August Storck
KG () is a German
candy producer with headquarters in Berlin, owned by
Axel Oberwelland
Axel Oberwelland (born 1 August 1966) is a German billionaire heir and businessman, the owner of the confectionery manufacturer August Storck, founded by his eponymous great-grandfather in 1903. The company is best known for its brands Werther's ...
. Its subsidiary in the United Kingdom has been the company
Bendicks
Bendicks is a chocolate brand currently owned by August Storck KG, famed for its "quintessentially British" ''Bittermint'' dark mint chocolates, still made to the original recipe of 1931.
History
In 1930 Oscar Benson and Colonel 'Bertie' Dic ...
in
Winchester since 1988. The main facility of Storck in Germany is in
Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia
Halle, officially Halle (Westf.) or Halle Westfalen (i.e. Westphalia) to distinguish it from the larger Halle (Saale), is a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, 15 km west of Bielefeld. It belongs to the district of Gütersl ...
, one is located in
Skanderborg
Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesø, Døj S ...
, Denmark, along with one in
Ohrdruf
Ohrdruf () is a small town in the district of Gotha in the German state of Thuringia. It lies some 30 km southwest of Erfurt at the foot of the northern slope of the Thuringian Forest. The former municipalities Crawinkel, Gräfenhain an ...
, Germany.
History
The company was founded in 1903 by August Storck, who later became
August Oberwelland
August Oberwelland (born August Storck) was a German entrepreneur and the founder of confectionery manufacturer August Storck.
Life
August Oberwelland was owner of farm ''Oberwellandhof'' in Westphalia. Together with three workers he started h ...
.
Brands
These are the most well-known products and the corresponding year in which they launched:
* ''
Bendicks
Bendicks is a chocolate brand currently owned by August Storck KG, famed for its "quintessentially British" ''Bittermint'' dark mint chocolates, still made to the original recipe of 1931.
History
In 1930 Oscar Benson and Colonel 'Bertie' Dic ...
''
*
''Campino'' (1966)
* ''Château'' chocolate, produced for
Aldi
Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 10,000 stores in 20 countries. The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when ...
* ''Chocolat Pavot'' (English: ''Chocolate Poppy'') (2003)
* ''Kaufrüchtchen'' (English: ''Chewy Little Fruits'')
*
''Knoppers'' (1983)
*
''Mamba''
*
''Merci'' (1965)
** ''Merci Crocant'' (English: ''Crispy Thank You'') (1994)
** ''Merci Petits'' (English: ''Little Thank Yous'') (formerly ''Merci Pur'')
* ''
Milkfuls
Milkfuls is a discontinued brand of spherical caramel hard candies made by the German company ''August Storck KG'', based in Berlin, Germany. The candy brand is named for the milky-tasting cream filling which is similar to marshmallow creme. I ...
''
* ''Minis zuckerfrei'' (English: ''Sugar-free Minis'')
* ''
Moser-Roth
Moser-Roth is a brand of German chocolate produced by Storck for Aldi.
History
The Moser-Roth brand name has been transferred several times to different companies.
The original Roth company was founded in 1841, in Stuttgart by pastry chef Wil ...
'' chocolate (1902), revived 2007 and produced exclusively for
Aldi
Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 10,000 stores in 20 countries. The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when ...
[https://www.aldi.co.uk/our-brands/moser-roth]
* ''Nimm2'' (English: ''Take2'') (1962)
** ''Nimm2 Lachgummi'' (English: ''Take2 Laughing Chews'') (1996)
** ''Nimm2 soft'' (2005)
* ''
Riesen
Riesen (; ) (German for ''Giants'') is a confectionery of chocolate and chocolate-flavored caramel produced and distributed by August Storck KG, a German confectioner that also produces Werther's Original. In the US, the candy is individually wr ...
'' (English: ''Giants'') (1930s; chocolate-covered version, late 1980s)
* ''
Toffifee
Toffifee (known in the United States as Toffifay) is a German brand of caramel candies, owned by the Berlin-based German company August Storck KG. Toffifee are caramel cups containing nougat, caramel and a hazelnut, topped with a chocolate b ...
'' (known in the US as ''Toffifay'') (1973)
* ''
Werther's Original
Werther's Original (from the original German: Werthers Echte) is a brand of caramel candy owned by the German company '' August Storck KG'', based in Berlin, Germany. The candy is popular in Europe and North America.
History
The sweet brand i ...
'' (1969)
See also
*
List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers
A bean-to-bar company produces chocolate by processing cocoa beans into a product in-house, rather than merely melting chocolate from another manufacturer. Some are large companies that own the entire process for economic reasons; others are small ...
References
External links
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Food manufacturers of Germany
Food and drink companies based in Berlin
Manufacturing companies based in Berlin
Food and drink companies established in 1903
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German chocolate companies
German brands
German companies established in 1903
