why did nabisco stop making ideal cookies?

Nabisco, the maker of Oreo cookies and other treats, said its NJ plant's approximate 600 workers have either retired, transferred or were looking for other jobs. Giggles were shortbread cookies filled with fudge and vanilla cream, like an Oreo. I love these cookies! They are the B E S T Cookie and if Nabisco doesn't want to make them anymore, then someone needs to reintroduce them. My parents both worked for Safeway in Va. we loved those peanut butter cookie bars in the orange and brown wrapped rectangular box. Years later my husband and I used to joke about it being a "single serving package" because for us it was. THEY WERE THE BEST. I've even told my kids about ideal bars. I remember the package being a single layer of chocolate dipped peanut butter bars, maybe about a dozen lined up back to back. The cookie part is chocolate and is a little too grainy, compared to Ideal. they really left an impression on me. I am glad to see I am not the only Ideal obsessed kook out there. Without a doubt we would find them. If they're not going to sell them any more can't they at least share the recipe??!!!! We should all go to Nabisco.com and start a write in campaign to resurrect them! LEMON COOLERS! Please - make them again Ana Isco. It's a shame they don't listen to the loyal consumers (as this blog demonstrates)and make that investment into bringing back such a popular item. They were definitely the BEST cookies ever! Then he started pre-bagging them for lunch. Fabulous product. When I was a kid I used to be a pretty good actor. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Back-The-Nabisco-Ideal-Cookie-Bars/256146701090663. Bring the discontinued cookies I've spoken so passionately for back as a "Classic" or "Vintage" brand. My husband and I lived in the mountains befor they had cable, so we would listen to the stereo and have Ideal cookies and Milk two or three times a week! More of a cookie than a cracker, these treats were discontinued in 2016. The tough part comes when we have to share the news that the product you're trying to find has been discontinued. Well, considering that disputes about the sandwich cookie and its origins are still going on to this day, the answer is yes. I would love for my grandchildren to experience the best taste I have EVER tasted in my lifetime! These were the best cookies out!!!! To the lady who stated that little debbie bars tasted like the ideal bars, must not ever had the real Nabisco Ideal bars. If you are determined to continue to refuse to bring these superior products back into production, then at least make the recipes for them available to the people who love them and grew up on them, people like me. Only much bigger Enjoy! I sent an email directly to the company and didn't even receive the courtesy of a reply. I thought they were originally produced by a smaller company than Nabisco, but could be mistaken. I think I made a request for Vermont Country Store to find them but never heard anything. Oreo boycott (also known as the Nabisco boycott and Mondelez boycott) is a boycott of the Oreo cookie and other Nabisco-manufactured products, including Chips Ahoy! 2. Every once in a while my brother & I will talk about them. Anyway, these little growths were easy to bite off, and would lend a fairly pure chocolate experience, one that only hinted of the peanut butter explosion that loomed on the not-so-distant horizon. Sorry Mother and Daddy, you couldn't stop us!!! [ CNP00612 ] 100 Calorie Cheese Nips Crackers, 6 / Box; [ FVS00609 ] Ritz 100 Calorie Snack Mix, 6 / box; [ FVS00612 ] 100 Calorie Cheese Nips Crackers, 6 / Box. At this time there are no plans to bring back our discontinued products, but we are always cooking up something new to help you live and eat better so you may discover a new favorite! my Daddy just passed away recently @ 86 so these memories are running rampant through my mind. Oreo was one of three cookies introduced by Nabisco on April 2, 1912, with the other twothe Mother Goose biscuit and the Veronese biscuitnow lost to history. I totally agree. (He liked Peanut butter and banana sandwiches, too). :}, P.S. I loved IDEAL bars!! The company was improving the cookies, making them more attractive to the modern health-conscious consumer. Those packages sure did go fast! Now - as to starting a "petition" - any suggestions and who would like to sign?! Nabisco is owned by Kraft Foods. They have a section where you can contact them and request they bring back Ideals. Who wants to go to the store for cookies and basically have only one choice???? My wife and I were just talking about the magical flavor that these cookies had. I actually had someone get mad at me for introducing them to