Monday, March 19, 2012

Candy From Around the World


Riesen was Germany's first branded candy, born in 1934. It was the Storck one-cent Riesen, and was a chewy caramel candy. In 1991, Riesen was released in the U.S., and was covered in European chocolate.
Milka is manufactured by Kraft Foods, though it was first created by the Suchard company in the early 20th century. In 1970, Suchard merged with Tobler. In 1982, they merged with Jacobs coffee company. In 1990, Kraft Foods gained the majority of that company, including Milka. The logo for Milka is a purple and white MontbĂ©liard cow. The term Milka comes from the German words milch and kakao, the terms for milk and cocoa. The chocolate is produced in Germany, Austria, Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Romania, Costa Rica, Brazil, Poland, Ukraine, and Belgium.



Carambar is a caramel candy from France. In 1954, the director of the Delespaul-Havez company and an employee had a lot of cocoa and decided to make a new candy. It is said that the candy got its shape because one of the machines malfunctioned. It was originally spelled Caram'bar, but in 1977, the apostrophe was removed. The wrappers had points, which could be used toward Carambar products, but those were replaced with jokes.


Originally known as Dajm in Sweden, this candy bar is a crunchy butter almond bar covered in chocolate. The company is now owned by Kraft Foods, although it originated in Sweden and Norway in 1953, made by Marabou and Freia. It is similar to the Skor bar. There have been various flavors, such as Coke, white chocolate, blueberry, dark chocolate, and lemon-orange.


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