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) August 22, 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 8.01     Other Events.

         On August 22, 2005, Interstate Bakeries Corporation (the "Company")
issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby
incorporated by reference, announcing that two local unions ratified long-term
agreements with the Company and that profit center consolidations are
temporarily deferred during negotiations with other locals.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

Exhibit No.     Description
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   99.1         Interstate Bakeries Corporation press release dated August 22,
                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: August 23, 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 press release dated
                  August 22, 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) August 22, 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 8.01     Other Events.

         On August 22, 2005, Interstate Bakeries Corporation (the "Company")
issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby
incorporated by reference, announcing that two local unions ratified long-term
agreements with the Company and that profit center consolidations are
temporarily deferred during negotiations with other locals.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

Exhibit No.     Description
-----------     -----------

   99.1         Interstate Bakeries Corporation press release dated August 22,
                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: August 23, 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 press release dated
                  August 22, 2005.