10-16-2013, 05:41 AM
German gummi bear baron Hans Riegel dies at 90
BERLIN (AP) — Hans Riegel turned little gold bears into a global candy juggernaut.
In a career spanning almost seven decades, Riegel was the driving force that made Haribo's gummi bears a sugary staple in Germany and around the world, beloved for their bright colors, teddy-bear shape and an earworm jingle that insisted "kids and grown-ups love it so."
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