Mederer GmbH is the fourth largest manufacturer of

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in Germany behind

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Storck August Storck KG () is a German candy producer with headquarters in Berlin, owned by Axel Oberwelland. Its subsidiary in the United Kingdom has been the company Bendicks in Winchester since 1988. The main facility of Storck in Germany is ...

and Katjes. Mederer´s most popular brand is

Trolli Trolli is a German manufacturer of confectionery. Its American arm was sold in 1996 and became a confectionery brand used by Ferrara Candy Company. Trolli sells gummy candies, marshmallows, and soft licorice gums in over 80 countries and has fac ...

, a brand launched in 1975. Mederer GmbH also owns several other brands, notably Efrutti, Sugarland and Gummi Bear Factory. The company was founded in 1948. Altogether, these brands produce gummi candy,

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and

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in well over one hundred shapes, sizes and flavors. Mederer employs roughly 2500 people in factories and offices located in Germany, China, Spain, Czech Republic, United States.http://trolli.de/index.php

References

http://www.wer-zu-wem.de/firma/mederer.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110810143429/http://firmeneintrag.de/einkaufen-bestellen/suesswaren/907-fuerth/mederer-suesswarenvertriebs-gmbh {{Reflist

External links

www.trolli.de
* http://www.efrutti.com/ Confectioners Food and drink companies of Germany Food and drink companies established in 1948 Companies based in Bavaria