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): April 27, 2004


                              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
          (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 April 27, 2004


Item 12.  Results of Operation and Financial Condition
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         On April 27, 2004, Tasty Baking Company announced its financial results
for the first quarter ended March 27, 2004. 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:  April 27, 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 April 27, 2004