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History of Gummies

Gummy lollies were first invented in Germany in the early 1900s by a man named Hans Riegel.

What is now a super popular type of lolly, available in many types of shapes, sizes and tastes, is actually one of the lolly industry's more recent developments!

Gummy lollies were first invented in Germany in the early 1900s by a man named Hans Riegel. He made the world's first gummy bears... Up until the 1980's, there was fairly limited worldwide distribution of gummies, until the fad really caught on and many companies across the United States began developing similar gummy bears and other gummy products. And that brings us to today... where we have any kind of gummy we could ever want... We have Hans to thank for his awesome invention a century ago!

Fun fact: According to one gelatin manufacturer, nearly half of all gelatin made worldwide currently goes to making gummy lollies!