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Fact Sheet:

OREO 100 th

BIRTHDAY A Global Taste of the World’s Favorite Cookie

Magic happened on March 6, 1912 when two decoratively embossed chocolate-flavored wafers met up

with a rich crème filling. Oreo cookies were born! In 2012, Oreo celebrates its 100 th birthday and invites

the world to join in the party and raise a celebratory glass … of milk, that is!

Enjoyed in more than 100 countries, today the Oreo brand is the world‟s top selling cookie. In markets

around the world, Oreo comes in surprising local flavors, like blueberry and green tea ice cream, and fun

shapes and forms, like Oreo Minis and Triple Double Oreo. But no matter where in the world you find

Oreo, one thing remains right at the heart of milk‟s favorite cookie: the iconic “twist, lick, dunk” ritual that

brings people together like no other biscuit can!

Oreo Fun Facts:

 100 th

Birthday: March 6, 2012

 Birth year: 1912 -- the same year the South Pole was discovered,

and the Titanic sank.

 First sale: The first Oreo cookie was sold in Hoboken, NJ, where

Oreo was originally packaged in bulk tins and sold by weight. Back

then, grocers paid USD $0.30 cents/lb for Oreo.

 Namesakes: Oreo has a street named after it – Oreo Way –

formerly known as West 15th Street between 9th & 10 Avenues in

New York City where the first Oreo cookie was made at the original

Nabisco bakery.

 Design: The first Oreo cookie was embossed with a thin wreath on the outer edge, with the Oreo

name on the plain surface in the middle.

 Sales: Oreo is the world‟s favorite cookie and the best-selling cookie brand of the 21st century,

with $1.5 billion in global annual revenues. Kraft Foods is the proud custodian of Oreo, and Oreo is

one of the company‟s 12 “billion-dollar” brands.

 Global Reach: Oreo cookies can be found in more than 100 countries.

 Biggest Markets: Rank order based on 2010 data: U.S., China, Venezuela, Canada, Indonesia,

Mexico, Spain, Central America and the Caribbean, UK and Argentina.

 Fastest Growing Markets: Rank order based on 2010 data: France (recently launched),

Australia/New Zealand, Chile, China, Indonesia, Malaysia/Singapore, Taiwan, Morocco, Mexico and

Hong Kong.

 Twist, Lick, Dunk Ritual: 50 percent of all Oreo eaters pull apart their cookies before eating, with

women twisting them open more often than men.

 Bakeries: Kraft Foods is the world‟s largest biscuit baker. And Oreo is made at 21 bakeries

around the world.

 Oreo fans: Oreo has a Facebook community of more than 23 million Oreo lovers around the globe,

representing 200+ countries and dozens of different languages. Oreo ranks among the top five

brand Facebook pages in the world!

Examples of Flavors and Forms Around the World

United States:

- Triple Double Oreo

- Oreo Fudge Cremes: Peanut Butter and Golden

- Double Stuf Oreo Heads or Tails

China:

 Oreo green tea ice cream: Oreo cookie with green tea

ice cream flavor crème with a cooling sensation that

simulates ice cream.

 Oreo wafers: Oreo in a traditional wafer cookie form

that‟s popular in China

 Oreo Double-Fruit in Orange & Mango and Raspberry

& Blueberry crème.

Indonesia:

 Oreo Vanilla

 Oreo Chocolate

 Oreo Double Delight (Chocolate and Peanut)

 Oreo Strawberry

 Oreo Blueberry Ice Cream

 Oreo Orange Ice Cream

 Oreo Golden Vanilla

Argentina:

 OREO “x3” (pronounced “Por Tres”) cookie, introduced in 2010.

Inspiration for the US TRIPLE DOUBLE OREO cookie, the OREO

x3 features three layers of cookie, and two layers of creme.

 Oreo Duo. Oreo cookie, with a layer of creme featuring two

complementary “half and half” flavors. Two varieties:

Strawberry and vanilla; banana and dulce de leche.

 Oreo Alfajor: Three layers of Oreo cookie and crème covered in

chocolate in the form of a traditional Argentine snack cake.

Mexico:

 Oreo Trio Chocolate: three different chocolates in the same Oreo … one per each cookie and a third

in the crème

 Oreo Cookies & Crème: Oreo with Cookies & Crème filling

 Oreo Double Stuf

 Oreo Dark Fudge

 Oreo White Fudge

Iconic Oreo Advertising Slogans through the Years

 1950 – Oh!, Oh! Oreo!

 1980 – For the Kid in All of Us

 1982 – America‟s Best Loved Cookie

 1982 – The One and Only

 1986 – Who‟s The Kid with the Oreo Cookie?

 1990 – Oreo, The Original Twister

 2004 – Milk‟s Favorite Cookie

History of Oreo … 100 years and counting!

1912 – Oreo is introduced, with the first Oreo rolling off the line at the

Chelsea Market bakery in Manhattan.

