Oreo | Mondelēz International, Inc. (2024)

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Which company owns Oreo? ›

Oreo | Mondelēz International, Inc.

The most common version asserts that Oreo derives from or, French for "gold" and supposedly the color of the original packaging. Others say it stands for "orexigenic," a medical term for substances that stimulate the appetite (including cannabis).

Nabisco owned approximately 100 baking ovens measuring about 300 feet in length, nearly the length of a football field, and all had to be converted to kosher.

CEO Dirk Van de Put talks about how the Oreo maker is growing despite rising costs.

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.

Peaches and Cream

I think this would be delicious. I'm talkin' a graham crackery, vanilla-y cookie (like the one from the Neapolitan Oreo last summer), and then a layer of vanilla peach creme in the middle. Simple as that.

Samuel J. Porcello (May 23, 1935 – May 12, 2012) was an American food scientist who worked at Nabisco for 34 years. He is particularly noted for his work on the modern Oreo cookie. Porcello held five patents directly related to the Oreo.

The problem, as Warren put it, “was that we were looking for American consumers in China”. The Oreo in China simply focused too much on the global market, and not enough on the local market. It essentially had its name translated into the local language and dropped into China.

Others hypothesize that the word “Oreo” is somewhat of a visual representation of the sandwich cookie itself, with both O letters representing the top and bottom biscuits, and the “re” being an abbreviation of “cream” (as in OcREamO).

The two cultural iconics concocted these one-of-a-kind pink Chromatica Oreos with green creme filling inspired by her feel-good dance album, "Chromatica." Oreo created new Lady Gaga cookies inspired by her Chromatica dance-album.

What is the filling in Oreos? ›

The creamy filling inside an oreo is not cream because the recipe contains no milk product as such the FDA prohibits Nabisco from labelling the creation as cream. The creme is made from some combination of sugar, high fructose, corn syrup, soy lecithin, artificial flavour and palm or canola oil.

OREO COOKIES ARE HALAL! Once upon time Oreo cookies weren't Halal/Kosher. Nabisco redid their ingredients and eliminated lard making the product Kosher.

Many vegans refer to Oreos as “accidentally vegan,” meaning they don't contain animal products — but they weren't created to be a specifically vegan treat. Oreos do not contain milk, eggs, or any other animal-derived products, so they are technically vegan in that sense. Plant-based cookies and cream lovers rejoice!

A: You can't eat anything containing wheat, barley, rye, oats or spelt that has fermented and risen. Another word for this is “chametz” (ha-metz). Beyond bread, pasta, and Oreos, this includes most beers, bourbons, whiskeys, gins, and wheat-based vodkas.

The company has its origins as Kraft Foods Inc., which was founded in Chicago in 1923. The present enterprise was established in 2012 when Kraft Foods was renamed Mondelez and retained its snack food business, while its grocery business was spun off to a new company called Kraft Foods Group.

OREO is a trademark of Mondelēz International group.

In 1988 the Philip Morris Companies acquired Kraft, Inc., a large maker of cheeses and grocery products, and in 2000 it purchased Nabisco, maker of snacks such as Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers. All these acquisitions were merged under what eventually became Kraft Foods Inc.