UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K


(Mark One)
(X)  Annual  report  pursuant  to  Section  13 or  15(d) of the  Securities  and
     Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002 (52 weeks)

( )  Transition  report  pursuant  to  Section  13 or  15(d)  of the  Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from _______ to ________

                          Commission File Number 1-5084

                              TASTY BAKING COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

             Pennsylvania                           23-1145880
    (State of Incorporation)           (IRS Employer Identification Number)

    2801 Hunting Park Avenue
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania                                   19129
(Address of principal executive offices)                       (zip code)
    Telephone:  215-221-8500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class                    Name of each exchange on which registered
-------------------                    -----------------------------------------

Common Stock,
par value $.50 per share                            New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  Registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES X NO
                                      ---
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K (ss.  229.405 of this chapter) is not contained  herein,  and
will not be  contained,  to the best of  Registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive
proxy or information  statements  incorporated  by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer(as defined
in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES X NO
                              ---

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates as of February
11, 2003 is  $62,983,262  computed by reference to the closing  price on the New
York Stock Exchange on such date.

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of February 11, 2003.

                           Class                                   Outstanding
                           -----                                   -----------
                    Common Stock,
                     par value $.50                             8,099,212 shares

                  DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
                  -----------------------------------

Document                                                               Reference
--------                                                               ---------
Pages 14 to 39 inclusive of the Annual Report to Share-
  holders for the Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2002                   Part II
Pages 3 to 23 inclusive, 27 and 29 to 30 inclusive of the
  definitive Proxy Statement dated March 31, 2003                       Part III



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                      TASTY BAKING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                     PART I

Item 1.     Business
--------------------

         The Registrant was  incorporated  in Pennsylvania in 1914 and maintains
its main offices and manufacturing facilities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The
Registrant's Tastykake Division (Tastykake)  manufactures and sells a variety of
premium single portion  cakes,  pies,  cookies,  pretzels,  brownies,  pastries,
donuts,  miniature  donuts,  snack bars,  boxed  cookies and large  family sized
cakes, pies and danish under the well established trademark, TASTYKAKE(R). These
products  comprise  approximately  120  varieties.   The  availability  of  some
products,  especially  the  holiday-themed  offerings,  varies  according to the
season of the year.  The single portion  cakes,  cookies and donuts  principally
sell at retail prices for individual  packages ranging from 50(cent) to 99(cent)
per package and family  convenience  packages  ranging from $2.50 to $2.99.  The
pies  principally  sell at retail  prices from  50(cent)  to  69(cent)  each and
include  various fruit and creme filled  varieties  and, at various times of the
year,  additional  seasonal  varieties.  The  pastries and brownies are marketed
principally  in  snack  packages  and sell at a retail  price  of  99(cent)  per
package.  The best known  products with the widest sales  acceptance are various
sponge cakes  marketed  under the trademarks  JUNIORS(R)  and  KRIMPETS(R),  and
chocolate enrobed cakes under KANDY KAKES(R).  In 1999,  Tastykake  introduced a
line of large  family-sized  cakes  produced by Tasty  Baking  Oxford,  Inc.,  a
wholly-owned  subsidiary,  and  currently  sold  by the  Registrant,  under  the
trademark  CLASSIC BAKED GOODS(TM) at retail prices ranging from $2.50 to $3.29.
In addition, large pies, boxed cookies, donuts, donut holes and large danish are
sold by the  Registrant  under the trademark  CLASSIC BAKED  GOODS(TM) at retail
prices  ranging  from  $2.50 to $3.59.  There  are  approximately  35  varieties
available under the Classic Baked Goods line.

         During the fourth  quarter of 2001 the  Registrant  closed the plant of
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dutch Mill Baking Company, Inc. (Dutch Mill), based
in  Wyckoff,  New  Jersey.  Dutch  Mill was then  merged  into the  Registrant's
subsidiary, Tasty Baking Oxford, Inc. The trademark DUTCH MILL(R) will remain an
asset of the Registrant.

         Tasty  Baking  Oxford,   Inc.,  located  in  Oxford,   Chester  County,
Pennsylvania, currently manufactures honey buns, large cakes, donuts and muffins
under the trademarks TASTYKAKE(R), CLASSIC BAKED GOODS(TM), SNAK N' FRESH(R) and
AUNT SWEETIE'S  BAKERY(R).  These products are distributed  through  independent
owner/operators  and  regional  distributors.  The  SNAK N'  FRESH(R)  and  AUNT
SWEETIE'S  BAKERY(R) brands were instituted to allow the Registrant to enter the
private label and food service markets without compromising the integrity of its
TASTYKAKE(R) brand. All of the products  manufactured at the Oxford facility are
sold to the Registrant for resale.

