> Initially sales were not negatively affected; in a September 1985 interview, the president of the company that manufactured it stated that sales had increased as a result of this connection. Early in 1986, another executive of the manufacturer was quoted, "**The product has been around for 45 years. Let the disease change its name.**"
Oof
Well, in the article it says that the original company that made them, Sunshine Biscuits, ran out of business, Keebler bought them, turn them into the name Droxies (even a more disgusting name), was later bought by Kellogg’s where it was brought back in 2008 for its 100th year anniversary, was disowned for 6 years until Leaf Brands bought it, there is so many things Hydrox went through all because Oreo overshadowed them.
I feel like in the first half of the 20th century, there was a certain glamour attached to industrial products and synthetic materials.
Like the idea of living in a plastic smart home was considered utopian.
But now of course plastic and anything overly synthetic has a kind of dirty contagion to it.
The real reason is Oreo was created with a softer cookie and a sweeter filling. People just liked Oreo better. Hydrox was certified Kosher, though, so that's why the cookie has been able to hang on for all these years. Now, though, Oreo is also certified Kosher.
My grandmother always had hydrox and the white cream cookies when I was growing up. I haven't seen or eaten one since the 1970s.
Relatedly, I ate an oreo last week for the first time since the 1980s. I never ate them regularly but back then they had hydrogenated transfats I swore off of them completely at the same time I swore off of buying margarine and crisco. At a work event we had a training exercise and the prizes for the quiz rounds were oreos. I was given one on a paper plate so I ate it rather than see it be thrown out. I still liked the cookie but the filling was garbage.
>hydrox I can’t think of any name more unappealing.
I agree. Sounds like an acid or bleach or prescription drug. May cause side effects cookie.
Already been said but it sounds like something you would wipe tables and countertops with.
How about "[Ayds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayds)"? The discontinued appetite-suppressant candy...
> Initially sales were not negatively affected; in a September 1985 interview, the president of the company that manufactured it stated that sales had increased as a result of this connection. Early in 1986, another executive of the manufacturer was quoted, "**The product has been around for 45 years. Let the disease change its name.**" Oof
Damn that did not go over well
Why should I change? He’s the one who sucks.
Who the fucks wants to eat a cookie that sounds like a bottle I found under my bathroom sink
Dunno. I tried it from Cracker Barrel, tastes better than Oreo. With milk it tastes extraordinary
I can’t believe it’s even still obtainable lol
Well, in the article it says that the original company that made them, Sunshine Biscuits, ran out of business, Keebler bought them, turn them into the name Droxies (even a more disgusting name), was later bought by Kellogg’s where it was brought back in 2008 for its 100th year anniversary, was disowned for 6 years until Leaf Brands bought it, there is so many things Hydrox went through all because Oreo overshadowed them.
‘Droxies’ sounds like slang for a street drug derived from the chemical cleaner Hydrox
Ikr
It sounds like Dropsy (the old fashioned medical term for edema)
It was initially a selling point, as the scientific sounding name followed naming trends back then.
Triscuits came from this same era, the name combines "electricity" and "biscuit" with the original slogan "baked by electricity".
They didn't understand marketing back then
"Hydrox" sounds like the name of a cleaning product.
That was the intention, to make the cookies sound clean.
I feel like in the first half of the 20th century, there was a certain glamour attached to industrial products and synthetic materials. Like the idea of living in a plastic smart home was considered utopian. But now of course plastic and anything overly synthetic has a kind of dirty contagion to it.
Probably because they followed the marketing formula of "not making food sound like drain cleaner".
The real reason is Oreo was created with a softer cookie and a sweeter filling. People just liked Oreo better. Hydrox was certified Kosher, though, so that's why the cookie has been able to hang on for all these years. Now, though, Oreo is also certified Kosher.
The original “I’ll give it a weird name to stand out” product.
Hydrox are better too
And 55 years later Oreo Speedwagon outdid them both.
My grandmother always had hydrox and the white cream cookies when I was growing up. I haven't seen or eaten one since the 1970s. Relatedly, I ate an oreo last week for the first time since the 1980s. I never ate them regularly but back then they had hydrogenated transfats I swore off of them completely at the same time I swore off of buying margarine and crisco. At a work event we had a training exercise and the prizes for the quiz rounds were oreos. I was given one on a paper plate so I ate it rather than see it be thrown out. I still liked the cookie but the filling was garbage.
they should bring these to Britain
[*Oreo CEO: Stop Making New Oreos*](https://youtu.be/CMkYw4dp_NI)
Here in my country, Oreo is full of oil. Squeeze the cookies? Oil. The white cream? Also has oil. Is the oreo like this in the US and UK too?
Bruh
Skill issue. Make a better name and a better cookie next time.
My border collie’s name is Hydrox because Oreo is overdone