As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 1995
                                                Registration No. 33-41901
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
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                          POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                        TO
                                     FORM S-8
                           REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
                            THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                         INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
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              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                      43-1470322
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(State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer 
 incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

                             12 East Armour Boulevard
                           Kansas City, Missouri 64111
                                  (816) 561-6600
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                   (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                   number, including area code, of Registrant's
                           principal executive offices)

                         INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION
                              1991 STOCK OPTION PLAN
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                             (Full title of the plan)

                              Ray Sandy Sutton, Esq.
                         Interstate Bakeries Corporation
                             12 East Armour Boulevard
                           Kansas City, Missouri 64111
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                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                  (816) 561-6600
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          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                    Copies to:

                             Jennings J. Newcom, Esq.
                            Shook, Hardy & Bacon P.C.
                              One Kansas City Place
                                 1200 Main Street
                           Kansas City, Missouri 64105

     Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, the amount of 
securities registered under the Registration Statement shall include an 
indeterminate number of additional Common Stock that may become issuable 
pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.

                                                 
                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

                                        TO

                         FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT



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                         INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION

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     On July 21, 1995, the stockholders of Interstate Bakeries Corporation 
(the "Company") authorized an amendment to the Company's 1991 Stock Option 
Plan (the "Plan") increasing the number of shares reserved for issuance 
thereunder upon the exercise of options from 2,031,534 shares of Common Stock, 
$.01 par value to 4,000,000 shares.  Accordingly, the Company's Form S-8
Registration Statement (File No. 33-41901) (the "Registration Statement") is 
hereby amended to confirm the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 
as amended (the "Act") of all 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under 
the Plan.  The Registration Statement is further amended to provide that, 
pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Act, the amount of securities registered 
under the Registration Statement shall include an indeterminate number of 
additional shares of Common Stock that may become issuable pursuant to the 
anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.                                    



                                  SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Interstate 
Bakeries Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that 
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused 
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed 
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of 
Kansas City, State of Missouri, on July 26, 1995.



                                  INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION



                                  By:   /s/ Charles A. Sullivan
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                                       Charles A. Sullivan
                                       Chairman of the Board and
                                       Chief Executive Officer



                                       
                                       
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this 
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed 
by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.


      Signature                         Title                       Date
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/s/ Charles A. Sullivan       Chairman of the Board,            July 21, 1995
--------------------------    Chief Executive Officer and
Charles A. Sullivan           Director
                              (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Paul E. Yarick            Vice President and Treasurer      July 21, 1995
--------------------------    (Principal Financial Officer) 
Paul E. Yarick                               

/s/ John F. McKenny           Vice President and Corporate      July 21, 1995
--------------------------    Controller       
John F. McKenny               (Principal Accounting Officer)


/s/ G. Kenneth Baum           Director                          July 21, 1995
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G. Kenneth Baum

/s/ Leo Benatar               Director                          July 21, 1995
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Leo Benatar

/s/ E. Garrett Bewkes, Jr.    Director                          July 21, 1995
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E. Garrett Bewkes, Jr.

/s/ Philip Briggs             Director                          July 21, 1995
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Philip Briggs

/s/ Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.    Director                          July 21, 1995
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Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.

/s/ Frank E. Horton           Director                          July 21, 1995
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Frank E. Horton




                         INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION

                          POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

                                        TO

                                     FORM S-8

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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No.                                Description                   
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4.1*      The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, 
          as amended, was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's 
          Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed August 19, 1994, and 
          is herein incorporated by reference.

4.3*      Amendment No. 1 to the Interstate Bakeries                
          Corporation 1991 Stock Option Plan was filed as an
          exhibit to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement
          for the Special Meeting of Stockholders held
          July 21, 1995 and is hereby incorporated by
          reference.

5*        Opinion of Shook, Hardy & Bacon P.C.                      

23.1*     Consent of Shook, Hardy & Bacon P.C.                      

23.2*     Consent of Deloitte & Touche.                             

24*       Powers of Attorney.                                       

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 * Previously Filed