Hydrox

The taste of Oreos is never beaten and never will. But the history of it makes you not want to eat it. This story is known as Oreos darker, more infamous history that almost no one knows about.

#### Hydrox And Oreo

In the 1890s, brothers: Jacob Loose, And Joseph Loose, opened a bakery in Kansas Missouri. This was due to the major stoppage of Biscuits due to major wars ending. One day, Jacob feel Ill and went to Europe to get treated, leaving only Joseph taking care of the bakery by himself. However, Joseph didn’t like the way things were going, and silently sabotaged Jacob while he was being treated up in Europe. Creating the “National Biscuit Company” (known as Nabisco now) while Jacob was being treated. Jacob was furious, and coming back down to Kansas, he created what is known as the “Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company” (later to be renamed Sunshine Biscuits in earlier years) and started production in the 1900s, later on creating what is known as “Hydrox”, ultimately being stolen by Nabisco, and distributed into stores in later 1910s era, leaving Jacob deprived and mad, at his brother who started an entire biscuit company with him, and later turned on his back. Oreo started becoming more and more popular over the next few years, leaving people to think Hydrox was a straight up rip-off of Oreo, some claiming to protest about it out near Jacobs company. Jacob in later years died in a good way, earning a few million dollars. This left the company to sell on its own to manage the company.

#### Origin

Hydrox is a cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie owned and manufactured by Leaf Brands. It debuted in the United States in 1908, and was manufactured by Sunshine Biscuits for over 90 years. Oreo was created in 1912 as an imitation of Hydrox. Oreo eventually eclipsed Hydrox in popularity, which resulted in the Hydrox cookies being perceived as an Oreo off-brand. Compared to Oreos, Hydrox cookies have a less sweet filling and a crunchier cookie shell that is reportedly less soggy in milk.

#### History

In 1908, the cookie's creation was inspired by "purity and goodness", with a name derived from the hydrogen and oxygen elements within the water molecule. Soon they got it into stores, however they were too late, and Oreo had already gotten a head start. Oreo eventually got more popular, and left its unraveled truth behind it. Sunshine Biscuits got burnt out, and was purchased by Keebler in 1996, and in 1999, Keebler replaced Hydrox with a similar but reformulated product called "Droxies" . Keebler was acquired by Kellogg's in 2001, and Kellogg's removed Droxies from the market in 2003. Kellogg's then marketed a similar chocolate sandwich cookie under the Famous Amos brand, along with sandwich cookies of other flavors, but also discontinued the line.

On the cookie's 100th anniversary, Kellogg's resumed distribution of Hydrox under the Sunshine label in late August 2008 in direct response to 1,300 phone calls from fans as well as an online petition with 1,000 signatures, a Hydrox fan website with the essay "Nonconformists don't eat Oreos", and dozens of forum posts, asking that production resume. The cookies were available nationally for a limited time, and less than one year later Kellogg's removed Hydrox from their web site.

The Carvel ice cream franchise sold ice-cream goods manufactured with Hydrox cookie crumbs until 2012. Carvel used the cookie's all-kosher status as a selling point, because the original Oreo recipe used lard. The cookies were not specifically mentioned by name on the Carvel website, but they were identified as "hydrox" (lower-case "h") on the in-store posters. Carvel currently uses Oreo cookies in its ice cream goods.

In 2014, Leaf Brands registered the "Hydrox" trademark, which had been abandoned by former owner Kellogg's. Leaf began production of its version of Hydrox on September 4, 2015, at the company’s facility in Vernon, California. In 2017, the recipe was changed to remove artificial flavors that had been used for 50 years, and the company obtained non-GMO certification.

Leaf Brands filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission in 2018 against Mondelez International, maker of Oreo cookies, for hiding Hydrox cookies from customers on store shelves.

## Oreo

Oreo is a brand of sandwich cookie consisting of two cocoa biscuits or cookie pieces with a sweet fondant filling. 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 cookies are available in over one hundred countries. Many varieties of Oreo cookies have been produced, and limited-edition runs have become popular in the 21st century. as of 2014, Oreo was officially classified as the best-selling cookie brand globally.

