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Hans Riegel was born in friesdorf
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HARIBO is an abbreviation of Hans Riegel Bonn
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Hans Riegel marries Gertrud, who becomes the first employee of the young company.
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Hans Riegel laid the first foundation stone of HARIBO’s forthcoming success by inventing the “Dancing Bear”, the little figure of a bear made out of fruit gummi, which later becomes world-famous as the HARIBO Gold-Bear.
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In 1923, HARIBO acquired its first automobile, complete with business placard, for making deliveries to customers. Until then, Hans’s wife and colleague Gertrud had delivered each day’s batch of sweets by bicycle.
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The Riegels’ son Hans is born, followed in 1924 by their daughter Anita and in 1926 by their son Paul.
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Hans Riegel begins to manufacture licorice products. The first product was the licorice stick, with the HARIBO logo stamped on it. It was followed by the Licorice Wheel, which was later to become internationally famous, and many other licorice delicacies.
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HARIBO employed 160 workers and a sales organization made up of commercial agents to ensure that all of Germany is supplied with HARIBO products.
