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): October 28, 2003
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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 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information 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 October 28, 2003


Item 12.  Results of Operation and Financial Condition
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         On October 28, 2003, Tasty Baking Company announced its financial
results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2003. A copy of the press
release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference. The information in the report shall not be deemed "filed" for the
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.







                                   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:  October 28, 2003       /S/ David S. Marberger
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                                       David S. Marberger
                                       Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                       Officer









                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Exhibit No.                  Description
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           99.1                       Press Release dated October 28, 2003