Fig Newtons | New England By the Numbers
Did you know that Fig Newtons has its own day? Find out when it is and learn more trivia about Nabisco’s popular bar.
By Deborah Despres|Mar 27 2014|
The Fig Newton
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16
January date known to snack enthusiasts as National Fig Newton Day
101
number of years Fig Newtons were called “cakes”—not marketed as “cookies” until 1982
1891
year Kennedy Biscuit Co. (now Nabisco) of Cambridge, MA, began producing the fig-filled confection
$2491
base monthly rent to live amid baking history today: an 862-square-foot Cambridge loft, once home to Kennedy Biscuit Co.
100
length in inches of the cookie served at the 1991 centennial celebration in Newton, MA—the city for which the cookie is named
THIRTY
number of product versions available today under the Newtons brand
FIFTY-SIX
Fig Newtons consumed on March 26, 2005, by Martin Tighe of Attleboro, Mass., to fuel his Guinness World Record for most miles (85.83) run on a treadmill over 12 hours
ONE
New Englanders’ ranking among the nation’s consumers of Newtons cookies
2011
year “Fig” is dropped from the brand name; free of the laxative/geriatric undertone of “Fig,” sales of Newtons are energized
123
years after they came into production, Newtons remain a top 10 seller among Nabisco cookies
Interesting history of the “Fig Newton”…..but, so sad that they are now manufactured in Mexico, Yuck!! When I noticed that tidbit of information on the package, I knew I had purchased my last Fig Newton.
In the UK they are called Fig Rolls,my husband is a big fan and eats a whole pack every day……….