Oreo Original cookies

Brand origin and identity

Oreo is an American sandwich-cookie brand first created by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) in 1912. The product pictured is the standard "Original" Oreo (chocolate biscuits with a vanilla-flavored creme filling) in the familiar blue retail pack.

Manufacturing and geographic footprint

Oreo is manufactured in many countries around the world rather than a single facility. Production takes place in Mondelez/Nabisco bakeries and licensed partner factories across multiple regions to serve local markets; therefore the product is best described as produced in "Multiple countries." The exact factory for a given pack is typically identified by plant codes or "best by"/lot information printed on the package.

Ownership and corporate history

Oreo was invented and launched by Nabisco (National Biscuit Company). Over the decades the brand changed corporate parents through major food industry restructurings; today Oreo is owned by Mondelez International, the global snacks company formed from Kraft Foods' 2012 global snacks spin-off. Nabisco operates as a regional/manufacturing subsidiary under Mondelez in markets such as the United States.

Practical note about the photographed pack

The image shows standard retail multipacks of Oreo Original in English-language packaging (commonly sold in the U.S. and many other English-speaking markets). Because Mondelez produces Oreos in regional bakeries and via licensed partners, a single photographed pack does not uniquely identify the country of manufacture without viewing the printed plant/lot code on the back or side of the package.