Governor Laura Kelly today toured Hostess Brands, LLC in Lenexa, and Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc., on the last day of her Back in Business Tour. 

At Hostess, Governor Kelly spoke with staff working to develop new and enhance existing snack cake products. The company’s world-class Innovation Lab provides Hostess with testing capabilities and market research insight to meet consumer needs and expectations.

The below photos of the Governor’s Hostess Brands, LLC tour are available for media use:

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Also pictured: Governor Laura Kelly; Lieutenant Governor David Toland; Lenexa Mayor Michael Boehm; Kansas Senator Dinah Sykes; Mike Cramer, Executive VP and Chief Administrative Officer of Hostess Brands Inc.; Brian Purcell, Executive VP and CFO of Hostess Brands Inc.; Jolyn Sebree, Senior VP and General Counsel of Hostess Brands Inc.; John Kalal, Chief Supply Chain Officer of Hostess Brands Inc.; Darryl Riley, SVP of Quality & Food Safety and Research & Development at Hostess Brands Inc.

Following the tour of Hostess, Governor Kelly visited Dentec Safety Specialists, a facemask and safety solution manufacturer. On the tour, Governor Kelly discussed how the company uses state-of-the-art automation to increase production of charcoal cartridges, filtration machines, and face shield cutter machines. She also thanked company leaders for their work producing personal protective equipment to protect Kansas communities from COVID-19.

The below photos of the Governor’s Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. tour are available for media use:

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Also pictured: Governor Laura Kelly; Lieutenant Governor David Toland; Lenexa Mayor Michael Boehm; Kansas Senator Dinah Sykes; Claudio Dente, President of Dentec Safety Specialists Inc.; Marc Cooper, VP of Operations at Dentec Safety Specialists Inc.; Mark Breshears, Plant Manager at Dentec Safety Specialists Inc.