August Storck Explained

August Storck KG
Type:	Private
Location:	Berlin, Germany
Area Served:	Worldwide
Key People:	Axel Oberwelland (owner)
Industry:	Confectionery
Products:	Sweets
Num Employees:	6100

August Storck KG (pronounced as /de/), doing business as Storck, is a German confectionery producer with headquarters in Berlin, owned by Axel Oberwelland. The main facility of Storck in Germany is in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, with another located in Skanderborg, Denmark, and one in Ohrdruf, Germany. Its among the 15 biggest manufacturers of candy worldwide.^[1]

History

The company was founded in 1903 by August Storck, who later changed his name to August Oberwelland.^[2]

Brands

These are the most well-known products and the corresponding year in which they launched:

• Bendicks
• Campino (1966)
• Château chocolate, produced for Aldi^{[3] [4]}
• Chocolat Pavot (English: Chocolate Poppy) (2003)
• Kaufrüchtchen (English: Chewy Little Fruits)
• Knoppers (1983)^[5]
• 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^[6]
• 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)
• Dickmann's (Schokokuss)

See also

• List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers

Notes and References

1. https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/214260/umfrage/groesste-suesswarenmanufakturen-weltweit/
2. Web site: Süßwarenhersteller: Das bittere Nasch-Erbe von Storck-Chef Axel Oberwelland. 7 May 2015. 5 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211205093230/https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/suesswarenhersteller-das-bittere-nasch-erbe-von-storck-chef-axel-oberwelland-seite-2/5616410-2.html. live.
3. News: Salmonellen: Aldi ruft Schokolade zurück. 19 December 2001. Spiegel Online. 1 March 2018. 3 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303170135/http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/salmonellen-aldi-ruft-schokolade-zurueck-a-173541.html. live.
4. Web site: Unsere Marken – CHATEAU bei ALDI Nord. www.aldi-nord.de. de. 1 March 2018. 26 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926211625/https://www.aldi-nord.de/produkte/unsere-marken/chateau.html. live.
5. Web site: Selwood. Daniel. 2017-08-15. German confectioner Storck to launch Knoppers brand in UK. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200928084651/https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/new-product-development/german-confectioner-storck-to-launch-knoppers-brand-in-uk/556469.article. 2020-09-28. 2021-09-26. The Grocer. en.
6. Web site: ALDI - Milk Chocolate - Moser Roth Chocolate & Caramel Chocolate . ALDI UK . 2019-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921052755/https://www.aldi.co.uk/our-brands/moser-roth . 2020-09-21 . dead . 2023-04-23.