         Tastykake products are sold principally by independent  owner/operators
through  distribution routes to approximately 15,000 retail outlets in Delaware,
Maryland,  New Jersey,  New York,  Pennsylvania and Virginia,  which make up the
Registrant's  principal  market.  This method of  distribution  for direct store
deliveries  has been used  since  1986.  The  Registrant  also  distributes  its
products   through   distributorships   and  major  grocery  chains  which  have
centralized  warehouse  distribution  capabilities  located in many areas of the
country.  The  Registrant  has  formed  alliances  with  distributors  which can
warehouse and distribute the Tastykake product line most effectively in order to
promote geographic expansion. Products are sold in a majority of the continental
United States and Puerto Rico.  The  Registrant  also  distributes  its products
through the TASTYKARE(R) program,  whereby consumers can call a toll-free number
or visit the  Registrant's  web-site  to order  the  delivery  of a  variety  of
Tastykake gift packs.

         During 2002, the Registrant closed its remaining 18 thrift stores which
did not meet the profitability objectives set by the Registrant.  The Registrant
closed 6 stores during the second  quarter and closed the remaining 12 stores as
of year end. The Registrant has recorded  restructuring  charges  related to the
closures. The Registrant's thrift store program was first implemented at the end
of 2000.  The  purpose  of the thrift  stores was to recover  the cost of stale,
damaged and other products not generally  salable  through  normal  distribution
channels,  to recoup part of the cost of developing and introducing new products
into the  marketplace,  and to raise  consumer  awareness and  acceptance of the
Registrant's  products.  The  Registrant is in the process of  soliciting  other
outlets for its stale and damaged products.

         In   1998,   the   Registrant   began  a  $22   million   modernization
program(program) for its manufacturing  facility in Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.
These renovations were undertaken to increase  productivity and efficiency.  The
program is being completed in phases and was expected to take approximately four
years from  inception.  Phase I of the program,  the complete  renovation of the
Krimpet and Junior  production and packaging lines, was completed in 1999. Phase
II, the renovation of the cupcake lines,  began in 2000. Two of the four cupcake
lines were  successfully  converted in 2000 and the third line was  completed in
2002.  The  remaining  portion of the program is still in process and  decisions
regarding the details of its completion  will be made prior to the end of fiscal
2003.


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Item 1.     Business, continued

         The  Registrant's  top 20  customers  represent  74.1%  of its 2002 net
sales.  The top two  customers  in this group  represent  13.7% and 11.6% of the
Registrant's  net sales  for  2002.  These  relationships  have been  reasonably
consistent  over the prior two  years.  If any of the  customers  in this  group
changed  their buying  patterns  with the  Registrant,  its current sales levels
could be adversely affected.

         The  Registrant  maintains an advertising  program which,  from time to
time, utilizes outdoor poster campaigns, newspapers, customer coupons, radio and
television  advertising,  and promotions  with various  sports teams.  While the
Registrant  sponsors  research  and  development  activities,  the cost is not a
material item.

         The Registrant is engaged in a highly  competitive  business.  Although
the number of competitors varies among marketing areas,  certain competitors are
national companies with multiple production facilities,  nationwide distribution
systems and large advertising and promotion budgets.  The Registrant believes it
is one of the largest  producers in the country  specializing  in premium single
portion  snack  cakes and pies.  The  Registrant  is able to  maintain  a strong
competitive  position in its principal marketing area through the quality of its
products and brand name  recognition.  The Registrant  has a significant  market
share throughout its principal marketing area.

         Outside of its principal marketing area,  awareness of the Registrant's
trademarks and reputation  for quality is not as strong.  In these markets,  the
Registrant  competes for the limited shelf space  available from retailers using
price, product quality and consumer acceptance.  The Registrant has been able to
increase its sales  nationally  through the  distribution  of its products using
mass merchandisers,  wholesale clubs,  convenience stores and other distribution
outlets.  The  Registrant's  growth in  national  sales has  resulted  in higher
average balances of finished  product  inventory which are needed to satisfy the
delivery  requirements  of  these  customers,  and in  higher  average  accounts
receivable  balances due to longer  billing cycles and payment terms of national
account customers.

