Oreo Cookie History

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The Oreo is a sandwich cookie consisting of two chocolate wafers with a sweet crème filling in between (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo). The product was first introduced on March 6th, 1912, which is exactly one hundred and three years ago and now owned by Nabisco, from Mondelēz International, Cadbury. The snack is wildly popular and a top-seller in the United States of America. The Oreos taglines are “Wonderfilled”, because they are claimed to be filled with wonder and “Milk’s favorite cookie” because they taste delicious. And thus the world’s favorite cookie is born.
The “Oreo Biscuit”, as it was first named, was made and manufactured by the Nation Biscuit Company during 1912, now Nabisco. The name Oreo didn’t become trademarked until March 14th, 1912. The cookie was originally an imitation towards the Hydrox cookie by Sunshine Company in 1908. The first design for the cookie was a wreath on the side and in the middle was the word “OREO” and in the United States of America it was sold for twenty-five cents. The very first Oreo cookie was sold on March 6, 1912 to a grocer in Hoboken, New Jersey. The spectacular treat was renamed to the “Oreo Sandwich” in 1921, and
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For the Asian retail the cookies are made in China, India, and Indonesia. Oreos for Japan are manufactured nearby under the brand "Yamazaki-Nabisco". European Oreos are made in Spain and Oreos. Many Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries have their Oreos made in the Ukraine. Depending on the flavor, Oreos for Australia are made in China or Spain, The Canadian Oreo that is made under Christie’s brand has coconut oil and only distributed in that

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