August Storck
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Confectionery |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Axel Oberwelland (owner) |
| Products | Sweets |
Number of employees | 6100 |
| Website | www |
August Storck KG (German pronunciation: [ˈaʊɡʊst ˈʃtoːɐ̯k]), doing business as Storck, is a German confectionery producer with headquarters in Berlin, owned by Axel Oberwelland. The main facility of Storck in Germany is in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, with another located in Skanderborg, Denmark, and one in Ohrdruf, Germany. Its among the 15 biggest manufacturers of candy worldwide.[1]
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1903 by August Storck, who later changed his name to August Oberwelland.[2]
Brands
[edit]These are the most well-known products and the corresponding year in which they launched:
- Bendicks
- Campino (1966)
- Château chocolate, produced for Aldi[3][4]
- Chocolat Pavot (English: Chocolate Poppy) (2003)
- Kaufrüchtchen (English: Chewy Little Fruits)
- Knoppers (1983)[5]
- Mamba
- Merci (1965)
- Merci Crocant (English: Crispy Thank You) (1994)
- Merci Petits (English: Little Thank Yous) (formerly Merci Pur)
- Milkfuls
- Minis zuckerfrei (English: Sugar-free Minis)
- Moser-Roth chocolate (1902), revived 2007 and produced exclusively for Aldi[6]
- Nimm2 (English: Take2) (1962)
- Nimm2 Lachgummi (English: Take2 Laughing Chews) (1996)
- Nimm2 soft (2005)
- Riesen (English: Giants) (1930s; chocolate-covered version, late 1980s)
- Toffifee (known in the US as Toffifay) (1973)
- Werther's Original (1969)
- Dickmann's (Schokokuss)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Umsatz der führenden Süßwarenhersteller weltweit 2022".
- ^ "Süßwarenhersteller: Das bittere Nasch-Erbe von Storck-Chef Axel Oberwelland". Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Salmonellen: Aldi ruft Schokolade zurück". Spiegel Online. 19 December 2001. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Unsere Marken – CHATEAU bei ALDI Nord". www.aldi-nord.de (in German). Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Selwood, Daniel (15 August 2017). "German confectioner Storck to launch Knoppers brand in UK". The Grocer. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "ALDI - Milk Chocolate - Moser Roth Chocolate & Caramel Chocolate". ALDI UK. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2023.