale under private
labels primarily to gain additional access to the bread aisle for its branded
products.

     The majority of the Company's bread sales, which are to supermarkets, are
generated by white breads and variety breads, the latter consisting of whole
wheat, rye and other whole grain breads, while the Company's cake products are
sold principally through supermarkets and convenience stores.  Cake sales tend
to be somewhat seasonal, with a historically weak winter period, which
management believes is attributable to home baking and consumption patterns
during the holiday season.  Spring and early summer months are historically
stronger due to the sale of shortcake products during the fresh strawberry
season.  No single customer accounts for more than 5% of the Company's net
sales. 

     The Company faces intense competition in all of its markets from large,
national bakeries and smaller regional operators, as well as from supermarket
chains with their own bakeries or private label products and grocery stores
with their own in-store bakeries.  EGR and Flowers Industries, Inc. are the
Company's largest bread competitors, each marketing bread products under
various brand names.   McKee Baking, marketing cake products under the brand
name "Little Debbie", Tasty Kake, and Entenmann's are the largest competitors
of the Company with respect to cake sales.  The Company from time to time
experiences price pressure in certain of its markets as a result of
competitors promotional pricing practices.  However, management believes that
the Company's geographic diversity helps to limit the effect of regionally-
based competition.  Competition is based on product quality, price, brand
loyalty, effective promotional activities and the ability to identify and

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satisfy emerging consumer preferences.  Customer service, including frequency
of deliveries and maintenance of fully stocked shelves, is also an important
competitive factor and is central to the competition for retail shelf space
among bread product distributors.  Pursuant to the terms of a Final Judgment
entered into by the Company, CBC and the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice in connection with the acquisition of CBC, the Company
has agreed to divest one white pan bread label in certain counties in southern
California, eastern Wisconsin, central Illinois and the Chicago area.  The
Company is actively pursuing the required divestiture pursuant to the Final
Judgment.


Raw Materials
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     The ingredients of bread and cake products, principally flour, sugar and
edible oils, are readily available from numerous sources.  The Company
attempts to lock in prices for raw materials through advance purchase
contracts of up to six months in duration when prices are expected to
increase.  Through its program of central purchasing of baking ingredients and
packaging materials, the Company is able to utilize its national presence to
obtain competitive prices.  Despite the recent increase in flour prices (which
accounts for approximately 20% of the Company's cost of products sold), the
Company has been able to recover the majority of its commodity cost increases
through price increases, switching to a higher-margin revenue mix and
obtaining additional operating efficiencies.  


Management and Employees
- ------------------------
     The Company employs over 30,000 people.  Approximately 80% of the
Company's employees are covered by over 600 union contracts.  Unionized
workers are generally members of either the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters or the Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers International
Union.  The Company believes it has good relations with all of its union and
nonunion employees.


Governmental Regulation; Environmental Matters
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     The Company's operations are subject to regulation by various federal,
state and local governmental entities and agencies.  As a baker of goods for
human consumption, the Company's operations are subject to stringent quality
and labeling standards.  The operations of the Company's bakeries and its
delivery fleet are subject to various federal, state and local environmental
laws and workplace regulations, including the Occupational Safety and Health
Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. 
The Company believes that its current legal and environmental compliance
programs adequately address such concerns and that it is in substantial
compliance with such applicable laws and regulations.

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     The Company has underground fuel storage tanks at various locations
throughout the United States which are subject to federal and state
regulations establishing minimum standards for such tanks and where necessary,
remediation of associated contamination.  The Company is presently in the
process of testing and evaluating, and, if necessary, removing, replacing or
upgrading such tanks in order to comply with such laws.  In addition, the
Company has received notices from the United States Environmental Protection
Agency, state agencies, and/or private parties seeking retribution, that it
has been identified as a "potentially responsible party" (PRP), under the
"Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act", as
amended.  Because of these activities, the Company may be required to share in
the cost of cleanup with respect to approximately three "Superfund" sites. 
The Company's ultimate liability in connection with these sites may depend on
many factors including the volume of material contributed to the site, the
number of other PRP's and their financial viability and the remediation
methods and technology to be used.  While it is difficult to quantify the
potential financial impact of actions involving environmental matters,
particularly remediation costs at waste disposal sites and future capital
expenditures for environmental control equipment, in the opinion of the
Company's management, the ultimate liability arising from such environmental
matters, taking into account established accruals for estimated liabilities,
should not be material to the overall financial position of the Company, but
could be material to results of operations or cash flows for a particular
quarter or annual period.

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Item 2.  Properties
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     The Company's principal properties are its bakeries, distribution depots
and thrift stores.  Shown below are the locations of the Company's bakeries,
all of which are owned with the exception of the Montebello, California bakery
which is leased.  The Company owns the building in Kansas City, Missouri in
which its principal executive offices are located.  The Company's distribution
depots and thrift stores are located throughout the Company's distribution
area and the majority of these facilities are leased.

        Akron, Ohio                    Memphis, Tennessee
        Alexandria, Louisiana          Miami, Florida
        Anchorage, Alaska              Milwaukee, Wisconsin
        Billings, Montana              Minonk, Illinois
        Birmingham, Alabama            Minot, North Dakota
        Boise, Idaho                   Monroe, Louisiana
        Boonville, Missouri            Montebello, California
        Buffalo, New York              Natick, Massachusetts
        Charlotte, North Carolina      Ogden, Utah
        Chicago, Illinois              Orlando, Florida
        Cincinnati, Ohio               Peoria, Illinois
        Columbus, Georgia              Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
        Columbus, Indiana              Pomona, California
        Columbus, Ohio                 Portland, Oregon
        Davenport, Iowa                Richmond, Virginia
        Decatur, Illinois              Roanoke, Virginia
        Denver, Colorado               Rocky Mount, North Carolina
        Detroit, Michigan              Sacramento, California
        Emporia, Kansas                Salt Lake City, Utah
        Florence, South Carolina       San Diego, California
        Glendale, California           San Francisco, California
        Grand Junction, Colorado       San Pedro, California
        Grand Rapids, Michigan         Schiller Park, Illinois
        Hodgkins, Illinois             Seattle, Washington (2)
        Indianapolis, Indiana          Spokane, Washington
        Jacksonville, Florida          Springfield, Missouri
        Jamaica, New York              St. Louis, Missouri
        Kansas City, Missouri          Tampa, Florida
        Knoxville, Tennessee           Tulsa, Oklahoma
        Los Angeles, California (3)    Waterloo, Iowa
     
     In July 1996 the Company announced a $20,000,000 expansion and
modernization of its Rocky Mount, North Carolina bakery.  The Company believes
that its other facilities are well maintained and does not foresee the need to
make significant capital improvements to such existing facilities in the near
future.

     The Company operates approximately 1,400 retail stores which sell its
bakery products not otherwise sold through its primary distribution system. 
Generally, each thrift store is between 500 and 1,200 square feet in size. 
Most of the stores are located at the Company's distribution depots, while the
remaining thrift stores are freestanding units located along the Company's
distribution routes.

