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<ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0306 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2022-11-14 </periodOfReport> |
| <notSubjectToSection16> 0 </notSubjectToSection16> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001644406 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> Hostess Brands, Inc. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> TWNK </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001795352 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Weber Robert Chisholm </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> C/O HOSTESS BRANDS, INC. </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> 7905 QUIVIRA ROAD </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> LENEXA </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> KS </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 66215 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 0 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle> See Remarks </officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <nonDerivativeTable> |
| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2022-11-14 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> F </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 260 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 26.87 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 5357 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Restricted Stock Units </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 18129 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <derivativeTable></derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> On November 14, 2022, the Company withheld 260 shares of Class A common stock to satisfy withholding taxes due in connection with the vesting of one-third of the shares of Class A common stock underlying an award of restricted stock units previously granted to the reporting person. Such shares had a market value of $26.87 per share, the closing price of the Class A common stock on November 11, 2022, the vesting date. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Consists of previously disclosed restricted stock units that remained subject to time-based vesting criteria. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Jolyn J. Sebree, Attorney-in-Fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-11-30 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |