Are you a big fan of the OREO cookie like we are? Well, then check out this episode of This Week in Business History where host Scott W. Luton offers up “4 Things You Didn’t Know About the OREO”. From the OREO origin story, to Sam “Mr. Oreo” Porcello to cookie industry revenue leaders (and a lot more), Scott shares some surprising aspects to the OREO story, perhaps the most popular cookie in all of history.
This special episode features a quote from Mondelēz International CSCO, Sandra MacQuillan. Check out Sandra’s most recent interview on Supply Chain Now here: https://supplychainnow.com/episode-615/
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