Oreos has become so popular since its debut in 1912, many think Hydrox is an imitation of Oreo.

The "Oreo Biscuit" was first developed and produced by the National Biscuit Company (today known as Nabisco) in 1912 at its Chelsea, New York City factory in the present-day Chelsea Market complex, located on Ninth Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets. Today, this same block of Ninth Avenue is known as "Oreo Way". The name Oreo was trademarked on March 14, 1912. It was launched as an imitation of the original Hydrox cookie manufactured by Sunshine company, which was introduced in 1908. The original design on the face of the Oreo featured a wreath around the edge of the cookie and the name "OREO" in the center. In the United States, they were sold for $0.25 (equivalent to $7.58 in 2022) a pound (454 g) in novelty metal canisters with clear glass tops. The first Oreo was sold on March 6, 1912, to a grocer in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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. 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. Turnier, incorporating the Nabisco logo. 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.

The modern Oreo cookie filling was developed by Nabisco's principal food scientist, Sam Porcello, who retired from Nabisco in 1993. Porcello held five patents directly related to his work on the Oreo; he also created a range of Oreo cookies that were covered in dark chocolate and white chocolate. In the early 1990s, health concerns prompted Nabisco to replace the lard in the crème filling with partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Oreo cookies are popular with people that have certain dietary restrictions, such as vegans, as the crème filling does not use any animal products. However, there is still a risk of cross-contamination from other dairy-containing products made in the same production areas. In the FAQ section of the Oreo.co.uk website, on the question of whether Oreo cookies are suitable for vegans, their response is "No, OREO have milk as cross contact and therefore they are not suitable for vegans."

## Oreos Reaction To Hydrox’s Revival

In the 90s, Oreo would go on a rampage with their money, spending millions of dollars to re market their product “Kosher”, Kosher foods are foods that conform to the Jewish dietary regulations of kashrut. Kashrut being the dietary laws which come from the Torah. Hydrox, being Oreos rival, heard about its kosher ingredients and decided to join in on the fun, making their ingredients become kosher. This would also make sales rise, as 16 million people worldwide are Jewish, and every single one of them has to listen to Kashruts rules. It’s serious learning in the Jewish tradition. As Oreo saw the decline of Hydrox in the earlier 2000’s, it got a massive head start in its industry, becoming the best selling cookie in 2014, but later on spiraling due to Hydrox’s comeback that was such a turn of events.

Oreo had gotten 4 billion dollars in 2022 alone. As Hydrox’s reputation slowly died, and Oreo got a head start, being the number one cookie brand in the world, they we’re bound to earn a little more cash, as the elderly who beloved Hydrox needed to switch to Oreo. Which was a major move in Oreos business and sales. Oreo was the main reason Sunshine Biscuits had decided to close their doors one last time, due to the fact they got completely and entirely worn out, leaving Sunshine Biscuits to sell their company to Keebler. Keebler took horrible control over Hydrox, rebranding the once popular product into a weirder name known as Droxies. This didn’t fly with Hydrox fans, and later protested to take it away from markets. And in 2001, Kellogg’s took ahold of it after seeing the massive drama and hate, and in 2003, decided to remove it from markets. They later on brought it back for its 100th anniversary in 2008, leaving it in the dust, and later being acquired by Leaf Brands in 2014. Also in 2014, Oreo became the best selling cookie in that same year, leaving Oreo to only witness Hydrox’s true power.

In 2018, Leaf Brands, along with the Federal Trade Commission, sued Mondelez International from hiding their products from shelves. This became apparent as most Hydrox fans in which were happy about it’s random comeback, didn’t see it in stores which led to drama, and controversy over it’s awful ways of handling their distribution in stores. However this wasn’t their fault. Mondelez International (Oreos distributor) sabotaged Hydrox several times before. Once, stealing their idea, second, stealing a Hydrox flavor known as Hydrox Doubles, and third, the “poor distribution of their products in stores”. As the lawsuit went on, eventually Oreo confessed, and gave Hydrox 800 million dollars worth of hiding Hydrox’s packages in stores. Exactly how they did this is still unknown to this day and will never become apparent in later years.

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* Fandom For Hydrox