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): February 28, 2006
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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        (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation or            File Number)           Identification No.)
        Organization)


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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On February 28, 2006, Tasty Baking Company announced its financial results for
the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. 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.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
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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.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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  (c)     The following exhibit is filed herewith:

          Exhibit 99.1      Press Release dated February 28, 2006







                                   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: February 28, 2006                    /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 February 28, 2006