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Item 3.  Legal Proceedings
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     On July 20, 1995, the Company, CBC and the Antitrust Division of the
U.S. Department of Justice signed, and filed with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois, stipulations for Final Judgment
and for holding separate certain assets following the closing of the
acquisition of CBC.  The Final Judgment requires the divestiture of one white
pan bread label in certain counties in southern California, eastern Wisconsin,
central Illinois and the Chicago area.  The hold separate stipulation also
requires that the Company operate separately certain parts of the combined
businesses in these areas.  The Company is actively pursuing the required
divestiture pursuant to the Final Judgment.

     The Company has been named as a defendant in various other claims arising
out of its normal business operations.  Based upon the facts available to
date, management believes that the Company has meritorious defenses to these
actions and that their ultimate resolution will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's financial position.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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     Not applicable.

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                                  PART II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
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     The section entitled "Common Stock Information" appearing on page 1 of
the Annual Report is incorporated herein by this reference.  Note 3, entitled
"Debt", to the consolidated financial statements appearing on pages 21 and 22
of the Annual Report is also incorporated herein by this reference with regard
to limitations on cash dividends and common stock repurchases. The section
entitled, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations", specifically the subsection entitled "Capital
Resources and Liquidity" appearing on page 15 of the Annual Report is also
incorporated herein by this reference with regard to planned common stock
dividend payments.


Item 6.  Selected Financial Data
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     The section entitled "Five-Year Summary of Financial Data", appearing on
page 13 of the Annual Report, is incorporated herein by this reference.


Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
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         Results of Operations
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     The section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" appearing on pages 14 and 15 of the
Annual Report is incorporated herein by this reference.


Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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     The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and Report
of Independent Public Accountants appearing on pages 16 through 26 of the
Annual Report are incorporated herein by this reference.


Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and 
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         Financial Disclosure
         --------------------
     Not applicable.


                                  PART III

     The information required by Part III (Item 10, 11, 12 and 13) is
incorporated herein by reference to the Company's definitive proxy statement,
involving the election of directors, approval of the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan
and ratification of independent auditors filed on August 23, 1996.

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                                  PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule and Reports on Form 8-K
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     (a)  Documents Filed as Part of this Report:

          1.  Financial Statements

              The following financial statements and report included in the    
              Company's Annual Report are incorporated herein by reference:

              Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 1, 1996 and June 3, 1995

              For the 52 weeks ended June 1, 1996, the 53 weeks ended        
              June 3, 1995 and the 52 weeks ended May 28, 1994:

                     Consolidated Statement of Income
                     Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                     Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

              Report of Independent Public Accountants dated July 19, 1996

          2.  Financial Statement Schedule

              The following report and schedule are filed herewith as a part   
              hereof:

              Report of Independent Public Accountants dated July 19, 1996

              Schedule for the 52 weeks ended June 1, 1996, the 53 weeks     
              ended June 3, 1995 and the 52 weeks ended May 28, 1994:

              II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

              All other schedules have been omitted since the required
              information is not present or not present in amounts sufficient
              to require submission of the schedule, or because the
              information required is included in the consolidated financial
              statements or the notes thereto.

          3.  Exhibits

              The exhibits are listed in the Exhibit Index.  Copies of certain
              documents have not been filed as exhibits, in reliance upon
              paragraph (b)(4)(iii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.  Registrant
              agrees to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the
              Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:
          --------------------

          No reports on Form 8-K were filed in the last quarter of the fiscal
          year to which this Annual Report on Form 10-K relates.

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                               SIGNATURES
                               ----------

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                    INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION

Dated:  August 23, 1996             By: /s/  Charles A. Sullivan
                                        ------------------------
                                        Charles A. Sullivan
                                        Chairman of the Board and 
                                          Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

                              Capacities
Name of Signatory             In Which Signing                Date
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/s/ Charles A. Sullivan       Chairman of the Board,          August 23, 1996
- -----------------------       Chief Executive Officer
Charles A. Sullivan           and Director (Principal 
                              Executive Officer)
     
/s/ G. Kenneth Baum           Director                        August 23, 1996
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G. Kenneth Baum

/s/ Leo Benatar               Director                        August 23, 1996
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Leo Benatar

/s/ E. Garrett Bewkes, Jr.    Director                        August 23, 1996
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E. Garrett Bewkes, Jr.

/s/ Philip Briggs             Director                        August 23, 1996
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Philip Briggs

/s/ Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.    Director                        August 23, 1996
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Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.

/s/ Frank E. Horton           Director                        August 23, 1996
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Frank E. Horton

/s/ William P. Stiritz        Director                        August 23, 1996
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William P. Stiritz

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/s/ James R. Elsesser         Director                        August 23, 1996
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James R. Elsesser

/s/ Paul E. Yarick            Vice President and Treasurer    August 23, 1996
- -----------------------       (Principal Financial Officer)
Paul E. Yarick

/s/ John F. McKenny           Vice President and Corporate    August 23, 1996
- -----------------------       Controller (Principal 
John F. McKenny               Accounting Officer)                     

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                     REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Interstate Bakeries Corporation

     We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Interstate
Bakeries Corporation and its subsidiaries as of June 1, 1996 and June 3, 1995,
and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended June 1, 1996, and
have issued our report thereon dated July 19, 1996; such consolidated
financial statements and report are included in your 1996 Annual Report to
Stockholders and are incorporated herein by reference.  Our audits also
included the consolidated financial statement schedule of Interstate Bakeries
Corporation and its subsidiaries, listed on Item 14.  This consolidated
financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. 
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedule, when
considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as
a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
July 19, 1996

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                      INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
                                SCHEDULE II
                     VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                    FIFTY-TWO WEEKS ENDED JUNE 1, 1996,
                 FIFTY-THREE WEEKS ENDED JUNE 3, 1995 AND
                    FIFTY-TWO WEEKS ENDED MAY 28, 1994
                              (In Thousands)

                  Balance at  Additions    Accounts     Balance
                   beginning   charged     charged      at end
Description        of period  to income      off       of period
- -----------        ---------  ---------    --------    ---------
1996:
Reserve for
  discounts
  and allow-
  ances on
  accounts
  receivable        $  8,404   $   (990)   $      -    $   7,414
Allowance for
  doubtful
  accounts             3,744        621         759        3,606
                     -------   --------    --------    ---------
                     $12,148(1)$   (369)   $    759    $  11,020         
                     =======   ========    ========    =========
1995:
Reserve for
  discounts
  and allow-
  ances on
  accounts
  receivable        $  4,278   $    143    $      -    $   4,421
Allowance for
  doubtful
  accounts             1,645        652         505        1,792
                     -------   --------    --------    ---------
                    $  5,923   $    795    $    505    $   6,213
                     =======   ========    ========    =========
1994:
Reserve for
  discounts
  and allow-
  ances on
  accounts
  receivable        $  4,328   $    (50)   $      -    $   4,278
Allowance for
  doubtful
  accounts             1,511        510         376        1,645
                     -------   --------    --------    ---------
                    $  5,839   $    460    $    376    $   5,923
                     =======   ========    ========    =========

(1)  Restated to include opening balance of Continental Baking Company
acquired on July 22, 1995.

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
                                 -------------
Exhibit
   No.      Exhibit
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   3.1      Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Interstate Bakeries
            Corporation, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to
            Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Interstate
            Bakeries Corporation filed on August 30, 1995.)

   3.2      Restated Bylaws of Interstate Bakeries Corporation (incorporated
            herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on
            Form 10-K of Interstate Bakeries Corporation filed on August 30,
            1991 (the "1991 10-K")).

   4.1      Article FOURTH of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
            Interstate Bakeries Corporation (incorporated herein by reference
            to Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Interstate
            Bakeries Corporation filed on August 30, 1995).

  10.1      Interstate Bakeries Corporation 1991 Stock Option Plan
            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
            Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Interstate Bakeries
            Corporation, File No. 33-40830 (the "Form S-1")).

  10.2      Employment Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1989, by and among
            Interstate Bakeries Corporation, Interstate Brands Corporation and
            Charles A. Sullivan (incorporated herein by reference to
            Exhibit 10.2 to the Form S-1).

  10.4      Memorandum of Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1991, by and among
            Interstate Bakeries Corporation, Interstate Brands Corporation and
            Charles A. Sullivan (incorporated herein by reference to
            Exhibit 10.4 to the Form S-1).

  10.5      Restated Memorandum of Agreement dated as of July 22, 1992 by and
            among Interstate Bakeries Corporation, Interstate Brands
            Corporation and Charles A. Sullivan (incorporated herein by
            reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
            Interstate Bakeries Corporation filed on August 20, 1992).

  10.6      Credit Agreement, dated May 31, 1995, signed by Interstate Brands
            Corporation, Chemical Bank, the Lenders and Issuing Bank (as
            defined herein) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the
            Form 8-K filed on June 9, 1995).

  10.7      Interstate Bakeries Corporation 1996 Stock Incentive Plan
            (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Proxy Statement
            relating to the 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Interstate
            Bakeries Corporation).*

  11.1      Statement regarding computation of per share earnings.**

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  13.1      Page 1 and pages 13 through 26 of the Interstate Bakeries
            Corporation annual report to security holders for the year ended
            June 1, 1996.  (Those portions of the annual report to security
            holders not listed here shall not be deemed to be filed as a part
            of this Report.)**

  21.1      Subsidiaries of Interstate Bakeries Corporation (incorporated
            herein by reference to Exhibit 22.1 to the 1991 10-K).
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     * Subject to approval of stockholders at the 1996 Annual Meeting of
       Stockholders.
    ** Filed herewith.

                                                           EXHIBIT 11.1
                                    
                     INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
          STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
                                    
                                    


                                  (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
                                  52 Weeks       53 Weeks       52 Weeks
                                    Ended          Ended          Ended
                                   June 1,        June 3,        May 28, 
                                    1996           1995           1994
                                  --------       --------       --------
Net income                        $24,463        $20,697        $15,754
                                  =======        =======        ========

Weighted average common shares
 outstanding                       34,601         19,639         20,252
Dilutive stock options                383             68             54
                                  -------        -------        --------
Weighted average common and
 equivalent shares outstanding     34,984         19,707         20,306
                                  =======        =======        ========

Earnings per share                $   .70        $  1.05        $   .78
                                  =======        =======        ========


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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                                (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
                                52 Weeks      53 Weeks       52 Weeks
                                  Ended         Ended          Ended
                                 June 1,       June 3,        May 28,
                                  1996 (1)      1995           1994 
                              ------------  ------------   ------------
Statement of Income
Net sales                      $2,878,180    $1,222,779     $1,142,684
Operating income                   78,758(2)     57,293         46,883(3)
  % of net sales                     2.7%          4.7%           4.1%
Net income                     $   24,463(2) $   20,697     $   15,754(3)
  % of net sales                     0.8%          1.7%           1.4%
Per share:
 Net income                           .70(2)       1.05            .78(3)
 Book value                         12.34         10.09           9.54
 Common stock dividends               .50           .50           .495
Common shares outstanding (Avg.)   34,984        19,707         20,306

                                 June 1,       June 3,        May 28, 
                                 1996 (1)       1995           1994
                              ------------  ------------   ------------
Balance Sheet
Total assets                   $1,486,460    $  598,441     $  574,791
Long-term debt                    303,651       212,205        201,235
Stockholders' equity              460,247       198,037        187,441
Debt to total capital               39.8%         51.7%          51.8%

(1)  Fiscal 1996 includes the operations of Continental Baking Company for 45  
     weeks from its acquisition on July 22, 1995.

(2)  Fiscal 1996 includes a charge of $9,500,000 ($5,738,000 and $.16 per      
     share on an after-tax basis) resulting from a payment due a union-     
     administered multi-employer pension plan which failed.

(3)  Fiscal 1994 includes a charge of $9,400,000 ($5,687,000 net of tax, or    
     $.28 per share) related to a plant disposal and environmental matters.

[This page includes three bar graphs which depict net sales, net income and
% of debt to total capital for fiscal 1994, 1995 and 1996.  All numbers
presented in the graphs are included in tabular form above.]

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COMMON STOCK INFORMATION
- ------------------------
The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is
traded under the symbol IBC.  The table below presents the high and low sales
prices for the stock and cash dividends paid during fiscal 1996 and 1995:

                                      Stock Price
        Fiscal                   ---------------------      Cash
         Year        Quarter       High         Low       Dividends
        ------      ---------    --------      -------   ------------
         1996           1         $19.500      $14.375       $.125
                        2          22.250       18.875        .125
                        3          23.250       20.500        .125
                        4          27.625       22.500        .125
         1995           1          12.875       11.875        .125
                        2          13.500       12.500        .125
                        3          15.375       12.375        .125
                        4          14.875       14.125        .125

The Company had approximately 4,900 shareholders at June 1, 1996.

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                                            INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
                                           FIVE-YEAR SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL DATA
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
                                 52 Weeks       53 Weeks        52 Weeks        52 Weeks        52 Weeks
                                   Ended          Ended           Ended           Ended           Ended
                                  June 1,        June 3,         May 28,         May 29,         May 30,
                                  1996(1)         1995            1994            1993            1992
                                -----------    -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
<S>                             <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
Statement of Income
 Net sales                      $2,878,180     $1,222,779      $1,142,684      $1,165,588      $1,145,875  
 Operating income                   78,758(2)      57,293          46,883(3)       71,344          73,615
   % of net sales                     2.7%           4.7%            4.1%            6.1%            6.4% 
 Income before
  extraordinary
  charge and 
  cumulative effect  
  of accounting change          $   24,463(2)  $   20,697      $   15,754(3)   $   30,784      $   25,780
   % of net sales                      .8%           1.7%            1.4%            2.6%            2.2%
 Net income                     $   24,463(2)  $   20,697      $   15,754(3)   $   16,663(4)   $   15,604(5)

Per Share:
  Income before
   extraordinary
   charge and
   cumulative effect
   of accounting change                .70(2)        1.05             .78(3)         1.46            1.49
  Net income                           .70(2)        1.05             .78(3)          .79(4)          .94(5)
  Common stock dividends               .50            .50             .495            .47             .33
Weighted average common
 shares outstanding                 34,984         19,707          20,306          21,132          18,735 

Balance Sheet
  Total assets                  $1,486,460     $  598,441      $  574,791      $  586,756      $  573,609 
  Long-term debt, excluding 
   current maturities              303,651        212,205         201,235         189,238         211,124 
  Stockholders' equity             460,247        198,037         187,441         202,315         194,608
  Debt to total capital              39.8%          51.7%           51.8%           48.3%           52.0%

(1)  Fiscal 1996 includes the operations of Continental Baking Company for 45 weeks from its acquisition on  
     July 22, 1995.

