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 11, 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 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 February 11, 2004


Item 12.  Results of Operation and Financial Condition
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     On February 11, 2004, Tasty Baking Company  announced its financial results
for the fifty-two  weeks and fourth  quarter ended  December 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
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                                          (Registrant)


         Date:  February 11, 2004         /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 February 11, 2004