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Every other snack has its own article, why doesn't Chicken in a Biskit?

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[edit] Nabisco as a company

Shouldn't the article now read "Nabisco was a U.S.-based manufacturer of cookies and snacks, including brands such as Chips Ahoy!, Fig Newtons, Mallomars, Oreos, Ritz Crackers, Teddy Grahams, Triscuits, Wheat Thins, and In a Biskit." since technically Nabisco no longer operates as a corporation but now simply as a brand name, In 2000 when Kraft Foods purchased Nabisco Holdings Group all of Nabisco's products were intergrated as part of Kraft's manufacturing operations and previous Nabisco companies and subsidaries including Nabisco Brands USA, Nabisco International etc... had their incorporation certificates either Merged out or cancelled. I recently went past Nabisco's former headquarters in East Hanover, New Jersey and any references including signs that use to say Nabisco have been removed and replaced with Kraft Foods North America. Misterrick 17:24, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I guess this article must be splitted into two: Nabisco (brand) and Nabisco Brands, Inc. (the company). Nabisco Brands is a company with a very complex history, from the Uneeda thing to the RJR acquisition (I believe in this, as the Johnson guy [Nabisco's CEO] became RJR's CEO, and replaced all who were against him...business politics, eh?) to the KKR LBO to the separation of each of its divisions...ugh, it's so very complex. Maybe I can put some topics on that thing. But, sorry for copying most of the facts from this article. Obin 3391 17:01, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bumper

For much of the latter 20th century, Nabisco ended advertisements with their logo, accompanied by a "ding" sound. Can we get something on the article about this? WizardDuck 11:23, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ineeda

I've heard Nabisco revolutionized packaging in 1899 with the Uneeda. How? Trekphiler 00:22, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

It's a series of folded cardboard and wax paper to "seal in" the freshness of the biscuit, which, in this case, is Uneeda. This was done to prolong shelf life. -- Obin 3391 12:03, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Nabisco Brand

Products sold as Nabisco in the US are also under this brand in Australia. Also many products formerly sold as the "Lanes" brand are also now branded Nabisco. This happened after Kraft Foods Inc.'s purchase of Australian biscuit producer Lane Food Group, which had previously licensed products from Nabisco. E.g. Premium crackers and the "In a Biskit" products which were sold in Australia under the Lanes brand. Oreos on the other hand, have always been sold as Nabisco brand in Australia. See: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=129070&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=246872&highlight= Edwin s 09:07, 15 May 2007 (UTC)


[edit] History Clean up

The history section isn't in chronological order, it jumps all around. This ought to be cleaned up by someone more knowledgable than me of the history. Capmango 20:46, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nabisco sold as Christie in Canada - too general.

WRT the merger history section - not all products from Nabisco are sold under the Christie brand in Canada. Breakfast cereals were (still are?) sold as Nabisco products. I only associate Christie with cookies and such (as the adverts say "Mr. Christie, you make good cookies") --Michael Daly (talk) 06:57, 17 December 2007 (UTC)