Newtons ( cookie ) - wikipedia Newtons ( cookie ) Newtons Two Newtons showing fig filling Type Cookie Created by Charles Roser Invented 1891 Main ingredients Figs Cookbook : Newtons Media : Newtons Newtons are a Nabisco trademarked version of the fig roll, a pastry filled with fig paste. Their distinctive shape is a characteristic that has been adopted by many competitors including generic fig bars sold in many markets. They are produced by an extrusion process. Contents 1 Brand history 2 Varieties 3 Advertising 4 References 5 External links Brand History A box of Fig Newtons Until the late 19th century, many physicians believed that most illnesses were related to digestion problems, and recommended a daily intake of biscuits and fruit. Fig rolls were the ideal solution to this advice. They were a locally produced and handmade product until a Philadelphia baker and fig lover, Charles Roser, invented and then patented a machine in 1891 which inserted fig paste into a thick pastry dough. Cambridgeport, Massachusetts -- based Kennedy Biscuit Company purchased the Roser recipe and started mass production. The first Fig Newtons were baked at the F.A. Kennedy Steam Bakery in 1891. The product was named after the city of Newton, Massachusetts. The Kennedy Biscuit Company had recently become associated with the New York Biscuit Company, and the two merged to form Nabisco -- after which, the fig rolls were trademarked as Fig Newtons. Varieties As of 2012, Nabisco makes several varieties of the Newton, which in addition to the original fig filling, include versions filled with apple cinnamon, strawberry, raspberry, and mixed berry. The Fig Newton also is sold in a 100 % whole - grain variety and a fat - free variety. Fig Newton Minis have also been introduced. The fig bar is the company 's third best - selling product, with sales of more than a billion bars a year. In 2011, a crisp cookie was introduced in the United States named Newtons Fruit Thins, after being successfully marketed by Kraft in Canada as Lifestyle Selections, a variety of Peek Freans. Advertising In the 1970s, Nabisco ran a popular advertising campaign for the Fig Newton. The TV commercials featured actor James ( Jimmy ) Harder as `` Big Fig '', dressed in a fig suit, who sings a song in praise of Fig Newtons. At the conclusion of the song, he struck the `` Fig Newton Pose '', leaning forward and balancing on his left foot, with arms spread and right leg raised behind him. About $14.8 million was spent advertising Newtons in 2011. The advertisements are generally based on nostalgia and directed to baby boomers rather than children. Since 2012, the `` Fig '' has been dropped from the product name. References Jump up ^ shemakesitclap ( 2013 - 10 - 25 ), How It 's Made Fig Newton Cookies - Discovery Channel Science, retrieved 2017 - 02 - 10 Jump up ^ `` National Fig Newton Day ''. CNN. Archived 2014 - 12 - 29 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Yvan Lemoine ( 16 December 2010 ). FoodFest 365 ! : The Officially Fun Food Holiday Cookbook. Adams Media. pp. 12 --. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4405 - 0619 - 2. Retrieved 8 November 2011. Jump up ^ Smith, Andrew F. ( 2004 ). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America : A -- J. Oxford University Press. p. 319. Retrieved 8 November 2011. Jump up ^ Evan Morris ( 2 November 2004 ). From Altoids to Zima : the surprising stories behind 125 brand names. Simon and Schuster. p. 35. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7432 - 5797 - 8. Retrieved 8 November 2011. Jump up ^ Voorhees, Don ( 2004 ). Why Do Donuts Have Holes ? Fascinating Facts About What We Eat and Drink. MJF Books. p. 148. ISBN 978 - 1 - 56731 - 734 - 3. Retrieved 8 November 2011. Jump up ^ Moravek, Natalie. `` Nabisco ''. The History of Candy Making in Cambridge. Cambridge Historical Society. Retrieved 4 January 2015. Jump up ^ A Machine Invented in 1891 Made the Mass Production of Fig Newtons Possible. ^ Jump up to : Andrew Adam Newman ( April 30, 2012 ). `` Reminders That a Cookie Goes Beyond the Fig ''. The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Official Fig Newton product listing with nutritional information ''. Nabiscoworld.com. Retrieved 2009 - 10 - 11. Jump up ^ `` 1970s Fig Newton Commercial ''. Retrieved July 26, 2012. Jump up ^ Spiegel, Alison ( January 16, 2015 ). `` Fig Newtons No Longer Exist. They 're Just Newtons Now. ''. The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 16, 2015. 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Question: where did the name fig newton come from
Answer: the city of Newton, Massachusetts