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) April 19, 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 April 19, 2005, the
Company filed with the Court as required by the Bankruptcy Code a consolidated
monthly operating report for the four week period ended March 5, 2005. Such
report is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

         Item 8.01         Other Events.

         On April 20, 2005, the Company issued a press release, attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.2 and hereby incorporated by reference, announcing a status update
with respect to the delayed filing of its fiscal 2004 Form 10-K and fiscal 2005
Form 10-Qs with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company also
provided information concerning its on-going review of the proper accounting
treatment for a defined benefit pension plan to which it contributes, newly
discovered issues with respect to the setting of the Company's workers'
compensation and auto/general liability reserves and an unrelated charge related
to obsolete and abandoned capital assets. In light of these issues, the Company
does not expect to file its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 29, 2004
until its assessment of these issues is complete and its independent auditors
complete their audit of the Company's financial statements for the fiscal year
ended May 28, 2005, which is not expected to be completed prior to August of
2005. The Company remains uncertain when it will file Quarterly Reports for the
quarters ended November 15, 2004, March 6, 2004, August 21, 2004, November 13,
2004 and March 5, 2005 and amended Quarterly Reports for the quarters ended
November 15, 2003 and March 6, 2004.

         Depending upon the results of the Company's ongoing review, the
previously announced preliminary unaudited financial information for the year
ended May 29, 2004 and the fiscal 2005 first quarter ended August 21, 2004 and,
potentially, prior period financial statements may require correction or
restatement related to the issues discussed in the press release. In addition,
the monthly consolidated operating reports filed by the Company with the
bankruptcy court do not reflect the impact of the Company's review of such
matters. However, the report filed for the four week period ended March 5, 2005
does include adjustments related to workers' compensation and auto/general
liability reserves and a charge to obsolete and abandoned capital assets.

         Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

Exhibit No.  Description
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  99.1       Interstate Bakeries Corporation Consolidated Monthly Operating
             Report for the four week period ended March 5, 2005.

  99.2       Interstate Bakeries Corporation press release dated April 20, 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: April 20, 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 March 5, 2005.

  99.2       Interstate Bakeries Corporation press release dated April 20, 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) April 19, 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 April 19, 2005, the
Company filed with the Court as required by the Bankruptcy Code a consolidated
monthly operating report for the four week period ended March 5, 2005. Such
report is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

         Item 8.01         Other Events.

         On April 20, 2005, the Company issued a press release, attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.2 and hereby incorporated by reference, announcing a status update
with respect to the delayed filing of its fiscal 2004 Form 10-K and fiscal 2005
Form 10-Qs with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company also
provided information concerning its on-going review of the proper accounting
treatment for a defined benefit pension plan to which it contributes, newly
discovered issues with respect to the setting of the Company's workers'
compensation and auto/general liability reserves and an unrelated charge related
to obsolete and abandoned capital assets. In light of these issues, the Company
does not expect to file its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 29, 2004
until its assessment of these issues is complete and its independent auditors
complete their audit of the Company's financial statements for the fiscal year
ended May 28, 2005, which is not expected to be completed prior to August of
2005. The Company remains uncertain when it will file Quarterly Reports for the
quarters ended November 15, 2004, March 6, 2004, August 21, 2004, November 13,
2004 and March 5, 2005 and amended Quarterly Reports for the quarters ended
November 15, 2003 and March 6, 2004.

         Depending upon the results of the Company's ongoing review, the
previously announced preliminary unaudited financial information for the year
ended May 29, 2004 and the fiscal 2005 first quarter ended August 21, 2004 and,
potentially, prior period financial statements may require correction or
restatement related to the issues discussed in the press release. In addition,
the monthly consolidated operating reports filed by the Company with the
bankruptcy court do not reflect the impact of the Company's review of such
matters. However, the report filed for the four week period ended March 5, 2005
does include adjustments related to workers' compensation and auto/general
liability reserves and a charge to obsolete and abandoned capital assets.

         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 March 5, 2005.

  99.2       Interstate Bakeries Corporation press release dated April 20, 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: April 20, 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 March 5, 2005.

  99.2       Interstate Bakeries Corporation press release dated April 20, 2005.