[quote]His legacy will be the Gummy Bear -- and the smiles of kids the world over.
Hans Riegel, the man behind Gummy Bears -- the chewy sweets beloved of children (and adults) -- has died at the age of 90 from heart failure, his office said on Tuesday...
...Haribo, short for Hans Riegel Bonn, came to epitomize Germany's highly successful Mittelstand - the small, actively-managed firms which made up the backbone of the "economic miracle" that brought the country from the brink of devastation after World War Two to become one of the world's leading industrial forces...
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[url]http://www.today.com/money/king-gummy-bears-dead-8C11396070[/url]
Fuck, I need to go buy a baggie to honour his glorious memory.
This man should get a Nobel prize for peace posthumously or something, seriously.
wait, haribo is the original gummy bear?
i never knew
[I]Haribo, short for Hans Riegel Bonn[/I]
You learn something new every day
[QUOTE=proch;42542558][I]Haribo, short for Hans Riegel Bonn[/I]
You learn something new every day[/QUOTE]
In Germany, chocolate bars also are named after him. "Schoko-Riegel"
Gonna go to Sam's Club or Costco and buy a 5 pound bag in memory
Fuck, he was responsible for Haribo? Those are the fucking best.
[QUOTE=proch;42542558][I]Haribo, short for Hans Riegel Bonn[/I]
You learn something new every day[/QUOTE]
That's like impressively uncreative. Creatively uncreative.
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;42542422]wait, haribo is the original gummy bear?
i never knew[/QUOTE]
Totally thought it was a Japanese name :v:
Holy shit, that's the guy behind Haribo?
Brb, grabbing a bag. Haribo has mad tasty candy.
[QUOTE=DrDevil;42542598]In Germany, chocolate bars also are named after him. "Schoko-Riegel"[/QUOTE]
Wait, we actually call them 'Riegel' because of his middle name? the more you know :v:
Also, how well known/unknown is haribo outside of germany? Please don't rate me dumb, i'm just curious :c
[QUOTE=DrogenViech;42542833]Wait, we actually call them 'Riegel' because of his middle name? the more you know :v:
Also, how well known/unknown is haribo outside of germany? Please don't rate me dumb, i'm just curious :c[/QUOTE]
I see 'em all the time in the local shops. Granted, this is a pretty German town.
[QUOTE=DrogenViech;42542833]
Also, how well known/unknown is haribo outside of germany? Please don't rate me dumb, i'm just curious :c[/QUOTE]
I think that there has been a decrease of it´s commercials over here during the saturday/sunday morning kids time.
Also they are very known in my country.
[QUOTE=DrogenViech;42542833]
Also, how well known/unknown is haribo outside of germany? Please don't rate me dumb, i'm just curious :c[/QUOTE]
I hadn't heard of them until 2011, and then I thought Haribo was the knock off.
[QUOTE=DrogenViech;42542833]Wait, we actually call them 'Riegel' because of his middle name? the more you know :v:
Also, how well known/unknown is haribo outside of germany? Please don't rate me dumb, i'm just curious :c[/QUOTE]
If these already are the countries containing Haribo factories, it's safe to assume it's basically a world-wide brand.
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Haribo_factories_in_Europe.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=DrogenViech;42542833]Wait, we actually call them 'Riegel' because of his middle name? the more you know :v:
Also, how well known/unknown is haribo outside of germany? Please don't rate me dumb, i'm just curious :c[/QUOTE]
You can't find a shop that sells chocolate bars without also selling Haribo, it's in practically any shop with food in it
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in the UK at least
I used to live in Bonn, and you could go to the factory there and literally buy any type of Haribo product by the kilo.
"haribo macht kinder froh und erwachsene ebenso"
:(
Time to buy some gummy bears
How sad, I love Haribo.
It should be noted, however, that his father actually invented gummy bears. He just ran the company following WWII.
I am going to make some vodka gummy bears in his honor
I live close to the Factory, I've been to the Outlet many times because let's face it, the Shop prices are just insane and the looks on kid's faces when I walk out of there with 3KG Haribo is priceless.
Was really shocked when I read his death...
Whoa, the founder of Haribo? That brand is the shit!
aw man :(
may he go to a fruity, chewy heaven
[QUOTE=DrDevil;42542598]In Germany, chocolate bars also are named after him. "Schoko-Riegel"[/QUOTE]
I'm German, hah, never noticed that.
[QUOTE=zotic;42543169]"haribo macht kinder froh und erwachsene ebenso"
:([/QUOTE]
If you can't read or understand german it means "haribo makes kids happy and adults too"
Is it bad that I imagine his coffin to be a giant gummy bear with him at the centre?
Also going to the store to buy a bag, gummy bears are by far my favorite candy.
France has some mad haribo that they don't do here in the UK
In addition to gummy bears they have gummy smurfs called 'Les Shtroumpfs' and they taste like cardboard and piss.
They also have these purple things, the whole packet is in French except for one English bit that says 'Purple Intense' which is a little weird
Anyway they taste like lavender or some shit and are horrific
If you buy a bag of them in memory, just be sure to not get the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/dp/B000EVQWKC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381955850&sr=8-1&keywords=haribo+sugar+free+gummi+bears"]sugar free ones[/URL], unless you like explosive, toilet shattering diarrhea.
[QUOTE=Computrix;42545318]If you buy a bag of them in memory, just be sure to not get the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/dp/B000EVQWKC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381955850&sr=8-1&keywords=haribo+sugar+free+gummi+bears"]sugar free ones[/URL], unless you like explosive, toilet shattering diarrhea.[/QUOTE]
I lost it reading one of the comments:
[quote]
[b]Gastrointestinal Armageddon[/b]
When I got these, I couldn't contain my excitement and I ate about a quarter of a bag. Scenes from the movie 2012 could have been filmed inside my gut. There would have been less pressure to make two winning free throws in the NBA finals than for gas to escape my bowels. After a few hours, I had an EXTREME build-up of gas with no relief. All I could do was lie on my bed and pray for a fart. That might sound funny, but when you've eaten something that has basically turned you into the blueberry girl from Willy Wonka, you're pleading for relief. Well, the farts came and I lived through it but I not only had a visit from the fart fairy, but the sales rep from Montezuma's Revenge stopped by and gave me a FULL demo of their services as well.
In retrospect, eating over a pound all at once wasn't the brightest thing I've done (but it also wasn't the dimmest). If I go back and finish the bag off, I'll probably leave a suicide note.[/quote]
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