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Candy maker is credited with inventing more than 200 sweets including Gummi Bears, Vademecum sugar-free gum and Maoam fruit chewies. Said he gets his inspiration from reading comic books and watching movies for children. Makes these candies for Haribo, he and his family's $2.5 billion (sales) candy company. He and brother Paul rebuilt the company after World War II and ran it together for until Paul's death in August 2009. Hans, who is single and has no children, still runs the company and is in charge of marketing; nephew Hans Guido Riegel heads production and technical questions. Two other newphews, Hans Juergen Riegel and Hans Arndt Riegel, also sit on the supervisory board.
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