Hans Riegel

For his father, see Hans Riegel Sr.

Hans Riegel
Riegel in 2005
Born
Johannes Peter Riegel

(1923-03-10)10 March 1923
Bonn, Germany
Died15 October 2013(2013-10-15) (aged 90)
Bonn, Germany
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active1946–2013
Known forOwner and operator of Haribo

Johannes Peter "Hans" Riegel, also known as Hans Riegel Jr. (10 March 1923 – 15 October 2013),[1][2] was a German entrepreneur who owned and operated the confectioner Haribo since 1946.[3]

Biography

Born in Bonn, Riegel was the oldest son of the company's founder Hans Riegel Sr., who invented the gummy bear in 1922.[3] The name of the company, Haribo, comes from the first two letters of his name and where he was from (HANS RIEGEL BONN). Riegel was captured and held as an Allied prisoner-of-war during World War II.[4] Upon his release, Riegel returned to Bonn, and, along with his brother Paul, assumed leadership of Haribo in 1946.[5] After his graduation from the Jesuit boarding school Aloisiuskolleg, he did his doctorate in 1951 at Bonn University with his thesis "The development of the world sugar industry during and after the Second World War".[6]

In 1953, Riegel was elected first president of the German badminton association (Deutscher Badminton-Verband) after he had won the German championship in the men's doubles. In 1954 and 1955 he won the mixed doubles title. In the same year, he organized the construction of the first indoor badminton court in Germany, called the Haribo-Centre, in Bonn.

Riegel owned the Jakobsburg Hotel and Golf resort near Boppard in the Rhine Valley in Germany.[7]

References

  1. ^ Haribo-Chef Hans Riegel gestorben, focus.de, 15 October 2013)
  2. ^ Vat, Dan van der (17 October 2013). "Hans Riegel obituary". The Guardian.
  3. ^ a b "The history of HARIBO International". HARIBO. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. ^ Morrell, Alex. "Haribo 'Gummi Bear' Billionaire Hans Riegel Dies At Age 90". Forbes. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ Magazine, Smithsonian; Herrmann, Michele. "The Colorful History of Haribo Goldbears, the World's First Gummy Bears". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ^ Bettina Grosse de Cosnac: Die Riegels. Bastei Lübbe 2003, ISBN 978-3-404-61584-1
  7. ^ "Hotel- & Golfresort Jakobsberg im Rheintal". jakobsberg.de.

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