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Haribo GmbH & Co. KG, doing business as Haribo (English: / ˈ h ær ɪ b oʊ / HARR-ib-oh, German: [ˈhaːʁiboː]; stylized in all caps), is a German confectionery company founded by Hans Riegel Sr. It began in Kessenich, Bonn, Germany. The name "Haribo" is a syllabic abbreviation formed from Hans Riegel Bonn. [1]
Johannes "Hans" Riegel Sr. (4 April 1893 – 31 March 1945) [1] was a German confectioner who invented the gummy bear in 1922 and founded the Haribo company. [2] He was married to Gertrud (née Vianden). The company was passed on to his sons, Hans Riegel Jr. and Paul Riegel , following his death. [3]
Born in Bonn, Riegel was the oldest son of the company's founder Hans Riegel Sr., who invented the gummy bear in 1922. [3] The name of the company, Haribo, comes from the first two letters of his name and where he was from (HANS RIEGEL BONN). Riegel was captured and held as an Allied prisoner-of-war during World War II. [4]
The German company expanded to the U.S. in the 1980s, and by 2022 were selling $449 million worth of gummy candies here. Since debuting the Haribo gummy bear, the company has expanded to ...
The company moves its headquarters from Dulles, Va. to Manhattan. 2009 : Tim Armstrong joins as CEO and becomes responsible for much of the rebranding and growth. 2010 : Time Warner cut ties with AOL.
The brand was sold in 2012 to Kellanova, but in 2024 Kellanova, Kellogg's parent company agreed to be purchased by Mars Inc. As of 2011, [update] Pringles were sold in more than 140 countries. [ 1 ] In 2012, Pringles were the fourth most popular snack brand after Lay's , Doritos , and Cheetos (all manufactured by Frito-Lay ), with 2.2% market ...
Maoam is a brand of sweets produced by the German confectionery company Haribo. [1] [2] The product name is a century old. [3] [4] [5] The product consists of chewy fruit-flavoured candy in various flavours. A packet of Maoam sweets usually includes five pieces of a particular flavour, and several of these packets are stacked into a stick which ...
The company, now based in Uruguay, started as a clone of eBay but today is known as the Amazon of Latin America. The e-commerce site sold over $11 billion in goods in the third quarter of 2023, a ...