         Outside of the  principal marketing area, its market share is generally
less  significant.  Its  principal  competitor  in the premium snack cake market
throughout the country is Interstate Bakeries Corporation(Interstate) which owns
three major brands - Hostess, Dolly Madison and Drakes. Local independent bakers
also compete in a number of regional  markets.  Interstate  is a large  publicly
held corporation  which has achieved  national  recognition of its Hostess brand
name through national advertising, and it competes on price, product quality and
brand name  recognition.  Interstate  also  promotes its Drakes  product line in
areas where the Registrant is attempting to expand its market share. McKee Foods
Corporation,  a large privately held company,  competes in the snack cake market
under the brand name  Little  Debbie as a low price snack  cake.  Little  Debbie
holds the  largest  share of the snack cake  market in the United  States.  Many
large food companies have begun to advertise and promote  single-serve  packages
of their  traditional  multi-serve  cookie and sweet and salty  snack  varieties
which now compete  against  the  Registrant  for a portion of the overall  snack
market.

         The  Registrant  is heavily  dependent  upon sugar,  flour and cocoa to
manufacture  its products.  No  difficulties  were  experienced in obtaining raw
materials in 2002. The price of sugar was higher but stable during 2002.  Recent
drought  conditions  in the Midwest may result in reduced wheat  supplies  which
could expose the Registrant to price increases  during 2003. In addition,  there
has been  political  unrest in the  Ivory  Coast of West  Africa  which is a key
supplier  of cocoa  pressed  cake to the  world  market.  This  instability  has
resulted in reduced  availability  and higher commodity prices for cocoa pressed
cake. At present,  the Registrant  purchases cocoa pressed cake and manufactures
it into cocoa  powder  which it uses as a  principal  ingredient  in many of its
chocolate  products.  Because of the  uncertainty of the supply of cocoa pressed
cake,  the  Registrant  may switch to processed  cocoa powder which has a higher
cost and will adversely affect the margins on the chocolate products in which it
is used.  It is not  anticipated  that  there  will be any  significant  adverse
effects  on the  financial  condition  of the  Registrant  as a result  of price
fluctuations or the availability of raw materials in 2003.

         The Registrant's policies with respect to working capital items are not
unique.  Inventory is generally maintained at levels sufficient for one to three
weeks of sales,  while the ratio of  current  assets to current  liabilities  is
maintained at a level between 1.5 and 2.5 to 1.

         The  Registrant   employs   approximately   1,060  persons,   including
approximately 140 part-time employees.

         Since February 11, 2003, the  Registrant's  annual report on Form 10-K,
quarterly  reports on Form 10-Q,  current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to
those reports  filed or furnished  pursuant to the Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange  Act have been made  available  free of charge  through its website the
same  day as they are made  available  on the SEC  website.  These  reports  are
available by going to the Registrant's  website(www.tastykake.com) and selecting
"Corporate Info," "SEC Filings," and then "SEC website."

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Item 2.     Properties
----------------------

         The  locations  and primary use of the  materially  important  physical
properties of the Registrant and its subsidiaries are as follows:

                   Location                      Primary Facility Use
                   --------                      --------------------

           2801 Hunting Park Avenue           Corporate office,
           Philadelphia, PA (1)               Production of cakes,
                                              pies, cookies and donuts

           Fox and Roberts Streets            Sales and Finance offices,
           Philadelphia, PA (1)               Data Processing
                                              Operations, office
                                              Services and Warehouse

           700 Lincoln Street                 Tasty Baking Oxford offices,
           Oxford, PA  (2)                    Production of honey buns, donuts,
                                              pastries, muffins, and large
                                              cake

         (1) These properties are recorded as capital leases.  For a description
of  major  encumbrances  on  these  properties,  see  Note 7 and 8 of  Notes  to
Consolidated  Financial  Statements in the 2002 Annual Report to  Shareholders -
Exhibit 13, incorporated herein by reference.

         (2) This property was  purchased  and is owned by Tasty Baking  Oxford,
Inc.

         In  addition  to  the  above,  the  Registrant   leases  various  other
properties used  principally as local pick up and  distribution  points.  All of
these  properties  are  sufficient  for the  business of the  Registrant  as now
conducted.

