Gummi candy

Gummi candy, gummy candy, gummies, or jelly sweets are a broad category of gelatin-based, chewy candies. In the United States and Germany, gummi bears are the most popular and best known of the gummi candies. Other common shapes include bottles, worms, frogs, hamburgers, sharks, toy soldiers, full-size rats, large human body parts (hearts, feet, faces), Ampelmännchen and Smurfs.

Gummi candy is sometimes combined with other forms of candy, such as marshmallow, chocolate, or sour sugar.

History

Gummies have a long history as a popular confectionery. The candy was invented in Germany by Haribo, by its founder Hans Riegel Sr.

In 2008, R.M. Palmer Co. signed an agreement with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to become a licensee producing seasonal novelty gummies sold in bags, boxes, or tins.

The Cosmetic company 'Skin Food' Released the jelly hand cream alike gummy bear.

Types of gummies

Bears

The gummi bear originated in Germany, where it is popular under the name Gummibär (rubber bear) or Gummibärchen (little rubber bear). Hans Riegel Sr., a candy maker from Bonn, started the Haribo company in 1920.