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): September 26, 2005
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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)


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Item 8.01.        Other Events.

     On September 26, 2005, the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") notified Tasty
Baking Company (the "Company") of its acceptance of the Company's business plan
for continued listing on the NYSE. The submitted business plan outlines how the
Company intends to achieve compliance with the NYSE's recently increased
continued listing criteria. As a result of its acceptance, the Company's common
stock will continue to be listed on the NYSE, pending quarterly reviews by the
NYSE's Listing and Compliance Committee for progress against its business plan.
A copy of the Company's press release related to the continued listing on NYSE
is attached to this Report as an exhibit and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  The following exhibit are filed herewith:

     Exhibit 99.1      Press Release dated September 27, 2005





                                   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:  September 28, 2005                /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 September 27, 2005