The incredible 'Oreo' industry of biscuits, wafers, cookies, cakes, chocolate - you name it - has quite an history behind it. They first appeared on the market in 1912! They boast a 100 year of activity!
The juicy part - the disagreement between the two brothers-owners who eventually had to split, actually led to the big prosperity of the business. The first two letters of the Oreo name - 'Or', is french for 'gold'. Perhaps, a hint to the business being a gold mine for its owners.
I'm familiar with one product only : it comprises two tiny, thin, brown biscuits with dark chocolate cream between them (a sandwich cookie). 'Thin and tiny' sure gives one the illusion of less dietary damage caused by the sweet item, so people go for it.
The first time I bought the above ( to accompany my morning coffee) I was looking on the package for the name of the supplier, and that's what I found: Ukraine, company name: Mondelez. In fact, the country of origin is USA, Mondelez is the international mother company, with branches all over the world.
The products are vegan and kosher. There is a great variety of shapes (round, oval, button-like), of texture (crisp, soft, creamy), sizes, flavors, and wrappings with the background color of deep blue.
It seems this merchandise is popular everywhere (at my local supermarket Oreo products are quite the Hit), as it is a suitable treat for everyone - kids, adults, poor, rich, secular, religious. It fits every taste and pocket. We could rightly say - it 'brings us together'. In the divisive world we live, that's quite a lot.