August Storck
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.
Brands
These are the most famous products and the year in which they were launched:
Kaufrüchtchen (English: chewy little fruits)
Mamba
Riesen (English: giants) (1930s; chocolate-covered version, late 1980s)
Nimm2 (English: take 2) (1962)
Merci (English: thank you) (1965)
Campino (1966)
Werther's Original (1969)
Toffifee (known in the US as Toffifay) (1973)
Knoppers (1983)
Merci Crocant (English: thank you crispy) (1994)
Merci Pur (1995) (English: thank you pure) (now merci Petit [English: thank you small])
Nimm2 Lachgummi (English: take2 laugh chews) (1996)