"Kids' Voices is now a truly global campaign, with original ads in nearly twenty countries around the world and still going strong after six years."

A small sweets company He founds HARIBO (HAns RIegel BOnn) on December 13th, 1920 and launches his sweets production at a home kitchen with nothing more than a sack of sugar, a marble slab, a stool, a stove, a copper pot and a rolling pin. His wife Gertrud becomes the company's first employee in 1921.

8) HARIBO debuted its iconic tagline as: “Kids love it so; the happy world of HARIBO.” Today, it's evolved to “Kids and grown-ups love it so, the happy world of HARIBO” as the company's gummi treats appeal to fans of all ages.

Starmix, which is now the UK's number one treat, was launched in 1995. Supermix, combining its squishy and soft textures, followed in 1996 and in 1997 the HARIBO 'tang' was introduced with Tangfastics.

Ingredients: Glucose syrup; sugar; dextrose; gelatine; fruit juice from concentrate: strawberry, lemon, apple, blackcurrant, orange, pineapple; acid: citric acid; caramelised sugar syrup; fruit and plant concentrates: apple, bilberry, carrot, safflower, spirulina, elderberry, blackcurrant, orange, lemon, mango, passion ...

– Gummibären (gummy bears) are a German invention! They were first created by Hans Riegel all the way back in 1922. Hans Riegel was the founder of the German sweet company Haribo and came from the city of Bonn in Germany . The name Haribo is an acronym of his name: HAns RIegel, BOnn!

The name "Haribo" is a syllabic abbreviation formed from Hans Riegel Bonn. The company created the first gummy candy in 1960 in the form of little gummy bears called Gummibärchen. The current headquarters are in Grafschaft, Germany.

– Gummibären (gummy bears) are a German invention! They were first created by Hans Riegel all the way back in 1922. Hans Riegel was the founder of the German sweet company Haribo and came from the city of Bonn in Germany . The name Haribo is an acronym of his name: HAns RIegel, BOnn!

Contributing Writer. Just over a century ago, in 1920, German confectioner Hans Riegel Sr. struck out on his own, establishing a new candy company called Haribo - an abbreviation derived from his name and hometown of Bonn (Hans Riegel Bonn).

Give your taste buds something to cheer about with HARIBO Starmix, a mixture of HARIBO's most delicious stars! Enjoy famous flavors like Goldbears, Twin Snakes, Happy Cola, Happy Cherries, and Gummi Rings, all in a single bag!

They are, in fact, eggs. The Haribo site states: “HARIBO Starmix contains the ever popular favourite shapes such as the lemon flavoured Fried Eggs and raspberry flavoured Heart Throbs.

Why Starmix is called Starmix? Simply because it contains our most popular and well known sweet pieces – hearts, bears, bottles, rings and eggs. We think they are all little stars, but not in the cosmic sense!