(2)  Fiscal 1996 includes a charge of $9,500,000 ($5,738,000 and $.16 per share on an after-tax basis)       
     resulting from a payment due a union-administered multi-employer pension plan which failed.

(3)  Fiscal 1994 includes a charge of $9,400,000 ($5,687,000 net of tax, or $.28 per share), related to a    
     plant disposal and environmental matters.

(4)  Fiscal 1993 includes a charge of $14,121,000 ($.67 per share) for the cumulative effect of the change   
     in accounting for postretirement benefits other than pensions, from adopting SFAS No. 106.

(5)  Fiscal 1992 includes an extraordinary charge of $10,176,000 ($.55 per share) related to additional      
     interest payments and the write-off of unamortized deferred financing charges in connection with the    
     retirement of debt.
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</TABLE>
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                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
            OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Fiscal 1996 Compared With Fiscal 1995

Net sales for the fifty-two weeks ended June 1, 1996 were $2,878,180,000, a
$1,655,401,000 increase over net sales for the fifty-three weeks ended June 3,
1995 of $1,222,779,000.  This substantial increase was attributable to the
acquisition of Continental Baking Company ("CBC") on July 22, 1995, with
fiscal 1996 results reflecting forty-five weeks of CBC's operations. 
Excluding the impact of the acquisition and the additional week in fiscal
1995, net sales increased approximately 5.6%.  This increase reflects higher
selling prices, offset by some volume erosion in cake units.

The gross profit for fiscal 1996 was $1,424,989,000, or 49.5% of net sales,
compared to the prior year's gross profit of $591,895,000, or 48.4% of net
sales.  This margin improvement resulted from efficiencies of the acquired
operations, as well as synergies realized through integration of existing and
acquired operations.  Excluding the impact of acquired operations, cost of
products sold reflects substantially higher ingredient and packaging costs,
offset somewhat by higher selling prices.

Fiscal 1996's selling, delivery and administrative expenses were
$1,236,586,000, representing 43.0% of net sales, while the prior year's
selling, delivery and administrative expenses amounted to $501,008,000, or
41.0% of net sales.  This unfavorable variance was attributable to the
acquisition, with the new operations having higher selling and delivery labor
and labor related costs as a percentage of net sales.  Selling, delivery and
administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales were consistent with the
prior year excluding the impact of the acquisition.

Included in fiscal 1996 were other charges of $9,500,000 ($5,738,000 and $.l6
per share on an after-tax basis) resulting from a payment due a union-
administered multi-employer pension plan which failed.

Depreciation and amortization for the current year amounted to $100,145,000,
up from $33,594,000 during fiscal 1995.  Property and equipment, as well as
intangibles, obtained in the acquisition of CBC were responsible for this
increased expense.

Based upon these factors, operating income for fiscal 1996 was $78,758,000
(2.7% of net sales), a $21,465,000 increase from fiscal 1995's operating
income of $57,293,000 (4.7% of net sales).

Interest expense was $29,310,000 for the current year, up $11,565,000 and
65.2% from the prior year's expense of $17,745,000, with the increase
attributable to higher borrowings to finance the acquisition of CBC.

The fiscal 1996 effective tax rate of 51.4%, as well as the fiscal 1995 rate
of 47.8%, reflects the nondeductibility of amortization of various
intangibles.

<PAGE>

Net income for the year was $24,463,000, or $.70 per share, compared to
$20,697,000 and $1.05 per share a year ago.  The per share earnings decline
reflects the operating results discussed herewith, as well as the additional
shares issued in conjunction with the CBC acquisition.


Fiscal 1995 Compared With Fiscal 1994

Net sales for the fifty-three weeks ended June 3, 1995 were $1,222,779,000,
representing an increase of $80,095,000, or 7.0%, over net sales of
$1,142,684,000 for the fifty-two weeks ended May 28, 1994.  This increase
primarily reflects the impact of acquisitions, unit volume gains for bread and
the additional week included in fiscal 1995.  Bread Division net sales were up
$104,066,000, or 13.3% to $883,616,000 from $779,550,000 in fiscal 1994,
related to the acquisitions of the Tampa and Miami bakeries, unit volume
gains, somewhat higher selling prices and the additional week.  Cake Division
net sales, at $319,478,000, were down 8.0% from fiscal 1994's $347,371,000 due
to the sale of the Los Angeles bakery in  fiscal 1994 and continued softness
in cake volume and pricing, offset somewhat by the additional week.

Fiscal 1995's gross profit was $591,895,000 (48.4% of net sales) compared to
fiscal 1994's gross profit of $561,458,000 (49.1% of net sales), a $30,437,000
increase but representing a lower percentage of net sales.  This margin
decline was primarily attributable to higher labor and overhead costs
associated with recent acquisitions, as well as slightly higher commodity
costs for certain key ingredients.

Selling, delivery and administrative expenses were up $27,401,000 to
$501,008,000 (41.0% of net sales) for fiscal 1995 from $473,607,000 (41.4% of
net sales) in fiscal 1994.  This favorable variance on a percentage of net

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sales basis resulted from labor and labor related efficiencies gained during
fiscal 1995.  Fiscal 1994 also included higher delivery costs associated with
a two-month transport drivers strike at one bakery.

Fiscal 1994 reflects $9,400,000 ($5,687,000 after tax, or $.28 per share) of
other charges, which includes costs related to a plant disposal of $6,700,000
and environmental matters of $2,700,000.

Depreciation and amortization increased $2,026,000 in fiscal 1995 related to
the completion of the new Jacksonville, Florida bakery and recent
acquisitions.  As a result of the noted factors, operating income for fiscal
1995 was $57,293,000 (4.7% of net sales), an increase of $10,410,000 and 22.2%
from fiscal 1994's $46,883,000 (4.1% of net sales).   

Interest expense increased $3,000,000 to $17,745,000 from $14,745,000 in
fiscal 1994.  This increase was principally attributable to higher interest
rates during fiscal 1995, as well as higher debt levels resulting from an
acquisition in the first quarter of fiscal 1995.

<PAGE>

The fiscal 1995 effective tax rate of 47.8% primarily reflects the
nondeductibility of intangibles amortization.  The Company's effective tax
rate of 51.2% for fiscal 1994 reflects the passage of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 during the first fiscal quarter.  The increase in
the corporate tax rate provided for in the Act raised the fiscal 1994
provision for income taxes by approximately $800,000, or $.04 per share, due
to the cumulative adjustment of the Company's net deferred tax liability at
May 29, 1993 and the additional current taxes attributable to the fiscal year
ended May 29, 1993.  Non-deductible intangibles amortization also contributed
to the higher effective rate in fiscal 1994.

Net income for fiscal 1995 was $20,697,000, or $1.05 per share, up $4,943,000,
or 31.4%, from fiscal 1994's $15,754,000, or $.78 per share.


CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

The Company's primary source of liquidity is cash provided by operations which
totaled $164,386,000 for fiscal 1996, an increase of $114,720,000 from the
prior year's $49,666,000.  This increase reflects both the impact of the
acquired operations and favorable changes in working capital components.  Cash
generated by operations during fiscal 1996, along with a net increase in bank
borrowings of $110,970,000 and common stock issuances of $11,339,000, were
used to acquire CBC for $225,912,000, fund capital expenditures of $47,658,000
and pay dividends of $16,342,000.

For fiscal 1997, the Company anticipates cash needs of approximately
$125,154,000 to fund $85,000,000 of planned capital expenditures, $18,600,000
of common stock dividends and $21,554,000 of required principal reductions on
debt.  The Company expects these needs to be funded by ongoing operations, but
also has borrowing capacity under its bank credit facility.


INFLATION

General inflation is not expected to have a significant impact on the
Company's results of operations.  However, the Company has recently
experienced sharp escalations in certain commodity costs due to lower than
normal supplies and increased demand. Future market conditions cannot be
predicted but the Company plans to offset any higher costs with price
increases and additional operational efficiencies.


NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

See Note 2 to the Company's consolidated financial statements for discussions
on new accounting standards relating to impairment of long-lived assets and
stock-based compensation.

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                         INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
                            CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                               
                                                       (In Thousands)
                                                   June 1,         June 3,
                                                    1996            1995 
                                                -----------       ---------
Assets
  Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                   $        -        $  3,726
    Accounts receivable, less allowance for 
     doubtful accounts of $3,606,000            
     ($1,792,000 in 1995)                          179,538          75,184
    Inventories                                     67,254          24,207
    Other current assets                            71,481          17,232
                                                -----------       ---------
      Total current assets                         318,273         120,349
                                                -----------       ---------
  Property and equipment:
    Land and buildings                             279,863          99,609
    Machinery and equipment                        741,705         246,800
                                                -----------       ---------
                                                 1,021,568         346,409
    Less accumulated depreciation                 (204,173)       (123,440)
                                                -----------       ---------
      Net property and equipment                   817,395         222,969
                                                -----------       ---------
  Intangibles                                      350,792         255,123
                                                -----------       ---------
                                                $1,486,460        $598,441
                                                ===========       =========
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  Current liabilities:
    Long-term debt payable within one year      $   21,554        $  1,030
    Accounts payable                               135,447          48,979
    Accrued expenses                               200,221          59,145
                                                -----------       ---------
      Total current liabilities                    357,222         109,154
                                                -----------       ---------
  Long-term debt:
    Related party                                   79,000          79,000
    Other                                          224,651         133,205
  Other liabilities                                254,962          45,461
  Deferred income taxes                            110,378          33,584
                                                -----------       ---------
      Total long-term liabilities                  668,991         291,250
                                                -----------       ---------
  Stockholders' equity:
    Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 
     authorized - 1,000,000 shares; issued - none        -               -
    Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 
     authorized - 60,000,000 shares; 
     issued - 38,735,000 shares 
     (21,056,000 in 1995)                              387             211
    Additional paid-in capital                     515,497         261,065
    Accumulated deficit                            (34,092)        (42,213)
    Treasury stock, at cost - 1,449,000 shares 
     (1,421,000 in 1995)                           (21,545)        (21,026)
                                                -----------       ---------
      Total stockholders' equity                   460,247         198,037
                                                -----------       ---------
                                                $1,486,460        $598,441
                                                ===========       =========
                             See accompanying notes.

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                          INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
                          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                               

                                      (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)    
                                      52 Weeks       53 Weeks      52 Weeks
                                        Ended          Ended         Ended
                                       June 1,        June 3,       May 28,
                                        1996           1995          1994
                                     ----------     ----------    ----------
Net sales                            $2,878,180     $1,222,779    $1,142,684
                                     ----------     ----------    ----------
Cost of products sold                 1,453,191        630,884       581,226
Selling, delivery and
 administrative expenses              1,236,586        501,008       473,607
Other charges                             9,500              -         9,400
Depreciation and amortization           100,145         33,594        31,568
                                     ----------     ----------    ----------
                                      2,799,422      1,165,486     1,095,801
                                     ----------     ----------    ----------
Operating income                         78,758         57,293        46,883
                                     ----------     ----------    ----------
Other income                               (887)          (104)         (144)
Interest expense                         29,310         17,745        14,745
                                     ----------     ----------    ----------
                                         28,423         17,641        14,601
                                     ----------     ----------    ----------
Income before income taxes               50,335         39,652        32,282
Provision for income taxes               25,872         18,955        16,528
                                     ----------     ----------    ---------- 

Net income                           $   24,463     $   20,697    $   15,754
                                     ==========     ==========    ==========

Earnings per common share            $      .70     $     1.05    $      .78
                                     ==========     ==========    ==========

                                See accompanying notes.

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                     INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                                                    (In Thousands)
                                            52 Weeks    53 Weeks    52 Weeks
                                              Ended       Ended       Ended
                                             June 1,     June 3,     May 28,
                                              1996        1995        1994
                                            ---------   --------    --------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                $  24,463   $ 20,697    $ 15,754
  Depreciation and amortization               100,145     33,594      31,568
  Other                                        (4,468)        44       4,389
  Change in operating assets                        
   and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable                        (5,958)    (3,450)       (476)
    Inventories                                  (233)    (3,187)      1,310
    Other current assets                      (10,497)      (126)      3,439
    Accounts payable and accrued expenses      60,934      2,094      (2,897)
                                            ---------   --------    --------
      Cash from operating activities          164,386     49,666      53,087
                                            ---------   --------    --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Acquisition of a business                  (225,912)    (3,103)          -
  Additions to property and equipment         (47,658)   (34,272)    (31,163)
  Sale of assets                                1,945      1,167       6,296
  Other                                          (697)   (15,414)     (1,430)
                                            ---------   --------    --------
      Cash from investing activities         (272,322)   (51,622)    (26,297)
                                            ---------   --------    --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Reduction of long-term debt                (134,030)    (1,263)     (6,719)
  Addition to long-term debt                  245,000     12,000      16,000
  Common stock dividends paid                 (16,342)    (9,819)    (10,009)
  Issuance of common stock                     11,339          1           2
  Acquisition of treasury stock                  (519)      (283)    (20,621)
  Other                                        (1,238)         -      (5,000)
                                            ---------   --------    --------
      Cash from financing activities          104,210        636     (26,347)
                                            ---------   --------    --------
Change in cash and cash equivalents            (3,726)    (1,320)        443

Cash and cash equivalents:
  Beginning of period                           3,726      5,046       4,603
                                            ---------   --------    --------
  End of period                             $       -   $  3,726    $  5,046
                                            =========   ========    ========
Cash payments made:
  Interest                                  $  28,710   $ 18,852    $ 14,301
  Income taxes                                 24,162     23,533      17,937

                            See accompanying notes.

