SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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                                    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): November 1, 2004
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                              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)

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On November 1, 2004,  Tasty Baking Company  announced its financial  results for
the third  quarter  ended  September  25, 2004.  A copy of the press  release is
attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The  information  disclosed in this report,  including  Exhibit 99.1 hereto,  is
being  furnished  and shall not be deemed  "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by
reference  into any  registration  statement or other  document  pursuant to the
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  except  as  expressly  set forth in such
filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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       (a)  Not applicable


       (b)  Not applicable


       (c)  The following exhibit is filed herewith:

              Exhibit 99.1              Press Release dated November 1, 2004


                                   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:  November 1, 2004                    /S/ David S. Marberger         
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                                                 David S. Marberger
                                                 Senior Vice President and Chief
                                                 Financial Officer

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


      Exhibit                            Description
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        99.1                             Press Release dated November 1, 2004