1913 – Oreo cookie is registered as a Nabisco trademark.

1921 – The name “Oreo Biscuit” is changed to “Oreo

Sandwich.”

1923 – First advertisement showing the “twist” appears on

trolley cars. Oreo cookies now available in a self-service

fiberboard package.

1928 –Oreo is exported to several Spanish-speaking

countries in Central and Latin America.

1937 – The name “Oreo Sandwich” is changed to “Oreo

Crème Sandwich.”

1949 – Oreo introduced in Canada.

1952 – Cookie design modified to include

the Nabisco Biscuit Company‟s colophon

emblem.

1965 – Oreo cookies packaging changes to

a one-pound cardboard carton that contains three waxed-paper wrapped

“stack packs” (but are still available in the one-pound, 11-ounce and 6 ½-

ounce cellophane bags, as well as single-serve packets).

Late 1960s – Oreo launched in Venezuela.

1974 –Oreo Double Stuf Chocolate Sandwich cookies introduced in the U.S.

1983 –Oreo cookies are supplied to approved ice cream manufacturers for use in

products marketed under the trade name of Oreo brand “Cookies „N Cream Ice Cream.”

Complete line of single-serve items designed to satisfy consumer snacking needs

introduced in U.S.

1985 – Oreo Mint Crème cookies introduced in U.S. for limited time. Oreo Double Stuf

cookies introduced in Canada.

1986 – Oreo Ice Cream introduced in Canada.

1987 – Oreo celebrates its 75th birthday. Oreo Big Stuf cookies introduced for a limited time in

retail market. Fudge Covered Oreo Sandwich cookies introduced in U.S.

1988 – Oreo Baking Crumbs (for recipes) introduced in Canada.

1989 – “Father and Son” TV commercial marks the launch of the

“Moments” campaign.

1990 – Oreo Summer Fun Pack introduced in Canada and sells over

900,000 packages in just 3 weeks. White Fudge Covered Oreo

cookies introduced as holiday seasonal product in U.S.

1991 –Oreo cookies available with orange colored filling for Halloween in U.S. Winter White Oreo (White

Fudge Covered Oreo Cookies) introduced in Canada.

1992 – Mini Oreo cookies available nationwide in U.S. and first introduced in Canada.

1993 – Oreo cookies now sold in 30 countries worldwide. Mini Oreo cookies with red filling introduced for

holiday season in U.S. Oreo Cookie Pie Crust introduced in U.S.

1994 – Reduced Fat Oreo cookies introduced in U.S. Oreo launches in Brazil and Iberia.

1995 – Oreo Chocolate Sandwich cookies introduced in Argentina. Holiday Oreo cookies with red crème

filling produced for Christmas holiday season in U.S. Oreo launches in Hong Kong.

1996 – Oreo cookies introduced in China.

1998 – Oreo Global Moments Campaign launch.

1999 – In a survey conducted to mark the turn of the century, 86% of

Americans chose Oreo cookies when asked which items they would like to see

continued in the next century. Oreo ranked second behind “newspapers”.

(source: Yankelovich Partners, Inc.)

2000 – Oreo cookies are enjoyed by 9 out of 10 households in the US. Mini Oreo cookies in convenient

on-the-go packs introduced.

2001 – Chocolate Crème Oreo cookies and Chocolate Crème Mini Oreo cookies introduced in U.S. Oreo

Fudge Covered Mint Sandwich cookies introduced in U.S.

2002 – Double Delight Oreo cookies introduced in U.S. in Peanut Butter and

Chocolate Crème, Mint and Crème and Coffee and Crème.

2003 – Oreo puts the chocolate on the inside and two golden wafers on the outside

with the launch of “Uh-Oh!”. This product was originally intended to be an “in and

out” product but it was so popular that the brand decided to keep it.

2004 – Golden Oreo launched. Oreo Brownies introduced in Canada as foodservice

dessert. Football Oreo cookies introduced as “in and out” product in U.S. Reduced Fat

Oreo cookies are reformulated to have zero grams of trans fat per serving.

2005 – First-ever “Oreo and Milk” jingle contest.

2006 – Oreo becomes China‟s #1- selling biscuit.

2007 – Oreo launched in Greece, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Oreo

Cakesters launched in U.S. Snack „n Seal packaging introduced in the U.S.

2008 – Oreo launched in UK, Netherlands and Italy. Double Stuf Racing League (DSRL) launched in U.S.

First-ever global Oreo campaign launches, Global Moments. Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs Oreo Mini

Cakesters introduced in U.S. Oreo Fudgees introduced as a limited edition.

2009 – Oreo Fun Stix and Golden Double Stuf launched. Oreo biscuits are the subject of the world‟s

largest blind taste test with 1,471 people gathering in Madrid, Spain.

2010 – Oreo launched in Ukraine.

2011 – Oreo introduced in Poland, Germany and India.