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                 INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                          
                                          (In Thousands)
                          Common 
                       Stock Issued                         Treasury Stock
                      --------------                       ---------------- 
                      Number         Additional            Number
                        of     Par    Paid-in  Accumulated   of   
                      Shares  Value   Capital    Deficit   Shares    Cost     
                      ------  -----  ----------  --------  ------  --------  
Balance May 29, 1993  21,040   $210   $261,063   $(58,836)     (7) $   (122)  
Net income                 -      -          -     15,754       -         -  
Shares issued - 
 exercise of employee
 stock options            10      1          1          -       -         -  
Dividends paid -
 $.495 per share           -      -          -    (10,009)      -         -  
Treasury stock
 acquired                  -      -          -          -  (1,393)  (20,621)   
                      ------   ----   --------   --------  ------  --------  
Balance May 28, 1994  21,050    211    261,064    (53,091) (1,400)  (20,743) 
Net income                 -      -          -     20,697       -         -   
Shares issued - 
 exercise of employee 
 stock options             6      -          1          -       -         -  
Dividends paid -
 $.50 per share            -      -          -     (9,819)      -         -  
Treasury stock
 acquired                  -      -          -          -     (21)     (283) 
                      ------   ----   --------   --------  ------  --------  
Balance June 3, 1995  21,056    211    261,065    (42,213) (1,421)  (21,026) 
Net income                 -      -          -     24,463       -         -  
Shares issued -
 acquisition of
 a business           16,923    169    243,100          -       -         -
Shares issued - 
 exercise of employee
 stock options           756      7     11,332          -       -         -  
Dividends paid -
 $.50 per share            -      -          -    (16,342)      -         -  
Treasury stock
 acquired                  -      -          -          -     (28)     (519)   
                      ------   ----   --------   --------  ------  --------  
Balance June 1, 1996  38,735   $387   $515,497   $(34,092) (1,449) $(21,545)
                      ======   ====   ========   ========  ======  ========  

                               See accompanying notes.

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               INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
          NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               

1. Acquisition

On July 22, 1995, Interstate Bakeries Corporation (the "Company") acquired
Continental Baking Company ("CBC") from Ralston Purina Company ("RPC") for a
total purchase price of $220,000,000 in cash and 16,923,077 shares of the
Company's common stock.  The funds used for the acquisition of CBC were 
provided by a new bank credit agreement.  Prior to the acquisition, CBC was
the nation's largest wholesale baking company with annual sales of
approximately $2 billion and 21,000 employees at 36 bakery locations.  As a
result of the acquisition, RPC owns approximately 45% of the Company's common
stock.  Under terms of a shareholder agreement, RPC's holdings of the
Company's common stock must be less than 15% of the outstanding shares within
five years of the acquisition.

The acquisition has been accounted for as a purchase and the results of CBC
have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements since
the date of the acquisition.  The cash and stock portions of the purchase
price, including fees and expenses, were as follows:

     Estimated fair value of net assets acquired     $ 472,284
     Common stock issued                              (243,269)
                                                     ---------
     Cash paid for acquisition of CBC                $ 229,015
                                                     =========

The allocation of the purchase price resulted in intangibles, primarily
trademarks and tradenames, of $103,380,000 which are being amortized on a
straight-line basis over periods of from 9 to 40 years.

The pro forma unaudited consolidated results of operations as though CBC had
been acquired as of the beginning of fiscal 1996 and 1995 are as follows:

                                   (In Thousands, Except per Share Data)
                                          52 Weeks          53 Weeks 
                                            Ended             Ended
                                           June 1,           June 3,  
                                            1996              1995
                                         -----------      -----------
     
          Net sales                       $3,140,501       $3,180,109
          Net income                          25,830           14,543
          Earnings per share                     .69              .40

Pro forma data does not purport to be indicative of the results that would
have been obtained had these events actually occurred at the beginning of the
periods presented and is not intended to be a projection of future results. 
The divestiture of certain white bread brands in selected markets required by
the consent order between the Company and the U.S. Department of Justice
should represent less than 5% of the consolidated pro forma net sales.

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2.  Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of business - The Company is the largest baker and distributor of
fresh bakery products in the United States. 

Fiscal year end - The Company has a 52-53 week year that ends on the Saturday 
closest to the last day of May.

Principles of consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include 
the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  All significant 
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market.  
Specific invoiced costs are used with respect to ingredients and average 
costs are used for other inventory items.

The components of inventories are as follows:

                                      (In Thousands)
                                    June 1,    June 3,
                                     1996       1995
                                   --------   --------
    Ingredients and packaging       $42,591    $15,274
    Finished goods                   14,806      7,122
    Other                             9,857      1,811
                                    -------    -------
                                    $67,254    $24,207
                                    =======    =======
                                  
Property and equipment - Property and equipment are recorded at cost and 
depreciated over estimated useful lives of 4 to 35 years, using the 
straight-line method for financial reporting purposes and accelerated methods 
for tax purposes.  Depreciation expense was $85,747,000, $25,900,000 and
$24,224,000 for fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  Interest cost
capitalized as part of the construction cost of capital assets was $903,000 in
fiscal 1994.

Intangibles - Included in intangibles is excess of purchase cost over net
assets acquired ("goodwill") which is being amortized over 40 years using the
straight-line method.  The Company assesses whether any impairment of its

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goodwill has occurred at each balance sheet date based upon a review of
expected undiscounted cash flows of the Company.  Accumulated amortization on
all intangibles as of June 1, 1996 and June 3, 1995 was $62,733,000 and
$53,619,000, respectively.  

Interest rate swap agreements - The Company enters into interest rate swaps
with major banks to manage the balance of variable versus fixed rate debt
based upon current and anticipated future market conditions.  The differential
to be paid or received is recognized over the term of the swap agreements as a
component of interest expense.  The risk associated with these agreements is
limited to the cost of replacing these agreements at current market rates.

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Statement of cash flows - For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the 
Company considers all investments purchased with a maturity of three months 
or less to be cash equivalents.  In fiscal 1994, the Company entered into an
exchange of production facilities with a $7,006,000 noncash portion.

Earnings per share - Per share amounts are calculated on the basis of the 
weighted average common shares outstanding and outstanding options to the 
extent they are dilutive.  Weighted average common and common equivalent
shares outstanding were 34,984,000, 19,707,000 and 20,306,000 for fiscal 1996,
1995 and 1994, respectively.
                 
Use of estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

New accounting standards - The Company plans to adopt Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-
Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of", effective with the
first quarter of fiscal 1997.  Under SFAS No. 121, impairment losses are
recognized when information indicates the carrying amount of long-lived
assets, identifiable intangibles and goodwill related to those assets will not
be recovered through future operations or disposal.  The Company does not
currently expect the adoption of this statement to have a material effect on
its consolidated financial statements.

SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", defines a fair value
based method of accounting for employee stock compensation plans, but allows
for the continuation of the intrinsic value based method prescribed by
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees" (APB 25).  For companies electing to continue the use of APB 25,
SFAS No. 123 requires pro forma disclosures of net income and earnings per
share as if the provisions of SFAS No. 123 had been adopted.  The Company will
continue to apply APB 25 in its consolidated financial statements and will
provide required disclosures effective in fiscal 1997.  As a result, SFAS No.
123 will have no effect on the financial condition or results of operations of
the Company.

Reclassifications - Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior
years' financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.

