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): May 10, 2007
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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

               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 221-8500

                                 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 Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
            Certain Officers

         Effective May 10, 2007, Tasty Baking Company's (the "Company") Vice
President, Corporate Controller, Paul D. Ridder, was appointed Vice President,
Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. The position of Chief
Accounting Officer was previously held by David S. Marberger, who continues to
serve as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer). Mr. Ridder, 35, is a CPA who joined the Company
in March, 2007 as Vice President, Corporate Controller. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Ridder was employed by Radnor Holdings Corporation ("Radnor"), a
$0.5 billion global manufacturer and distributor of disposable foodservice and
specialty chemical products. Mr. Ridder held various financial positions with
Radnor, including Vice President Corporate Transactions from September, 2006 to
March, 2007; Chief Financial Officer & Vice President Finance from September,
2005 to September, 2006; Vice President Finance & Corporate Controller from
December, 2002 to September, 2005; and Corporate Controller from January 1998 to
December 2002. He began his career with Price Waterhouse LLP.


                                   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
                                        (Registrant)


         Date:  May 10, 2007           By: /s/ David S. Marberger
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                                       David S. Marberger
                                       Executive Vice President
                                       and Chief Financial Officer