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While the future ofthis year’s Olympic gamesisup in the air, Oreo is not missing an opportunity to release a new flavor for the potential occasion.
In honor ofTeam USA, Nabisco, the parent company of Oreos, is launching cookies triple-stuffed with red, white and blue creme. They will also feature popping candy inside (a trick they’ve previously used in their Firework Oreo flavor) and an American flag with the 5 Olympic rings etched on the chocolate cookies.
This is not the first time Nabisco has used their sponsorship of sporting events to release themed foods. In March, Oreoteamed up with the NBAto release limited-edition packages of NBA Dynasty Oreo Cookies featuring “six unique embossments” of “the greatest dynasties in NBA history.”
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On Friday,Japan expandeditscurrent COVID state of emergencybut remains hopeful that the event, which has already been postponed from 2020, will still go on as planned.
In late April, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga first announced that Japan would be undergoing its third lockdown as Tokyo and three other prefectures — Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo — experienced a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases,NPRreported.
At the time, officials said the restrictions — which require a number of businesses, including bars and karaoke parlors, to remain closed —would tentatively last until May 11.
Last week, the order was expanded to include six prefectures, and as of this week, the order now applies to three additional areas, according to ESPN. Included in the latest change is Hokkaido, an island where the Olympic marathon is currently slated to take place.
“As for the Olympics, I am aware that there are various opinions (about holding the event) but our priority is stemming the spread of infections and protecting the lives and health of the Japanese people,” the prime ministersaid during his announcement on Friday, Reuters reported.
source: people.com
