Haribo 271332 223646664 2008-07-05T01:51:20Z 85.178.18.2 no longer relevant to the article [[Image:Haribologo.gif‎|thumb|Haribo's Corporate Logo]] [[image:Haribo Fertigung Uzes.jpg|thumb|250px|Haribo production site in [[Uzes]], France]] '''Haribo''' is a [[confectionery]] producer, founded in [[1920]] in [[Germany]] by Hans Riegel Sr. The company headquarters are in [[Bonn]] and the name is an [[acronym]] for '''Ha'''ns '''Ri'''egel, '''Bo'''nn. After Hans Riegel Sr. died during World War II, his son, also named [[Hans Riegel]], took over the company. Haribo expanded its operations taking over many local sweet manufacturers in countries all over the world. Today, Haribo is the biggest manufacturer of gummi and jelly sweets in the world, with its products mainly consisting of [[gummi bears]], other gummi candies and [[liquorice]]. There are five factories in Germany and 13 throughout the rest of Europe. There are sales offices in almost every country in Europe as well as in the United States. Haribo was one of several German companies which is alleged to have employed [[forced labour]] in its factories during [[World War II]]. Haribo disputes this, and has declined to contribute to an ex-gratia payment made by other German companies to survivors.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/0731/slave.html The Final Reckoning] Time, 31 July 2000</ref> Haribo's [[German language|German]] older catch phrase is "Haribo macht Kinder froh / und Erwachsene ebenso", which is translated as "Haribo makes Kids happy / and adults too". Now the slogan is "Kids and grown-ups love 'em so!" The voice of [[Thomas Gottschalk]] has been connected with the Haribo advertisements since 1991. In [[English language|English]], to preserve the rhyme, it becomes "Kids and grown-ups love it so / the happy world of Haribo", whilst in [[French language|French]] the slogan translates as "Haribo, c'est beau la vie / pour les grands et les petits", and in [[Italian language|Italian]] as "Haribo è la bontà / che si gusta ad ogni età". In [[Spanish language|Spanish]] it is "Haribo, dulces sabores / para pequeños y mayores" and in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] it is "Haribo maakt kinderen blij / volwassenen horen ook daarbij". In [[Danish language|Danish]] the catch phrase is different from the other countries, "Luk op for noget godt, luk op for Haribo - Den er go'" which translates into "open up for something good, open up for Haribo - it's good". Haribo's key brands in the UK are Starmix, Tangfastics, Supermix and Strawbs. Haribo UK is the distributor of [[PEZ]] products in the United Kingdom. They have a factory in [[Pontefract]] in [[West Yorkshire]]. Haribo also make [[Pontefract Cakes]] at these premises and others. The Landesmuseum [[Koblenz]] ([[Germany]]) created a travelling exhibition about the history of Haribo in 2006. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.haribo.com Official website] [[Category:Food companies of Germany]] [[Category:Brand name confectionery]] [[Category:German brands]] [[ca:Haribo]] [[cs:Haribo]] [[da:Haribo]] [[de:Haribo]] [[el:Χάριμπο]] [[es:Haribo]] [[fr:Haribo]] [[ko:하리보]] [[nl:Haribo]] [[ja:ハリボー]] [[pl:Haribo]] [[fi:Haribo]] [[sv:Haribo]] [[tr:Haribo]]