Borio Explained

Borio
Producttype:Cookie
Currentowner:Mondelēz International
Country:Egypt
Tagline:"The Better Oreo"

Borio is a brand of biscuits local to Egypt that is similar to Oreo. It consists of two chocolate biscuits with creme filling in between.

While Oreo was invented in the United States in 1912 by Nabisco, Borio is manufactured and distributed in Egypt by Family Nutrition.[1]

Kraft Foods Inc. acquired Nabisco in 2000 and Family Nutrition in 2003[2] so that both products were owned by the same company. In 2012, Kraft Foods became Mondelēz International.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al-Ahram Weekly – Economy – A sweet deal. Al-Ahram Weekly. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130528213113/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/890/ec5.htm. 2013-05-28.
  2. Web site: Kraft Foods buys Egyptian biscuit-maker. Bakery Online.