August Storck
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Confectionery |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
Key people | Axel Oberwelland (owner) |
| Products | sweets |
Number of employees | 6100 |
| Website | www |
August Storck KG is a German sweets producer with headquarters in Berlin, owned by Axel Oberwelland. Its subsidiary in the UK has been the company Bendicks in Winchester since 1988. The main facility of Storck in Germany is in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, one is located in Skanderborg, Denmark and another one in Ohrdruf, Germany.
History
The company was founded in 1903 by August Storck, who later became August Oberwelland.[1]
Brands
These are the most well-known products and the corresponding year in which they launched:
- Bendicks
- Campino (1966)
- Château chocolate, produced for Aldi[2][3]
- 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
- Minis zuckerfrei (English: Sugar-free Minis)
- Moser-Roth chocolate (1902), revived 2007 and produced exclusively for Aldi[4]
- 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)
See also
External links
References
- ^ http://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/suesswarenhersteller-das-bittere-nasch-erbe-von-storck-chef-axel-oberwelland-seite-2/5616410-2.html
- ^ "Salmonellen: Aldi ruft Schokolade zurück". Spiegel Online. 2001-12-19. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ^ "Unsere Marken – CHATEAU bei ALDI Nord". www.aldi-nord.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ^ https://www.aldi.co.uk/our-brands/moser-roth