8-K

                       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): March 28, 2007


                              Tasty Baking Company
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


             Pennsylvania                 1-5084              23-1145880
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    (State or Other Jurisdiction of     (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
    Incorporation or Organization)      File Number)       Identification No.)



2801 Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania                19129
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 221-8500
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                                 Not applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) Fred C. Aldridge, who has served on the Board of Directors of Tasty Baking
Company (the "Company") since 1981, has announced that he will retire as a Class
I Director following the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10,
2007.

(d) On March 28, 2007, the Board of Directors of Tasty Baking Company increased
the size of the Board from nine to ten members effective as of April 15, 2007.
The Board of Directors also appointed Mark T. Timbie as a Class I Director
effective as of April 15, 2007. Mr. Timbie is President - North American
Consumer Foods of McCormick & Company, Incorporated.

         Mr. Timbie will be eligible to receive fees under the Company's
director compensation program at the same level as other non-employee directors.
In addition, upon his appointment to the Board effective April 15, 2007, Mr.
Timbie will be granted 2,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock
with a Grant Date of April 15, 2007, which will vest and become nonforfeitable
on the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date provided Mr. Timbie remains a
director.

Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 3, 2007, Tasty Baking Company issued a press release announcing Mr.
Aldridge's retirement and Mr. Timbie's appointment. A copy of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated into this Item
7.01 by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (d) The following exhibits are filed herewith:

                  Exhibit 99.1      Press Release dated April 3, 2007



                                   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.


                                     TASTY BAKING COMPANY
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                                     (Registrant)


         Date:  April 3, 2007        /S/ David S. Marberger
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                                     David S. Marberger
                                     Executive Vice President and Chief
                                     Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Exhibit                            Description
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           99.1                             Press Release dated April 3, 2007

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

       Tasty Baking Company Appoints Mark T. Timbie to Board of Directors

    PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2007--Tasty Baking Company
(NasdaqGM: TSTY) announced today the appointment of Mark T. Timbie to
its Board of Directors as a Class I director with a term expiring in
2008, effective April 15, 2007.

    Mr. Timbie serves as President - North American Consumer Foods of
McCormick & Company, Inc. McCormick & Company, Inc. manufactures,
markets, and distributes spices, seasonings and flavors to the entire
food industry. Mr. Timbie's responsibilities include overseeing the
U.S. Consumer and Industrial manufacturing plants in North America as
well as McCormick's Global Export Department.

    Mr. Timbie joins the following distinguished members of Tasty
Baking Company's Board of Directors:

    --  James E. Ksansnak, Chairman of the Board of Tasty Baking
        Company and retired Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
        of ARAMARK

    --  Fred C. Aldridge, retired Partner of Stradley, Ronon, Stevens
        & Young, LLP

    --  Mark G. Conish, Vice President, Global Operations, of Church &
        Dwight Co., Inc.

    --  James C. Hellauer, retired Executive Director of the Colmen
        Group

    --  Ronald J. Kozich, retired Managing Partner of Ernst & Young,
        Philadelphia

    --  James E. Nevels, Chairman of the Swarthmore Group

    --  Charles P. Pizzi, President and Chief Executive Officer of
        Tasty Baking Company

    --  Judith M. von Seldeneck, Chairman of Diversified Search, Inc.

    --  David J. West, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
        Officer of The Hershey Company

    James E. Ksansnak, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tasty
Baking Company, said, "We are pleased to welcome Mark as he joins our
Board of Directors. Mark brings to the Board significant experience in
sales and marketing, which will be a vital asset to the business. We
look forward to having Mark help serve our shareholders as we continue
to build long-term value."

    The company also announced that Fred C. Aldridge, Jr., a Class I
director, has announced that he will retire from the Tasty Baking
Board of Directors immediately following the May 10, 2007, Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Aldridge has served on the Board of
Directors since 1981.

    ABOUT TASTY BAKING COMPANY

    Tasty Baking Company (NasdaqGM: TSTY), founded in 1914 and
headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the country's
leading bakers of snack cakes, pies, cookies, and donuts with
manufacturing facilities in Philadelphia and Oxford, Pennsylvania.
Tasty Baking Company offers more than 100 products under the Tastykake
brand name. For more information on Tasty Baking Company, visit
www.tastykake.com. In addition, consumers can send Tastykake products
throughout the United States from the company's website or by calling
1-800-33-TASTY.

    "Safe Harbor Statement" Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995

    Except for historical information contained herein, the matters
discussed herein are forward-looking statements (as such term is
defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) that are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those stated or implied herein. There are a number of
factors that may cause actual results to differ from these
forward-looking statements, including the success of marketing and
sales strategies and new product development, the price of raw
materials, and general economic and business conditions. Other risks
and uncertainties that may materially affect the company are provided
in the company's annual reports to shareholders and the company's
periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
from time to time, including reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Please
refer to these documents for a more thorough description of these and
other risk factors. The company assumes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements.

    CONTACT: Tasty Baking Company
             Mary C. Borneman, 215-221-8537
             mary.borneman@tastykake.com
             or
             David S. Marberger or Chad Ramsey, 215-221-8500