Made in RVA: Nilla Wafers and Oreos

• The plant has been churning out snack foods since 1973.
• 🎉 In fact, Mondelēz's Richmond Biscuit Bakery celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday.

The Richmond bakery isn't the only supplier of these snacks for the East Coast, but it's likely any Oreos, Ritz crackers or the like on shelves near Richmond were made in Richmond, a spokesperson for Mondelēz tells Axios.

But if you want to be certain you're picking up Richmond-made Mondelēz snacks, think big or think wafer, she says.

• The Richmond bakery specializes in two things: family-sized portions and being the country's exclusive maker of Nilla Wafers.

Be smart: Mondelēz has nearly 1,000 employees in Virginia, including 650 at its Richmond Biscuit Bakery.

• The bakery was owned by Nabisco when it opened in 1973 and later Kraft before Mondelēz became the owner in 2012, per the Times-Dispatch.
• But through it all, the factory has been making Oreos, Chips Ahoy and Nilla Wafers.