Hello Panda is a brand of Japanese biscuit, manufactured by Meiji Seika. It was first released in Japan during 1987 under the name Konnichiwa Panda (こんにちはパンダ). It was discontinued in Japan in 1989 due to difficult competition, but remains sold internationally, such as China, Australia and Saudi Arabia. Each biscuit consists of a small hollow shortbread layer, filled with crème of various flavors. On some biscuits there are printed cartoon style depictions of giant pandas doing various activities, such as fencing or archery. In the United States, the biscuits show the pandas doing other activities such as basketball, hockey and baseball.