Item 3.     Legal Proceedings
-----------------------------

         The Registrant is involved in certain legal and regulatory actions, all
of which have arisen in the ordinary course of the  Registrant's  business.  The
Registrant  is unable to  predict  the  outcome of these  matters,  but does not
believe  that the  ultimate  resolution  of such  matters  will have a  material
adverse effect on the consolidated  financial  position or results of operations
of the  Registrant.  However,  if one or more of such  matters  were  determined
adversely to the Registrant, the ultimate liability arising therefrom should not
be material to the financial  position of the Registrant,  but could be material
to its results of operations in any quarter or annual period.

         In  November,   1998,  nine  (9)  independent   route   owner/operators
(Plaintiffs),  on  behalf  of all  present  and  former  route  owner/operators,
commenced  suit against the Registrant  seeking  recovery from the Registrant of
amounts (i) which the  owner/operators  paid in the past to the Internal Revenue
Service on account of employment  taxes,  and (ii)  collected by the  Registrant
since  January  1,  1998  as  an  administrative  fee  from  all  unincorporated
owner/operators.  The  Registrant  removed the  complaint  to the United  States
District Court for the Eastern  District of  Pennsylvania  and was successful in
having the  complaint  dismissed  with  prejudice  as to all  federal  causes of
action.

         Subsequently, Plaintiffs commenced a new suit in Common Pleas Court for
Philadelphia  County,  Pennsylvania,  asserting state law claims seeking damages
for (1) the alleged erroneous  treatment of the  owner/operators  as independent
contractors by the Registrant such that the owner/operators were required to pay
self-employment,  social  security  and  federal  unemployment  taxes which they
allege should have been paid by the  Registrant,  and (2) for breach of contract
relating to the  collection  of an  administrative  fee from all  unincorporated
owner/operators.  The Court dismissed with prejudice the Plaintiffs  first claim
in March 2000. As to the second claim,  in January 2002,  the Court  certified a
class of approximately 200  owner/operators  (representing  approximately 43% of
the Registrant's current routes),  consisting of unincorporated  owner/operators
who, since February 7, 1998, have paid or continue to pay the administrative fee
to the Registrant.  The Registrant  believes the case to be without merit and is
defending the matter vigorously.  The Registrant has not established any reserve
in the event that the ultimate outcome of this litigation proves  unfavorable to
the Registrant.  If this matter is determined  adversely to the Registrant,  the
ultimate  liability  arising  therefrom  should not be material to the financial
position of the  Registrant,  but could be material to its results of operations
in any quarter or annual period.

Item 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
---------------------------------------------------------------

         No matters  were  submitted  to a vote of security  holders  during the
fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

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                                     PART II

                              CROSS REFERENCE INDEX


                                                                      
FORM 10-K
ITEM NUMBER AND CAPTION                                                INCORPORATED MATERIAL
-----------------------                                                ---------------------

                                                                       Page(s) in Annual Report to
                                                                       Shareholders for the Fiscal
                                                                       Year Ended December 28, 2002
Item 5         Market for the Registrant's
               Common Equity and Related
               Shareholder Matters                                                      20

               On October 7, 2002, the Registrant issued 4,000 shares of common
               stock to Mr. Charles P. Pizzi as an inducement to become
               President and CEO and not for any cash consideration. The
               issuance of the shares was exempt from registration under Section
               4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as an exempt
               private placement.

Item 6         Selected Financial Data                                                  21

Item 7         Management's Discussion and
               Analysis of Financial Condition
               and Results of Operations                                              14 - 19

               Certain matters discussed in this Report, including those under
               the headings "Business," "Legal Proceedings" and "Management's
               Analysis," contain "forward-looking statements" within the
               meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
               and are subject to the safe harbor created by that Act. These
               forward-looking statements include comments about legal
               proceedings, competition within the baking industry, availability
               and pricing of raw materials and capital, improvements in
               efficiency expected from plant modernization programs, sales
               growth by distribution through national sales programs, private
               label, food service, institutional sales and other channels of
               distribution, changes in the Registrant's business strategies and
               other statements contained herein that are not historical facts.
               Because such forward-looking statements involve risks and
               uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause
               actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
               implied by such forward-looking statements which include changes
               in general economic or business conditions nationally and in the
               Registrant's primary markets, the availability of capital upon
               terms acceptable to the Registrant, the availability and prices
               of raw materials, the level of demand for the Registrant's
               products, the outcome of legal proceedings to which the
               Registrant is or may become a party, the actions of competitors
               within the packaged food industry, changes in consumer tastes or
               eating habits, the success of plant modernization and business
               strategies implemented by the Registrant to meet future
               challenges, and the ability to develop and market in a timely and
               efficient manner new products which are accepted by consumers.



