Germany’s Haribo to produce gummy bears in the U.S.

BONN — Germany’s iconic gummy bear will soon be “Made in USA.” Haribo, which invented the gummy bear nearly a century ago, said Friday it would open a factory in Wisconsin in 2020. Haribo, founded in 1920, has been in the United States since 1982 with a sales operation, and is already the top seller of gummy bears in the country, but says it wants to grow further. The $242 million factory near Kenosha is expected to create 400 jobs. Haribo employs 7,000 people worldwide and produces 100 million gummy bears daily at 16 factories in 10 countries.