Dr. Hans Riegel - Candy Hall of Fame

At the time of his induction, Dr. Riegel was a 51-year veteran of the candy business and president and CEO of Haribo GmbH & Co. KG, of Bonn, Germany. Born in 1923 in Bonn, he graduated from Aloysius-Kollegs High School in Bad Godesberg. He later earned a doctorate from Bonn University, with his dissertation on […]

Haribo's Hans Riegel -- Gummi bears visionary -- has died - Los Angeles Times

Hans Riegel, confectioner who gave gummi bears their global bite

Hans riegel hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

History

Hans Riegel from Bonn invented gummybears in 1922, in the kitchen of his sweetshop - Haribo. The name was constructed like this: HAnsRIegelBOnn. Nowadays, aruond 160 million gummybears are consumed everyday. : r/Damnthatsinteresting

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Hans Riegel: The King of Gummi Bears

Hans riegel hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Dr. Hans Riegel junior (Geschäftsführer Haribo GmbH & Co. KG) mit einer Figur des Goldbären in

Hans riegel hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

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