![]() ![]() For adults, many gummy bears are also used as mixers and supplements for alcoholic drinks. Many children’s vitamin companies also use the entertaining carnivores to entice children to take daily vitamins that they otherwise would avoid. Giant gummy bears are sold as novelty items and souvenirs in stores around the world. The classic gummy bear candy can be seen on shelves in every store, sold by Haribo, Black Forest, Albanese, Brach’s, and many other candy companies. Today, the gummy bear candies have surpassed Riegel’s original intentions, and go beyond just inexpensive little candies. The Gold-Bears are the flavorful and colorful candies that we all know and love today, and is what has led Haribo’s abundant success around the world (1). The Haribo Dancing Bears were soon succeeded by the new Gold-Bears in 1967. Even during the economic decline of Germany after WWI, the Dancing Bears were still as affordable as before, which is what caused them to stay as successful. In 1922, Haribo set out to make affordable candy that everyone could enjoy, and so the Tanzbär, or “Dancing Bear” was born. The gummy candy resembled the bears in order to appeal to both children and adults due to their entertaining nature. The Bear is Brought to MarketĪfter founding his confectionery, Riegel developed his hit candy after being inspired by how entertaining trained bears were in festivals and street fairs. The gum Arabic has been used in foods, soft drinks, paints, printing, cosmetics, and other industrial products worldwide. The meaning behind the name “gum Arabic” derives from the Europeans naming the product the Arabic's who traded and transported the product (2). Gum Arabic originated in the Middle East during the 9th century, and was developed by combining two species of acacia trees. The original gummy bears were made with gum Arabic, one of the older ingredients developed by humans. Haribo got its name as an acronym for Ha ns Ri egel and Bo nn, which is the German town that it was founded in (1). was a German confectioner who founded the Haribo Confectionery in 1920. It has been reported that gummy bears were first developed by Johannes “Hans” Riegel Sr. ![]() ![]() In order to understand the history of gummy bears, we have to first dive into the origin of gummy candy in general. The fruit flavored gummy candy that resembles a well-known carnivorous mammal has quite an interesting history. ![]()
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