August Storck facts for kids
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| Industry | Confectionery |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Axel Oberwelland (owner) |
| Products | Sweets |
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Number of employees
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6100 |
August Storck KG, often known simply as Storck, is a well-known German company that makes many delicious sweets and chocolates. You might have tried some of their famous treats like Werther's Original or Toffifee! The company is owned by Axel Oberwelland.
Storck has its main office in Berlin, Germany. They also have big factories in other places, including Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia and Ohrdruf, Thuringia in Germany, and even one in Skanderborg, Denmark. Storck's yummy products are enjoyed by people all over the world!
The Story of Storck
The Storck company began a long time ago, in 1903. It was started by a person named August Storck. He later changed his name to August Oberwelland. From a small beginning, Storck grew into a big company that makes candy for millions of people.
Popular Storck Candies
Storck makes many different kinds of sweets and chocolates. Here are some of their most famous products and when they first came out:
- Bendicks
- Campino (launched in 1966)
- Château chocolate (made especially for Aldi stores)
- Chocolat Pavot (which means Chocolate Poppy in English) (launched in 2003)
- Kaufrüchtchen (which means Chewy Little Fruits in English)
- Knoppers (launched in 1983)
- Mamba
- Merci (launched in 1965)
- Merci Crocant (which means Crispy Thank You in English) (launched in 1994)
- Merci Petits (which means Little Thank Yous in English)
- Milkfuls
- Minis zuckerfrei (which means Sugar-free Minis in English)
- Moser-Roth chocolate (first made in 1902, brought back in 2007 for Aldi)
- Nimm2 (which means Take2 in English) (launched in 1962)
- Nimm2 Lachgummi (which means Take2 Laughing Chews in English) (launched in 1996)
- Nimm2 soft (launched in 2005)
- Riesen (which means Giants in English) (first made in the 1930s; the chocolate-covered version came out in the late 1980s)
- Toffifee (known as Toffifay in the US) (launched in 1973)
- Werther's Original (launched in 1969)
- Dickmann's (Schokokuss)
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