Item 7A        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure
               about market risk                                                      29 - 30

               The Registrant has certain floating rate debt notes. Under
               current market conditions, the Registrant believes that changes
               in interest rates would not have a material impact on the
               financial statements of the Registrant. The Registrant also has
               notes receivable from owner operators whose rates adjust every
               three years, and, therefore, would partially offset the
               fluctuations in the Registrant's interest rates on its


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               notes payable.  The  Registrant  also has the right to sell these
               notes  receivable,  and could use these  proceeds to  liquidate a
               corresponding  amount of the debt notes  payable.  Information on
               the  debt and  receivable  notes  can be  found  in the  Notes to
               Consolidated Financial Statements, Notes 5,6 and 4, respectively,
               in the 2002 Annual Report to Shareholders.







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ITEM NUMBER AND CAPTION                                                INCORPORATED MATERIAL
-----------------------                                                ---------------------
                                                                         

                                                                     Page(s) in Annual Report to
                                                                     Shareholders for the Fiscal
                                                                     Year Ended December 28, 2002
Item 8   Consolidated Financial Statements
         and Supplementary Data:


                           Quarterly Summary                                    20

                           Consolidated Statements of
                           Operations and Retained Earnings                     22

                           Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                23

                           Consolidated Balance Sheets                        24 - 25

                           Consolidated Statements of Changes
                           in Capital Accounts                                  26

                           Notes to Consolidated Financial
                           Statements                                         27 - 38

                           Report of Independent Accountants                    39

Item 9   Changes in and Disagreements with
         Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

                  This item is not applicable.

                                                                     Page(s) in definitive
                                                                     Proxy Statement

Item 10  Directors and Executive officers
         of the Registrant                                                      6 - 10

Item 11  Executive Compensation                                             8 and 11 - 23

Item 12  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
         Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
         Matters                                                            3 - 5 and 27

Item 13  Certain Relationships and Related
         Transactions

                           With respect to certain business
                           relationships of Fred C. Aldridge, Jr.,
                           Esquire, director                                    7



Item 14           Controls and Procedures

                  The Registrant  maintains a system of disclosure  controls and
                  procedures designed to provide reasonable  assurance as to the
                  reliability of its consolidated financial statements and other
                  disclosures included in the report. The Registrant established
                  a disclosure  committee,  which consists of certain members of
                  management. Within 90 days prior to the date of filing of this
                  report,  the Registrant  carried out an evaluation,  under the
                  supervision   and  with  the   participation   of  management,
                  including  the Chief  Executive  Officer  and Chief  Financial
                  Officer,  of the  design  and  operation  of the  Registrant's
                  disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on this evaluation,
                  the Registrant's  Chief Executive  Officer and Chief Financial
                  Officer concluded that the

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Item 14           Controls and Procedures cont'd.

                  Registrant's  disclosure controls and procedures are effective
                  for gathering,  analyzing and disclosing material  information
                  the Registrant is required to disclose in the reports it files
                  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission(SEC)  pursuant to
                  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Act of 1934,  within  the time
                  periods  specified  in the SEC's  rules and forms.  There have
                  been  no  significant  changes  in the  Registrant's  internal
                  controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect
                  internal controls subsequent to the date of this evaluation.

                                                           Page(s) in definitive
                                                           Proxy Statement


Item 15           Principal Accountant Fees and Services        29 - 30





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                      TASTY BAKING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                     PART IV

                ITEM 16: EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
                             AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

                  for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2002,
                     December 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000

                                     ------

                                                                              
                                                                                          Pages
                                                                                          -----
(a)-1.        List of Financial Statements

                  Quarterly Summary                                               Incorporated herein
                  Consolidated Statements of Operations and Retained              by reference to
                   Earnings                                                       pages 14 to 39
                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                           inclusive of the
                  Consolidated Balance Sheets                                     Annual Report to
                  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Capital                   Shareholders for the
                   Accounts                                                       fiscal year ended
                  Notes to Consolidated Financial                                 December 28, 2002.
                  Statements, including                                           See page 13 of 17.
                   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
                  Report of Independent Accountants


(a)-2.        Schedule* for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2002, December
              29, 2001 and December 30, 2000:

              Report of Independent Accountants                                                  11 of 17

 II.          Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                                                  12 of 17

(a)-3.        Exhibits Index - The following Exhibit Numbers refer to Regulation
              S-K, Item 601**

                 (3)(a)  Articles of  Incorporation of Registrant as amended are
                         incorporated  herein by  reference to Exhibit 3 to Form
                         10-K report of Registrant for 1998.

