Oreo is a brand of sandwich cookie consisting of two cocoa biscuits or cookie pieces with a sweet fondant filling. It was introduced by Nabisco on March 6, 1912, and through a series of corporate acquisitions, mergers, and splits, both Nabisco and the Oreo brand have been owned by Mondelez International since 2012. Oreo cookies are available in over one hundred countries. Many varieties of Oreo cookies have been produced, and limited-edition runs have become popular in the 21st century.
Oreo advertisement, 1961
Left to right: Oreo Mini, regular Oreo, and Double Stuf Oreo
Oreo Double Triples
Golden Oreo
Nabisco is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. The company is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Mondelēz International.
National Biscuit Company and Quincy Biscuit wagon advertising "Uneeda Biscuit" in Boston, Massachusetts in 1899
The National Biscuit Company Building, Houston, Texas. Nabisco occupied the building until the late 1940s or early 50s when it became a wholesale furniture place named Purse & Co.
The Oreo, Nabisco's best-selling cookie
Chips Ahoy! chocolate chip cookies