Hello Panda is a brand of Japanese
biscuit
A biscuit is a flour-based baked and shaped food product. In most countries biscuits are typically hard, flat, and unleavened. They are usually sweet and may be made with sugar, chocolate, icing, jam, ginger, or cinnamon. They can also be ...
, manufactured by
Meiji Seika. It was first released in Japan during 1979.
Each biscuit consists of a small hollow
shortbread
Shortbread or shortie is a traditional Scottish biscuit usually made from one part white sugar, two parts butter, and three to four parts plain wheat flour. Unlike many other biscuits and baked goods, shortbread does not contain any leaveni ...
layer, filled with crème of various flavors.
On some biscuits are printed cartoon style depictions of
giant panda
The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes u ...
s doing various activities, such as
fencing
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and
archery, and also in the United States, other activities such as hockey and baseball.
Hello Panda was originally baked in Japan by Meiji Seika, but production later began in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
and
Indonesia
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. The Singapore bakery facilities started producing other Meiji products in 1974. The biscuits are exported to most developed countries, such as the United Kingdom (by Unisnacks), most European countries, the United States, the Middle East, Australia and Canada.
The biscuits are commonly sold in a tall, hexagonal box with 2 oz or 57.5 g. In some countries, Hello Panda biscuits are available in small 21 and 35 g aluminium pouches, 50 g as well as 260 g boxes and limited edition packages. While the boxes come in sizes of 60 g (20 cookies), 170 g (hexagonal boxes containing eight bags weighing 21 g) and 680 g (a box containing 32 bags weighing 21 g). Packets can also be bought containing a mixture of flavors.
Flavors

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Chocolate
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* Strawberry
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Vanilla
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Pollination is required to make the p ...
* Matcha green tea
* Double chocolate
*Milk
*Milk + Chocolate Biscuit
* Coconut
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Caramel
Caramel ( or ) is an orange-brown confectionery product made by heating a range of sugars. It can be used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, as a filling in bonbons, or as a topping for ice cream and custard.
The process of caramelizat ...
– First introduced in the US in 2020
Nutrition
Calories: 160
Serving Size: 10 pieces (30g)
See also
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List of shortbread biscuits and cookies
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Koala's March
Koala's March ( ja, コアラのマーチ, Koara no Māchi) is a bite-sized cookie snack with a sweet filling. Made by Lotte, the product was first released in Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island ...
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Teddy Grahams
Teddy Grahams are bear-shaped graham cookie snacks created by Nabisco. Introduced in 1988, Teddy Grahams come in two distinct shapes: bears with arms up and legs closed, and bears with legs open and arms down. When first introduced, Teddy Grahams ...
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Tiny Teddy
References
Biscuit brands
Fictional pandas
Japanese brand foods
Japanese snack food
Shortbread
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