                    (b)  By-laws of Registrant as amended on June 27, 2002.

                (10)(a)  Tasty Baking Company  Restricted  Stock Incentive Plan,
                         effective  as of December  21,  2000,  is  incorporated
                         herein by  reference  to Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q report
                         of Registrant for the  twenty-six  weeks ended June 30,
                         2001.


                    (b)  1991 Long-term Incentive Plan,  effective as of January
                         1, 1991, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
                         10 to Form 10-K report of Registrant for 1990.

                    (c)  1985 Stock Option Plan, effective December 20, 1985, is
                         incorporated  herein by  reference  to Exhibit A of the
                         Proxy  Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
                         on April 18, 1986, filed on or about March 21, 1986.

                    (d)  Senior Management  Employment  Agreements dated July 1,
                         1988 are  incorporated  herein by  reference to Exhibit
                         10(c) to Form 10-K report of  Registrant  for 1991 with
                         respect  to W. Dan Nagle and  Joseph  H.  Bauer(2  year
                         agreement).

                    (e)  Supplemental  Executive Retirement Plan, dated February
                         18, 1983 and  amended May 15, 1987 and April 22,  1988,
                         is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(d) to
                         Form 10-K report of Registrant for 1991.


  * All other schedules are omitted because they are inapplicable or not
   required under Regulation S-X or because the required information is given in
   the financial statements and notes to financial statements.

 ** All other exhibits are omitted because they are inapplicable.



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                               ITEM 16, CONTINUED
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                    (f)  Management  Stock Purchase Plan is incorporated  herein
                         by  reference  to the Proxy  Statement  for the  Annual
                         Meeting of  Shareholders  on April 19, 1968 filed on or
                         about March 20, 1968 and amended April 23, 1976,  April
                         24, 1987 and April 19, 1991.

                    (g)  Trust  Agreement  dated as of November 17, 1989 between
                         the  Registrant   and  Wachovia   Bank,   N.A.(formerly
                         Meridian  Trust  Company)   relating  to   Supplemental
                         Executive  Retirement  Plan is  incorporated  herein by
                         reference  to  Exhibit  10(f) to Form  10-K  report  of
                         Registrant for 1994.

                    (h)  Director  Retirement  Plan dated  October  15,  1987 is
                         incorporated  herein by reference  to Exhibit  10(h) to
                         Form 10-K report of Registrant for 1992.

                    (i)  1993   Replacement   Option  Plan  (P&J   Spin-off)  is
                         incorporated  herein by  reference  to Exhibit A of the
                         Definitive Proxy Statement dated March 17, 1994 for the
                         Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 22, 1994.

                    (j)  1994 Long Term Incentive Plan is incorporated herein by
                         reference  to  Exhibit  10(j) to Form  10-K  report  of
                         Registrant for 1994.

                    (k)  Trust  Agreement  dated  January 19,  1990  between the
                         Registrant  and Wachovia Bank,  N.A.(formerly  Meridian
                         Trust Company) relating to the Director Retirement Plan
                         is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(k) to
                         Form 10-K report of Registrant for 1995.

                    (l)  1997 Long Term Incentive Plan is incorporated herein by
                         reference  to Annex II of the Proxy  Statement  for the
                         Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 24, 1998.

                    (m)  Employment  Agreement  dated  as  of  August  14,  2002
                         between the Registrant and Charles P. Pizzi.

                    (n)  Supplemental  Retirement  Plan  Agreement  dated  as of
                         October 7, 2002 between the  Registrant  and Charles P.
                         Pizzi.

                    (o)  Personal Leave  Agreement dated as of December 28, 2002
                         between the Registrant and Carl S. Watts.

                    (p)  Severance  Agreement  dated March 13, 2003  between the
                         Registrant and Gary G. Kyle.