<PAGE>

3.  Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

                                      (In Thousands)
                                    June 1,    June 3,
                                     1996       1995
                                   --------   --------
Bank borrowings:
  Term loans (a)                   $125,000   $      -
  Revolving credit loans(a)         120,000    133,000
Senior notes(b)                      79,000     79,000
Other                                 1,205      1,235
                                   --------   --------
                                    325,205    213,235
Less amounts payable
 within one year                    (21,554)    (1,030)
                                   --------   --------
                                   $303,651   $212,205
                                   ========   ========

(a)  Represents borrowings under an unsecured $550,000,000 credit agreement
consisting of the term loans and a $425,000,000 revolving credit facility,
including up to $150,000,000 availability for letters of credit (with an
unused amount of $75,000,000 at June 1, 1996).  The term loans mature semi-
annually from November 1996 to May 2000, while the revolving credit facility
matures in May 2000.  The outstanding borrowings bear interest at variable
rates generally equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus from
 .35% to 1.25% (.55% at June 1, 1996), depending on certain financial ratios. 
The Company also will pay a fee of between .15% and .50% (.20% at June 1,
1996) on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility.  This debt
agreement was entered into on May 31, 1995 to finance the acquisition of CBC
and was used to repay the amounts outstanding under the old agreement at the
acquisition date.

To offset the variable rate characteristic of a portion of these bank
borrowings, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements resulting

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in fixed interest rates of 6.39% on $30,000,000 through July 1998, 5.82% on
$35,000,000 through January 1998, 6.30% on $43,000,000 through October 1997
and 6.69% on $72,000,000 through July 1997.  The overall weighted average
interest rate on the bank borrowings was 6.32% and 6.24% at June 1, 1996 and
June 3, 1995, respectively.

The credit facility agreement contains covenants which, among other matters
(i) limit the Company's ability to incur indebtedness, merge, consolidate and
acquire or sell assets, (ii) require the Company to satisfy certain ratios
related to net worth, debt-to-capitalization and interest coverage and (iii)
limit the payment of cash dividends on common stock and common stock
repurchases to a total of $20,000,000 plus 75% of aggregate consolidated net
income after fiscal 1995, with availability of $21,486,000 at June 1, 1996.

<PAGE>

(b)  Represents 10.00% notes issued to an owner of the Company's common stock. 
Principal is due in annual installments from July 1998 to July 2000.  The note
agreement includes covenants mirroring those of the bank credit agreement. 
Interest expense on these notes totaled $7,878,000, $8,030,000 and $7,878,000
for fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments",
requires disclosure of the year-end fair value of significant financial
instruments, including long-term debt.  The fair value of the senior notes,
described in (b) above, is estimated at $85,800,000 and $88,600,000 as of June
1, 1996 and June 3, 1995, respectively, based upon rates available for debt
with similar terms.  The Company believes, based upon current terms, that the
carrying value of all other long-term debt approximates fair value. 
Additionally, the termination value of all swap agreements at June 1, 1996 is
not material. 

The scheduled repayment of long-term debt is as follows:

               Fiscal Years Ending       (In Thousands)
               -------------------       --------------
                      1997                 $ 21,554
                      1998                   29,070
                      1999                   59,884
                      2000                  185,697
                      2001                   29,000
                                           --------
                                           $325,205
                                           ========
4.  Commitments and Contingencies

Future minimum rental commitments for all noncancelable operating leases, 
exclusive of taxes and insurance, are as follows:

             Fiscal Years Ending        (In Thousands)
             -------------------        --------------
                    1997                   $ 38,400
                    1998                     28,616
                    1999                     20,331
                    2000                     12,873
                    2001                      7,915
                 Thereafter                  12,476
                                          ---------
                                           $120,611
                                          =========

Net rental expense under operating leases was $49,955,000, $28,145,000 and
$27,435,000 for fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  The majority
of the operating leases contain renewal options for varying periods.  
Certain capital and operating leases include purchase options during or 
at the end of the lease term.

The Company is subject to various routine legal proceedings, environmental
actions and other matters in the ordinary course of business, some of which
may be covered in whole or in part by insurance.  In management's opinion,
none of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company's
financial position, but could be material to the results of operations or cash
flows for a particular quarter or annual period.
<PAGE>

5.  Income Taxes

The reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the statutory federal
rate is as follows:

                              52 Weeks    53 Weeks    52 Weeks
                                Ended       Ended       Ended
                               June 1,     June 3,     May 28,
                                1996        1995        1994
                              --------    --------    --------
Statutory federal tax           35.0%       35.0%       35.0%
State income tax                 5.6         5.4         5.5
Intangibles amortization         9.6         6.2         7.7
Cumulative impact of 
 tax law changes                   -           -         2.5
Other                            1.2         1.2         0.5
                                ----        ----        ----
                                51.4%       47.8%       51.2%
                                ====        ====        ====

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The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:

                                       (In Thousands)
                              52 Weeks    53 Weeks    52 Weeks
                                Ended       Ended       Ended
                               June 1,     June 3,     May 28,
                                1996        1995        1994
                              --------    --------    --------
Current:
  Federal                     $22,426     $18,063     $14,645
  State                         4,906       3,025       3,416
                              -------     -------     -------
                               27,332      21,088      18,061
                              -------     -------     -------
Deferred:
  Federal                        (561)     (2,446)       (838)
  State                          (899)        313        (695)
                              -------     -------     -------
                               (1,460)     (2,133)     (1,533)
                              -------     -------     -------
                              $25,872     $18,955     $16,528
                              =======     =======     =======

<PAGE>

Temporary differences and carryforwards which give rise to the deferred income
tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

                                         (In Thousands)
                                      June 1,       June 3,   
                                       1996          1995         
                                     --------      --------      
Deferred tax asset:
  Payroll and benefits accruals      $ 23,198      $  7,399   
  Self-insurance reserves              15,056         3,278   
  Other                                15,374         2,659   
  Valuation allowance                       -             -
                                     --------      --------      
                                     $ 53,628      $ 13,336      
                                     ========      ========       
Deferred tax liability:
  Property and equipment             $161,202      $ 39,771   
  Intangibles                          40,419         2,101
  Self-insurance reserves             (44,532)       (2,765)   
  Payroll and benefits accruals       (36,602)      (11,628)
  Environmental accruals              (10,138)       (1,774)
  Other                                    29         7,879    
                                     --------      --------   
                                     $110,378      $ 33,584   
                                     ========      ========   
6.  Employee Benefit Plans

The 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which is noncompensatory, allows all
eligible employees to purchase common stock of the Company.  The common stock
can be either issued by the Company at market prices or purchased on the open
market.  At June 1, 1996, 116,000 shares were authorized but not issued under
this plan.

The Company sponsors a defined contribution retirement plan for eligible
employees not covered by union plans.  Contributions are based upon a 
percentage of annual compensation plus a percentage of voluntary employee
contributions.  Retirement expense related to this plan was $15,301,000,
$6,528,000 and $6,352,000 for fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

There are also in effect numerous negotiated pension plans covering employees
participating by reason of union contracts.  Expense for these plans was
$78,378,000, $28,219,000 and $27,276,000 for fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994,
respectively.  

