Oreo

The first Oreo

In 1912, Nabisco (National Biscuit Company) had a new idea for a cookie - two

chocolate disks with a creme filling in between.

The first Oreo cookie was born.

The Oreo cookie was developed and produced by Nabisco at its Chelsea factory

in New York City.

The first Oreo cookie looked very similar to the Oreo cookie of today, with only a

slight difference in the design on the chocolate disks.

In the United States, they were sold for 25 cents a pound in novelty cans with glass

tops, which allowed customers to see the cookies. A newer design for the cookie was

introduced in 1916.

The modern-day Oreo design was developed in 1952, by William A. Turnier, to

include the Nabisco logo.

The product is distributed under the Kraft parent label and has no mention of the US

subdivision Nabisco that is used in all countries where it is available for retail. In

Canada, it is marketed under the Christie brand name. Over 491 billion Oreo cookies

have been sold since they were first introduced, making them the best selling cookie

of the 20th century.

The Name

The Oreo was originally called the Oreo Biscuit. The name was later changed to the

Oreo Sandwich in 1921. In 1948, the name was changed again to the Oreo Creme

Sandwich. It was then changed to the Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie in

1974.Oreo comes from the Greek root for appetizing as in orexin or orexigenic

(appetite stimulating). There are many theories pointing to the origin of the name

'Oreo'. Some theories are that the 're' from cream was 'sandwiched' between the two

Os from cookie, or the word 'just seemed like a nice, melodic combination of sounds'.

In parts of the African-American culture is Oreo a mostly pejorative, sometimes (self)ironic slang term for black people, whose personality and behavior is rather taken

as true white, because they were "black outside and white inside"

Facts:

-After the low carb craze began in 2003, Oreo saw a 10-percent decrease in sales

-In 1990,...