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What was Oreo a knock off of? ›

Oreo was created in 1912 as an imitation of Hydrox. Oreo eventually surpassed Hydrox in popularity, which resulted in the Hydrox cookies being perceived by many as an Oreo off-brand, despite the opposite being the case.

Etymology. The origin of the name "Oreo" is unknown, but there are many hypotheses, including derivations from the French word or, meaning "gold", or from the Greek word ωραίο (oreo) meaning "nice" or "attractive". Others believe that the cookie was named Oreo simply because the name was short and easy to pronounce.

Mondelez International, Inc.

(/ˌmɒndəˈliːz/ MON-də-LEEZ), styled as Mondelēz International, is an American multinational confectionery, food, holding, beverage and snack food company based in Chicago.

Yet Oreo's dominance is unparalleled, accounting for roughly 10% of all cookies purchased in the US. Nabisco, the maker of Oreo (and a subsidiary of Mondelez Inc.), commands nearly 40% of the cookie market. Hydrox, meanwhile, was discontinued in 2003.

— Leaf Brands, L.L.C., the maker of Hydrox cookies, seeks payment of $800 million in damages due to lost sales and reputation from Mondelez International, Inc., the maker of Oreo cookies, in a Federal Trade Commission complaint signed Aug. 17 by Ellia Kassoff, chief executive officer of Newport Beach-based Leaf Brands.

A: Hydrox came first. They were first produced in 1908, while Oreos were first produced in 1912, four years later.

Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. It is now sold in over 100 countries. Oreo was first produced in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company, now known as Na-Bis-Co.

If you have worked with me in couples therapy, it's likely that you have heard me refer to marriage as an "Oreo" cookie.

If your dog has eaten a lone Oreo, she's probably fine. But Oreos aren't recommended for dogs. Of course, chocolate is toxic to dogs, but there's not enough baking chocolate in an Oreo to cause immediate alarm. That said, it's not wise to feed your dog anything containing even a small amount of a toxic ingredient.

America's favorite cookie and the one dubbed “the American cookie” is the Chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate chip cookie is simply tantalizing both in flavor and in texture. The chips of both milk and dark chocolate provide you with a rich and strong flavor while the butter makes the cookies velvety.

Who originally invented Oreos? ›

Just four years after the debut of the Hydrox, the Oreo arrived on the scene, and we have Nabisco food scientist Sam Porcello to thank for its creation.

The Kroger Co., one of the world's largest food retailers, headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, has begun stocking Hydrox® Cookies in all its stores nationwide including: Scott's, City Market, Dillon's, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's among others.

But the shift wasn't enough; in 2001, Kellogg's had bought the Keebler brand, putting Hydrox under yet another corporate owner, and by 2003, it had stopped selling Hydrox altogether—sans a brief reprieve in 2008 after enough consumers complained that it briefly changed its mind.

When iconic Oreo cookies first debuted over 100 years ago, they were actually an off-brand of Hydrox, a kosher chocolate sandwich cookie on the market in 1908. But Oreos eventually rose to the top, building the brand's popularity that still exists today.

The truth of the matter is that Oreos outpaced its rival not just with a superior name, but with superior marketing. The patented Oreo twist was launched as a marketing idea in 1923, and in subsequent decades, Nabisco would also tailor marketing to female consumers and noticeably improve the product's packaging.

Oreo boycott (also known as the Nabisco boycott and Mondelez boycott) is a boycott of the Oreo cookie and other Nabisco-manufactured products, including Chips Ahoy! and Cheese Nips. The boycott was prompted by the Mondelez company's decision to close its American factories and move production to Mexico.

“The name, Double Stuf Oreo, was intentionally spelled this way in order to trademark it and make it unique to consumers,” the Mondelez International Consumer Services said in an e-mail response.