                    (q)  Tasty Baking Company 2000  Restricted  Stock  Incentive
                         Plan is  incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the
                         Proxy  Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
                         on April 27, 2001, filed on or about March 30, 2001.


                Each of exhibits 10(a) - 10(q) constitute management contracts
                or compensatory plans or arrangements.

               (13) Annual  Report to  Shareholders  for the  fiscal  year ended
                    December 28, 2002,  pages 14 to 39 only. (The balance of the
                    Annual   Report  is  not  deemed   "filed"  or   "soliciting
                    material".)                                                 13 of 17

               (21) Subsidiaries of the Registrant                              14 of 17

               (23)(a) Consent of Independent Accountants                       15 of 17

(b)  On  December  30,  2002,  the  Registrant  furnished  a report on Form 8-K,
     pursuant to  Regulation  FD,  announcing  the  closure of its 12  remaining
     thrift stores, the retirement of Carl S. Watts as Chairman of the Board and
     Director,   the  departure  of  several  executives  and  guidance  on  its
     anticipated  fourth  quarter loss resulting  from the  restructure  charges
     related to the above,  and from  additional  pension  expense  based on the
     immediate recognition method. The related press release was included.



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        REPORT of INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE




To the Shareholders and
   the Board of Directors
Tasty Baking Company



Our audits of the consolidated  financial  statements  referred to in our report
dated  March  19,  2003,  appearing  on page 39 of the  2002  Annual  Report  to
Shareholders  of Tasty  Baking  Company  and  subsidiaries,  (which  report  and
consolidated  financial  statements are incorporated by reference in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K) also included an audit of the Financial  Statement Schedule
listed in Item  16(a)(2)  of this Form  10-K.  In our  opinion,  this  Financial
Statement  Schedule presents fairly, in all material  respects,  the information
set  forth  therein  when  read in  conjunction  with the  related  consolidated
financial statements.





PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 19, 2003




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                                                                        TASTY BAKING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                                   SCHEDULE II.  VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                                               for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2002, December 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000



            Column A                               Column B        Column C       Column D     Column E
            --------                               --------        --------       --------     --------
                                                                   Additions
                                                   Balance at      Charged to                 Balance at
                                                   Beginning       Costs and                    End of
             Description                           of Period        Expenses     Deductions     Period
             -----------                           ---------        --------     ----------     ------
                                                                               

Deducted from applicable assets:

     Allowance for doubtful accounts:
For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002        $3,751,854    $  958,365    $1,104,102    $3,606,117
                                                  ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========

For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001        $3,329,344    $  772,372    $  349,862    $3,751,854
                                                  ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========

For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000        $2,874,088    $1,250,385    $  795,129    $3,329,344
                                                  ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========





Inventory valuation reserves:
For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002        $  335,000    $  702,568    $  355,095    $  682,473
                                                  ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========

For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001        $  301,614    $   81,340    $   47,954    $  335,000
                                                  ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========

For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000        $  275,109    $  185,149    $  158,644    $  301,614
                                                  ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========




Spare parts inventory reserve for obsolescence:
For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002        $  480,559    $   48,516       163,676    $  365,399
                                                  ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========

For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001        $  445,063    $  121,546    $   86,050    $  480,559
                                                  ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========

For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000        $  407,072    $  153,787    $  115,796    $  445,063
                                                  ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========







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                                   SIGNATURES




         Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
and  Exchange  Act of 1934,  the  Registrant  has duly  caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                       TASTY BAKING COMPANY




                                       By   /s/ Charles P. Pizzi
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Charles P. Pizzi, President
                                            and Chief Executive officer





                                            /s/ David S. Marberger
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            David S. Marberger, Senior Vice
                                            President, Chief Financial officer
                                            and Chief Accounting officer




                                            /s/ John M. Pettine
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            John M. Pettine, Executive Vice
                                            President and Director




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                                  Certification

I,  Charles P. Pizzi,  President  and Chief  Executive  officer of Tasty  Baking
Company, certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Tasty Baking Company;

(2) Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not  contain  any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made,  not  misleading  with  respect to the period  covered by this annual
report;

(3)  Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included  in this annual  report,  fairly  present in all  material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

(4)  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

a) designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures  to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others  within those  entities,  particularly  during the
period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b) evaluated  the  effectiveness  of the  registrant's  disclosure  controls and
procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual
report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this annual report our conclusions  about the  effectiveness  of
the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based  on our  evaluation  as of the
Evaluation Date;

