

The modern Oreo cookie filling was developed by Nabisco's principal food scientist, Sam Porcello, who retired from Nabisco in 1993. In 1920, a second lemon crème-filled variety of the Oreo was introduced, as an alternative to the white crème-filled variety, but this was discontinued in 1924 and the original flavor was the only version available for the next several decades. A new design for the face of the cookie was launched in 1924 the modern-day Oreo design was developed in 1952 by William A. The Oreo Biscuit was renamed in 1921 to "Oreo Sandwich" in 1948, the name was changed to "Oreo Crème Sandwich" and in 1974 it became the "Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie", the name that has remained to this day. She observes that the original design of the Oreo includes a laurel wreath, and the names of several of Nabisco's cookies at the time of the original Oreo had botanical derivations, including Avena, Lotus, and Helicon (from Heliconia). Another theory, proposed by the food writer Stella Parks, is that the name derives from the Latin Oreodaphne, a genus of the laurel family.

Others believe that the cookie was named Oreo simply because the name was short and easy to pronounce. 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". Oreo is the best-selling cookie brand in the United States and, as of 2014, the best-selling cookie globally. While Oreo is actually an imitation of the Hydrox chocolate cream-centered cookie, which was introduced in 1908, Oreos far outstripped Hydrox in popularity, so much that many think Hydrox is an imitation of Oreo, rather than the other way around. Many varieties of Oreo cookies have been produced, and limited-edition runs have become popular in the 21st century. Oreo cookies are available in over one hundred countries.
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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 ( / ˈ ɔːr i oʊ/) is a brand of sandwich cookie consisting of two wafers with a sweet creme filling.
