| Gummi bears (also called gummy bears) is a candy | | | | character sketch and then carved it into tiny plaster |
| first manufactured in the the 1920s by a German | | | | molds. Then machines duplicate the mold and the |
| candy manufacturer named Haribo. Haribo began | | | | duplicates are run through a starch powder machine |
| making gumm candy in the US in 1982 and they have | | | | to make starch powder mold pans. The shape of |
| continued to be a great favorite for many people. A | | | | theoriginal Haribro version has a smaller head than the |
| lot of people actually designate both Haribo Gummi | | | | body, the head has softer curves and very cute little |
| Bears and Trolli Gummi Bears as the originals since | | | | dimpled ears. The belly of the Haribro version has a |
| products have been so popular with so many people | | | | little texturing for fur. The shape of the Trolli version |
| for the last 30 years. The info that follows discusses | | | | is a stylelized bear form, with a a head as large as |
| this chewy candy and where you can buy gummi | | | | the body, little bumps for eyes and nose and narrow |
| bears. | | | | legs. |
| Artists created the now famous bear motif with a | | | | |