It’s part cookie story. It’s part family story. And part history of the growth of the health foods business in the U.S. Yes, there was a Mr. Samuel Midel, who invented the world’s snappiest cookies. He ran a small food company in Chicago…and noticed that whenever he offered sugar free products they were all "SNAPPED UP". Suspecting his customers had a hunger for more (and trying to satisfy the cookie cravings of his daughters Frieda and Evelyn in a healthy way) he got creative. One of his most popular early items was a Honey Graham Cracker reminiscent of the traditional good taste of Dr. Sylvester Graham’s original. By the mid 1940’s, business was thriving and the husbands of Frieda and Evelyn took charge, agreeing to change the name to MI-DEL, in honor of their mother-in-law. They soon saw that selling to health food stores was the trend of the future and were happy to oblige.

Today MI-DEL is part of PANOS Brands, and is still growing strong, and providing a healthy way to satisfy everyone’s need for delicious cookies.