UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                            CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                         TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 12, 2005


                        INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                   1-11165                                43-1470322
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          (Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer
                                                       Identification No.)


        12 East Armour Boulevard
          Kansas City, Missouri                               64111
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)


                                 (816) 502-4000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                      N/A
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)

     |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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         Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

         As previously reported, on September 22, 2004, Interstate Bakeries
Corporation (the "Company") and each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries filed
voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
(the "Bankruptcy Code"). The filings were made in the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Western District of Missouri (the "Court"). On July 12, 2005, the
Company filed with the Court as required by the Bankruptcy Code a consolidated
monthly operating report for the four week period ended May 28, 2005. Such
report is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

         Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (c)     Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Description

   99.1           Interstate Bakeries Corporation Consolidated Monthly
                  Operating Report for the four week period ended May
                  28, 2005.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 12, 2005                      INTERSTATE BAKERIES
                                         CORPORATION


                                         By:  /s/ Ronald B. Hutchison
                                            ----------------------------------
                                             Ronald B. Hutchison
                                             Executive Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description

      99.1        Interstate Bakeries Corporation Consolidated Monthly
                  Operating Report for the four week period ended May 28,
                  2005.
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                            CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                         TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 12, 2005

                        INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                   1-11165                                43-1470322
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer
                                                       Identification No.)

        12 East Armour Boulevard
          Kansas City, Missouri                               64111
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 (816) 502-4000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                      N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)

     |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

         As previously reported, on September 22, 2004, Interstate Bakeries
Corporation (the "Company") and each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries filed
voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
(the "Bankruptcy Code"). The filings were made in the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Western District of Missouri (the "Court"). On July 12, 2005, the
Company filed with the Court as required by the Bankruptcy Code a consolidated
monthly operating report for the four week period ended May 28, 2005. Such
report is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

         Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (c)     Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Description

   99.1           Interstate Bakeries Corporation Consolidated Monthly
                  Operating Report for the four week period ended May
                  28, 2005.
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 12, 2005                      INTERSTATE BAKERIES
                                         CORPORATION

                                         By:  /s/ Ronald B. Hutchison
                                            ----------------------------------
                                             Ronald B. Hutchison
                                             Executive Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description

      99.1        Interstate Bakeries Corporation Consolidated Monthly
                  Operating Report for the four week period ended May 28,
                  2005.