Fig Newtons are the 3rd most popular cookie, with over 1 billion consumed each year. They have been made for over 134 years.

Soft, chewy, and sweet, Fig Newtons -- as most of us still call them despite being rebranded to "Newtons" more than a decade ago -- have been the quintessential packaged snack food for over a century.

In 2012, Nabisco — now part of Mondelēz International — removed the "fig" from Fig Newtons, rebranding them simply as Newtons. The decision was intentional, part of a broader effort to refresh the ...

For all their complex flavor, Fig Newtons are a deeply stigmatized cookie-cake hybrid. It's the supermarket staple for "unhip" baby boomers, and one of the most under-appreciated snacks in the vending ...

National Fig Newton Day was this past Friday, Jan. 16, and while it may not be the first snack that pops into mind for a ...