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Uneeda Biscuit

Uneeda Biscuit was a brand of soda cracker created by the National Biscuit Company.[1] The brand was discontinued in 2009.

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History

Uneeda Biscuit were introduced in the 1890s as a product of the National Biscuit Company. The biscuits were lighter, flakier, and stayed crisper longer due to the packaging.[2] In 1896, National Biscuit Company spent $1 million in a branding campaign to compete with Cracker Jack, a competitor of Uneeda Biscuits. The packaging featured a boy in a raincoat and has been considered one of the original consumer packaging concepts that did not rely on identity recognition.[3] The boy in the raincoat signified the way the packaging kept moisture out of the product by using interfolded wax paper and cardboard.[2]

In 1902, a factory was built in Shreveport, Louisiana to manufacture Uneeda. At the time, it was the tallest privately owned building in the city.[4]

The Uneeda brand was discontinued by Nabisco in 2009.[5]


References

  1. Buchanan, Charles (20 November 2012). Fading Ads of Birmingham. Arcadia. ISBN 9781614237600. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. "Vintage Ads: Uneeda Biscuit Takes Crackers Out of the Barrel". Saturday Evening Post. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. The Art and Science of Packaging. Bright Media. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. Boucher, Makenzie (7 October 2023). "Shreveport historic downtown building gets a new lease on life". Shreveport Times. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. Packard, Jennifer (2017). A Taste of Broadway. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442267329. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

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