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Which confectionery company created the first gummy candy in 1922 in the form of little gummy bears?
Haribo is a German confectionery company founded by Hans Riegel Sr. in 1920. It began in Kessenich, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia; the name is an acronym formed from Hans Riegel, Bonn. The company created the first gummy candy in 1922 in the form of little gummy bears called "Gummibärchen". The current headquarters is in Grafschaft, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Haribo's German catchphrase is "Haribo macht Kinder froh – und Erwachsene ebenso" ("Haribo makes children happy – and adults as well"). The German advertisements were voiced by Thomas Gottschalk from 1991 until 2015. In English-speaking countries, it uses the slogan "Kids and grown-ups love it so – the happy world of Haribo".
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Joanne Serin
I love their commercials with grownup office workers talking about Gummy Bears in kids' voices.
Albert
confectionary or confectionery?
Marlen Brown
If they were the first, why are they some of the worst gummies. Usually tough or hard.
Sandra Thorpe
Irene they r made in australia
Irene Townsend
Never heard of Gummy Bears though I do remember Jelly Babies when I was a kid in England
Cheryl Perkins
Rosemary Grove, In England we called them Jelly Babies.
Lydia Wood
My aunt would send them to us when she lived in Frankfurt.
joycekingsmith
I'm gonna flyyy it into my mouth.
Louise C.
I buy myself some as a treat, once a year, and my youngest son used to be addicted to them.
budderdudder
I have a bag in my pantry, stashed!
Rosemary Grove
Never heard of them in England.
tbear
Had them in Germany back in 1951! Brought home a huge bag of them when I came back! 😊👍
Jim Adams
I’ve known about Harobo Gummy bears since the early 60s, decades before there were Gummy anythings in the US of A.
David Coe
Very popular in Holland as well
Glenn Harshman
One of my favorite candies as a child, and still love them today.