page_title: Haribo
section_title: International distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Haribo / International distribution
caption_attribution_description: English: The Haribo factory distribution centre located in Normanton, Yorkshire, UK.
context_page_description: Haribo is a German confectionery company founded by Hans Riegel Sr. It began in Kessenich, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The name "Haribo" is an acronym formed from Hans Riegel Bonn. The company created the first gummy candy in 1922 in the form of little gummy bears called Gummibärchen. The current headquarters is in Grafschaft, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  The Landesmuseum Koblenz created a travelling exhibition about the history of Haribo in 2006. The Haribo Licorice A/S founded in 1935 in Faxe in Denmark, 1935, 85 years ago.
context_section_description: Haribo plans to expand to China and Brazil. In China it has launched test stores in Shanghai and Guangdong. The US headquarters is located in Rosemont, IL. New production facilities opened in Castleford, West Yorkshire, (directly opposite the Normanton M62 Junction (J31)) in 2016 and plans to open in São Paulo, Brazil.
caption: New Haribo factory and distribution centre located in Castleford, West Yorkshire, UK.
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