those addictive cookies. NABISCO, WHY DID YOU STOP MAKING THEM???!!! Every trip down the cookie isle, I scan every shelf looking for them. What will it take to get nabisco to bring back ideal bars? That brand would be Hydrox, the second banana of the cookie aisle, which these days simply cant compete against the marketing juggernaut that is Oreo, even if it did get a bit of a head start. I have been looking for these cookies for years now! Why is it that when you find something that really works for you, it's discontinued. I would love Nabisco to bring this delicious chocolate delightful cookie back! One of my all time favorite cookies in the whole world!!!!! Easily the best chocolate-covered cookie ever. Please contact them for bringing back Chocolate Ideal Peanut Bars!!! Oreo factory shutdown: Mondelez to close N.J. Nabisco plant, but says My son has never had one. There is nothing close to them. Very rich & creamy: You needed a tall glass of ice cold milk to offset the decadence of this confection. i can recall Sat. What Cookies Are No Longer Made by Nabisco? - Reference.com Reeses' stix are not the same but still evoke some of the same taste. But I was really let down. There were the BEST! In the past 10 years or so I have not found them and about 2009 time frame I asked Nabisco what happened and they said that they stopped making them totally. Nadeau was probably pleased, when in 2015, Hydrox made a comeback. She used to hide them so us kids wouldn't eat them all. Had to google it and found this thread. I still hunt for them from time to time. Does anyone remember another cookie at that same time that had chocolate, caramel, and covered with nuts? How can those gawdawful Nilla wafers survive all these years while the ultimate cookie -- the Ideal Bar -- is retired? PLEASE make them for us. Perfect. I just wrote this letter to Nabisco: There is an army of us who would love to see you bring back your Ideal cookie bars that you discontinued perhaps some 30 years ago. They are the closest to the Ideal as anyone every going to get unless nabisco starts to make them again. It's decades later and those of us middle aged and older would enjoy having a cookie that tastes like something other than sugar to snack on. - Bring them back, you knuckle-heads! I still remember how crazy rich they tasted. OMG I have the same problem finding Nalley's Chip dip in all stores, another one of those tastes from the past My sister and I just got back from a road trip down the coast of Oregon and then back up I-5 going North. I was about 10 when they came into my life. I found that the peanut butter Twix is similar, but these are hard to find. I remember my mom buying these and trying to hide them from my sister and me, but we could find them anywhere! The rest, as they say, is history. It sounds like lots of other people would too! Nabisco has seen this website; it just doesn't care. They were Amazing. I am so disappointed they have discontinued them. We kept ours in the fridge in the summer so the chocolate wouldn't melt off!!! If you all really want to do something about it, go to the Nabisco website. I won't have to SHARE!! I also would like to see them brought back. My dad worked for Nabisco - when he'd go to the plant that made Ideal peanut butter bars and come back with a carton - we felt like we were in heaven. google_color_bg = "E7F0EB"; That is one of the many great memories of my childhood. The woman I spoke with was quite nice as I recall but had no answer as to why they had discontinued the product. Sporty Hairstyles. Oreos were made with lard. I remember them from 50 yrs ago . Oh yesHow I remember those cookies "Ideal Cookies" they were the best cookie I have every eatenI wish Nabisco would make them again. Yes - my mom used to have to hide them too! google_ad_channel = "9301152533"; They were FAR BETTER than ANY peanut cookie and/or candy bar available today, INCLUDING the Nutter Butter cookies you make today. I am so glad I'm not the only one who misses Ideal cookies. I always went with my mom to the A & P and I'd beg her to get them every time. My best guess why Nabisco quit making them is that they were too expensive to produce; in order to maintain the high quality of the product the retail cost would be unrealistic. They were very good/, So there's no way to get these anymore then? When we wanted peanut butter and chocolate at my house when I was a kid in the '60s and '70s, these are what we ALWAYS got. They didn't make them in the summer, so when it cooled down, we immediately started asking for them. Adolphus Green is president. They were the best cookies ever! Those of you from the Philadelphia area may remember that the Ideal Bars were originally made by Acme Markets and were packaged as an Acme product until Nabisco bought the recipe from Acme. Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America. This was and still would be my favorite cookie. We are sisters who grew up in California in the 60's and 70's and were TOTALLY addicted to the Ideal cookie bar!!! Wouldn't you think Nabisco would want make some bucks and satisfy the public by bringing this cookie back to market? Please NABISCO bring them back. Dark chocolate over crunchy peanut butter, I can almost taste them. As a kid in the 60's, nothing was better than some Ideal Peanut Butter Logs and a glass of really cold milk. They really should bring them back!!!!! Weird how so many people miss it like I do. I would gladly pay $10-15.00 for a box. Nabisco reportedly discontinued the cookies because they often broke in the packaging and were too expensive to produce. Offer subject to change without notice. The boycott was prompted by the Mondelez company's decision to close its American factories and move production to Mexico. I continue to hopefully search. My mother also tried her best to keep these wonderful cookies to herself and we made a game of finding where she had hidden them and sneak 1m or 2, but of course she always knew. If you don't believe me, read this: http://www.inthe70s.com/food/idealcookies0.shtml When are you going to wise up and bring back the best cookie you ever made? Oh how I miss that Ideal cookie! TOO. They patiently look them up and laugh. There is a whole new generation that would love them. I thought I was the only one who missed these cookies. It just hit me like a ton of bricks. I grew up on them as treats and have been looking for them for YEARS!!!!!!! Grew up in the Detroit area . This cookie was by far the most delicious blend of flavors you could ever ask for. Its an idea, and it might be similar. These were the BEST cookies EVER!! Nothing else compares. They just disappeared! Ideal cookies were the best cookies ever. It seems like the best things are often inexplicably taken away or discontinued. This was a big deal for him since he never packed his own lunch. They were such a treat and bring back such fond childhood memories! I MISS THEM TO THIS DAY!!! YUMmmm!! See, the reason these were the BEST cookies is because they were slightly salty AND sweet. Where can you find these cookies ? Im disappointed to learn that they no longer make these wonderful cookies. Hands down the best cookie ever. I thought I was the only one who really missed these cookies! Love them and really wish they would bring them back the SAME as the were! Nabisco should make them again - the economy is in the dumps, people are depressed, shouldn't Nabisco make ideal bars just to make the country a happier place? Please, please consider bringing them back!! My husband and I started to think maybe we had dreamed about Ideal Cookies. Never could another cookie compare!! I think what made these cookies so incredible was the crunchy cookie portion of it, the peanut butter filling which had finely chopped peanuts in it, and the EXCEPTIONAL quality of the chocolate that enrobed this cookie. I frequently speak of these cookies and how incredible they were. PLEASE. close but not exact. Nabisco-PLEASE make them again. They usually were gone during the drive home from the grocery store to the house. If I were the head of NABISCO, or your parent company, KRAFT, this would ALREADY HAVE BEEN DONE years ago!!!!!! I am so excited to find so many other Ideal-a-holics! Perhaps if we all email Nabisco. Finally, my father started counting them. please make this cookie again! OMG!!!!! Oreo, which the company . Once Nabisco had removed the lard, mainly for health reasons, going kosher became possible. It reminds me of that great Ideal Peanut Butter Bar Taste. They truly were the best cookies ever. Anyone know the name of the shortbread or sugar cookie with a hersey-kiss type chocolate drop on top? These were my favorite cookies as a child and I also kept them in the fridge!! I grew up in the midwest and I beleive Karen is correct above that the Ideal was only available in the fall and winter. Here's the Kraft customer service number: 877-535-5666 or you can email Nabisco: cis@nabisco.com Take a couple of minutes and make the request. I was surprised to find out how many other people loved those cookies as much as I did. I'm from CT,and my Dad would buy them whenever they were available. Now that I know there are others out there, I will call them again. As the others have said I can't believe that we all have been craving Ideal Peanut Butter Logs. I miss those doggone ideal bars!!!! Once this decision is made, we stop making the product and the remaining supply is shipped from our warehouse to the grocery stores.