"Founded in 1920 by Hans Riegel in Bonn and whose name translates as ""makes children happy and adults just as well"", which global confectionery company is known particularly for its range of gummy and jelly sweets?"
Haribo Haribo Haribo ( ) is a German confectionery company, founded in 1920 by Johannes "Hans" Riegel, Sr. It is headquartered in Bonn and the name is an acronym formed from Hans Riegel, Bonn. The Landesmuseum Koblenz created a traveling exhibition about the history of Haribo in 2006. Haribo made the first gummi candy in 1922 when Hans Riegel, Sr. invented the first "Gummibärchen" (little gummy bears). After Hans Riegel, Sr. died during World War II, his son, also named Hans Riegel, took over the company. Over the years, Haribo has expanded its operations, taking over many local confectionery manufacturers in
Jelly Babies - strawberry), Bubbles (yellow - lemon), Baby Bonny (pink - raspberry), Boofuls (green - lime), Bigheart (purple - blackcurrant) and Bumper (orange). The introduction of different shapes and names was an innovation, circa 1989, prior to which all colours of jelly baby were a uniform shape. In 2007, Bassett's jelly babies changed to include only natural colours and ingredients. There are many brands of jelly babies, as well as supermarket own brands. A line of sweets called Jellyatrics were launched by Barnack Confectionery Ltd to commemorate the Jelly Baby's 80th birthday. Like most other gummy sweets, they contain gelatin. Jelly