In addition to providing retirement pension benefits, the Company provides
health care benefits for eligible retired employees.  Under the Company's
plans, all nonunion employees, with 10 years of service after age 50, are
eligible for retiree health care coverage between ages 60 and 65. 
Grandfathered nonunion employees and certain union employees who have
bargained into the Company-sponsored health care plans are generally eligible
after age 55, with 10 years of service, and have only supplemental benefits
after Medicare eligibility is reached.  Certain of the plans require
contributions by retirees and/or spouses.

<PAGE>

The components of the net postretirement benefit expense are as follows:

                                                 (In Thousands)
                                       52 Weeks     53 Weeks      52 Weeks
                                         Ended        Ended         Ended
                                        June 1,      June 3,       May 28,
                                         1996         1995          1994
                                       --------     --------      --------
     Service cost                        $1,209       $  743        $  615
     Interest cost                        5,850        2,488         2,178
     Amortization of unrecognized   
      net loss                              250          355           422
                                         ------       ------        ------
     Net postretirement benefit 
      expense                            $7,309       $3,586        $3,215
                                         ======       ======        ======

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The status of the Company's unfunded postretirement benefit obligation is as
follows:
                                       (In Thousands)
                                    June 1,      June 3,   
                                     1996         1995    
                                    -------      -------  
 
     Retirees                       $59,892      $15,849    
     Fully eligible active 
      plan participants              10,354        8,166    
     Other active plan
      participants                   12,609        8,595      
                                    -------      -------    
     Accumulated postretirement
      benefit obligation (APBO)      82,855       32,610    


     Unrecognized net loss from
      assumption changes             (4,980)      (5,871)   
                                    -------      -------    
     Accrued postretirement
      benefit                        77,875       26,739    
     Less current portion            (6,450)      (2,150)   
                                    -------      -------    

     APBO included in other
      liabilities                   $71,425      $24,589    
                                    =======      =======    

In determining the APBO, the weighted average discount rate was assumed to be
8.0%, 8.0% and 7.0% for fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.  The
assumed health care cost trend rate for fiscal 1996 was 10.0%, declining
gradually to 6.5% over the next 10 years and to 5.5% after 20 years. A 1.0% 
increase in this assumed health care cost trend rate would increase the
service and interest cost components of the net postretirement benefit expense
for fiscal 1996 by approximately $910,000, as well as increase the June 1,
1996 APBO by approximately $10,643,000.

<PAGE>

The Company also participates in a number of multi-employer plans which
provide postretirement health care benefits to substantially all union
employees not covered by Company-administered plans.  Amounts reflected as
benefit cost and contributed to such plans, including amounts related to
health care benefits for active employees, totaled $123,867,000, $47,672,000,
and $42,613,000 in fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

7.  Stock Option Plans

The 1991 Stock Option Plan allows the Company to grant to employees stock
options to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock at prices which are
not less than the fair market value at the date of grant.  These options may
be granted over a period not to exceed ten years and are currently exercisable
from one to either five or ten years after the date of grant. The changes in
outstanding options are as follows:

                                  Shares          Price Range
                               Under Option        Per Share
                               ------------      -------------
     
     Balance May 29, 1993        808,000         $15.63-$17.00
     Issued                      163,000          12.25- 14.50
     Surrendered                 (47,000)         15.63- 17.00
                               ---------         -------------
     Balance May 28, 1994        924,000          12.25- 17.00
     Issued                      726,000          12.13- 14.38
     Surrendered                 (62,000)         12.13- 17.00
                               ---------         -------------
     Balance June 3, 1995      1,588,000          12.25- 17.00
     Issued                      252,000          17.25- 21.25
     Surrendered                 (61,000)         15.63- 21.25
     Exercised                  (748,000)         12.25- 17.00
                               ---------         -------------
     Balance June 1, 1996      1,031,000         $12.25-$21.25
                               =========         =============
     Exercisable June 1, 1996    831,000         $12.25-$17.00
                               =========         =============

At June 1, 1996, options to purchase 2,158,000 shares were authorized but not
granted.

<PAGE>

Key personnel were also granted options to purchase shares of common stock in
January 1988.  The options are exercisable at $.19 per share for a period of
ten years after the first anniversary of their issuance.  The changes in these
outstanding options are as follows:

      Balance May 29, 1993            56,000
      Exercised                      (10,000)
                                     -------
      Balance May 28, 1994            46,000
      Exercised                       (7,000)
                                     -------
      Balance June 3, 1995            39,000
      Exercised                       (7,000)      
                                     ------- 
      Balance June 1, 1996            32,000
                                     =======

At June 1, 1996, 3,337,000 total shares of common stock were reserved for
issuance under various employee benefit plans.

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8.  Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

Included in accrued expenses are the following:

                                              (In Thousands)
                                             June 1,     June 3,
                                              1996        1995
                                            --------    --------
     Payroll, vacation and other
      compensation                          $61,737     $23,960
     Self-insurance reserves                 44,498      13,065
     Pension and welfare                     39,799       8,638
     Taxes other than income                 21,731       6,660

Included in other liabilities are the following:

                                              (In Thousands)
                                             June 1,     June 3, 
                                              1996        1995
                                            --------    --------

     Self-insurance reserves                $113,484     $ 7,000 
     Accrued postretirement benefit           71,425      24,589



9.  Other Charges

The Company incurred $9,500,000 of other charges in fiscal 1996 as the result
of a payment due a union-administered multi-employer pension plan which
failed.  During fiscal 1994, the Company incurred $9,400,000 of other charges
including costs related to a plant disposal of $6,700,000 and environmental
matters of $2,700,000.

<PAGE>

10.  Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Summarized quarterly financial information for the fiscal years ended June 1,
1996 and June 3, 1995 is as follows (each quarter represents a period of
twelve weeks except the third quarters, which cover sixteen weeks, and the
fourth quarter of fiscal 1995, which covers thirteen weeks):

                               (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
                              First       Second      Third      Fourth
                             --------    --------    --------   --------
1996
  Net sales                  $471,441    $734,537    $926,482   $745,720
  Cost of products sold       241,302     375,791     470,459    365,639
  Operating income             16,523      20,694      17,711     23,830
  Net income                    5,726       6,095       4,166      8,476
  Earnings per share              .21         .16         .11        .23

1995
  Net sales                  $274,099    $280,726    $358,240   $309,714
  Cost of products sold       140,849     143,708     186,651    159,676
  Operating income             15,171      15,544      11,192     15,386
  Net income                    5,886       6,063       3,096      5,652
  Earnings per share              .30         .31         .16        .29


First quarter fiscal 1996 results include the operations of CBC for five
weeks, from the acquisition date of July 22, 1995.

The fourth quarter of fiscal 1996 includes other charges of $9,500,000
($5,738,000 and $.15 per share on an after-tax basis) resulting from a payment
due a failed union-administered multi-employer pension plan.

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<PAGE>

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
- ----------------------------------------

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Interstate
Bakeries Corporation and its subsidiaries as of June 1, 1996 and June 3, 1995,
and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity
and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended June 1,
1996.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Interstate Bakeries Corporation
and its subsidiaries as of June 1, 1996 and June 3, 1995, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in
the period ended June 1, 1996 in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.




/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
July 19, 1996

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