(5) The registrant's  other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,  based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of the  registrant's  board or directors (or persons  performing  the equivalent
functions):

a) all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which  could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability  to record,  process,
summarize and report  financial data and have  identified  for the  registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any  fraud,  whether  or not  material,  that  involves  management  or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

(6) The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have  indicated in this
annual report whether there were significant  changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls  subsequent to
the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective  actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: March 27, 2003
      ---------------

                                                       /s/ Charles P. Pizzi
                                                       --------------------
                                                       Charles P. Pizzi
                                                       President and
                                                       Chief Executive Officer



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                                  Certification

I, David S.  Marberger,  Senior Vice  President and Chief  Financial  Officer of
Tasty Baking Company, certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Tasty Baking Company;

(2) Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not  contain  any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made,  not  misleading  with  respect to the period  covered by this annual
report;

(3)  Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included  in this annual  report,  fairly  present in all  material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

(4)  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

a) designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures  to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others  within those  entities,  particularly  during the
period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b) evaluated  the  effectiveness  of the  registrant's  disclosure  controls and
procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual
report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this annual report our conclusions  about the  effectiveness  of
the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based  on our  evaluation  as of the
Evaluation Date;

(5) The registrant's  other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,  based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of the  registrant's  board or directors (or persons  performing  the equivalent
functions):

a) all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which  could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability  to record,  process,
summarize and report  financial data and have  identified  for the  registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any  fraud,  whether  or not  material,  that  involves  management  or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

(6) The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have  indicated in this
annual report whether there were significant  changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls  subsequent to
the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective  actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: March 27, 2003
      --------------

                                              /s/ David S. Marberger
                                              ----------------------
                                              David S. Marberger
                                              Senior Vice President
                                              and Chief Financial Officer



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                                  Certification

I, John M. Pettine,  Executive Vice President of Tasty Baking  Company,  certify
that:

(1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Tasty Baking Company;

(2) Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not  contain  any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made,  not  misleading  with  respect to the period  covered by this annual
report;

(3)  Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included  in this annual  report,  fairly  present in all  material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

(4)  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

a) designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures  to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others  within those  entities,  particularly  during the
period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b) evaluated  the  effectiveness  of the  registrant's  disclosure  controls and
procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual
report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this annual report our conclusions  about the  effectiveness  of
the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based  on our  evaluation  as of the
Evaluation Date;

(5) The registrant's  other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,  based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of the  registrant's  board or directors (or persons  performing  the equivalent
functions):

a) all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which  could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability  to record,  process,
summarize and report  financial data and have  identified  for the  registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any  fraud,  whether  or not  material,  that  involves  management  or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

(6) The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have  indicated in this
annual report whether there were significant  changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls  subsequent to
the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective  actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: March 27, 2003
      --------------

                                                /s/ John M. Pettine
                                                -------------------
                                                John M. Pettine
                                                Executive Vice President


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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following  persons on behalf of the  Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

                                                                                          


              Signature                                    Capacity                       Date
------------------------------------------           -------------------------     ----------------------




/s/ Philip J. Baur, Jr.                              Retired Chairman of the        March 27, 2003
------------------------------------------
      Philip J. Baur, Jr.                            Board and Director of
                                                     Tasty Baking Company



/s/ Charles P. Pizzi                                 President, Chief               March 27, 2003
------------------------------------------
      Charles P. Pizzi                               Executive Officer and
                                                     Director of Tasty
                                                     Baking Company



/s/   John M. Pettine                                Executive Vice President       March 27, 2003
------------------------------------------
     John M. Pettine                                 and Director of Tasty
                                                     Baking Company




/s/ Fred C. Aldridge, Jr.                            Director of Tasty              March 27, 2003
------------------------------------------
      Fred C. Aldridge, Jr.                          Baking Company




/s/ G. Fred DiBona, Jr.                              Director of Tasty Baking       March 27, 2003
------------------------------------------
      G. Fred DiBona, Jr.                            Company




/s/ Ronald J. Kozich                                 Director of Tasty Baking       March 27, 2003
------------------------------------------
      Ronald J. Kozich                               Company




/s/ Judith M. von Seldeneck                          Director of Tasty Baking       March 27, 2003
------------------------------------------
      Judith M. von Seldeneck                        Company



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