Hans Riegel
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Johannes Peter "Hans" Riegel (10 March 1923 – 15 October 2013)[1] was a German entrepreneur, who owned candy company Haribo.[2]
Biography
Riegel was born on 10 March 1923 in Bonn, Germany. He was the oldest son of the company's founder Hans Riegel Sr., who invented the gummy bear in 1922.[2] He studied at the University of Bonn.[3]
In 1945, after his father died, he took over the business with his brother.[3] He focused on sales and marketing.[3]
He invented many candies, such as Maoam.[4] He came up with new ideas by reading comic books and watching children's films.[4] He went to the office every day until he died.[3]
Personal life
Riegel died on 15 October 2013 from heart failure after a surgical procedure was made to remove a brain tumor in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was 90 years old.
He was single and had no children.[4] Riegel owned the Jakobsburg Hotel and Golf resort near Boppard in the Rhine Valley in Germany.[5]
References
- ↑ Haribo-Chef Hans Riegel gestorben, focus.de, October 15, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Vat, Dan van der (2013-10-17). "Hans Riegel obituary" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/17/hans-riegel. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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