Speaking about the development, Markus Riegelein, Haribo chief operations officer said: “With the new plant, we are now taking the next logical step into the future and consciously investing in Germany as a business location, our important home market”. “The investment in a modern facility w...
A hundred years ago, the first Haribo factory cranked up its confectionery machines on the banks of Germany’s Rhine River. Started by 27-year-old Hans Riegel, the business stayed modest and local—until the founder made a marvelous culinary discovery. The exact formula to his bear-shaped suc...