History of Haribo
A German man called Hans Riegel is the man behind Haribo. He founded the brand in December 1920. He was a trained confectioner who started his sweets production in a small kitchen nearby the city Bonn in Germany. The name Haribo comes from HAns RIegel BOnn. His first employee was his wife Gertrud who started working with him in 1921. In 1922 they came on the market with a fruit gummy bear that was given the name “the dancing bear”. We know them now as Haribo Goldbears. The dancing bears looked a bit different than the goldbears nowadays, they were bigger and slimmer. As the business grew, their first investment was made. They bought a car, which was used by Gertrud to deliver orders to the customers. This saved a lot of precious time since she delivered everything by bike before. After a few years they launched licorice products on the market: licorice sticks, licorice wheels and the black bear. These products became a hit and the business took off even more. This success story came to an end when World War II started. The war and shortage of raw materials took a toll on the company. And on top of that Hans Riegel died in 1945 at age 52. His wife Gertrud kept going and managed as much as she could, but it was a real struggle. After World War II their two sons took over the business and that was what the business needed, because Haribo became a success story again just five years after the war.
Buy Danish Haribo candy bags online
Every country has their own favorite candy and it is no surprise that Denmark has a thing for licorice. The most sold Haribo candy bags in Denmark are the ones with licorice in it. Matador Mix is an old time favorite. This candy bag has a mix of wine gums and licorice. Haribo Super Piratos is a hard salt licorice in the shape of pirate money. Haribo Saltbomber contains a mild salt licorice that is rolled in sugar, giving its distinctive flavor. Haribo Skipper Mix has a variety of salmiak, soft and hard licorice. Haribo Labre Larver is licorice surrounded with a layer of light and dark caramel. Haribo Vampyrer has a great combination of fruit wine gum and licorice. This is only a small selection of all the Danish Haribo candy bags. You can shop Danish Haribo candy bags online at NORDIC EXPAT SHOP. We ship worldwide; so buy Danish candy online and don’t miss out on your favorite candy wherever you might be in the world.
Haribo candy worldwide
They started in Germany, but became a worldwide business that everyone knows. Haribo is available in more than 100 countries and they produce their candy at 16 different factories around the world. They have 7000 people working to ensure you get the candy you are craving for. They produce different flavors for different countries, because people from different countries have different flavor pallets. To give a clear example licorice is a favorite taste in Denmark, but not a favorite flavor at all in for example Italy.
Funny facts about Haribo
- First slogan: ‘Haribo macht kinder froh’ (Haribo makes children happy).
- The company is still family owned, it is in the 3rd generation now
- Best selling Haribo in America is Goldbears
- They produce over 100 million Goldbears every day around the world
- The green Goldbear is strawberry flavored, which you would maybe not guess because green is often lime flavor
- In 2020 they celebrated 100 years
