Who owns Tangfastics?
Tangfastics is owned by Haribo (Germany).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: HARIBO — our products, HARIBO GmbH & Co. KG (archived copy). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- HARIBO GmbH & Co. KG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Grafschaft
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1990
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Candy & sugar confectionery
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tangfastics
Tangfastics is a sour sweet mix sold mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland, containing fizzy cola bottles, cherries and crocodiles. It is one of the largest sweet lines in British supermarkets and was developed specifically for that market's taste for sourness.
Ownership timeline of Tangfastics
Where Tangfastics sits in Haribo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Haribo
Haribo controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in candy & sugar confectionery, and who owns them
The 83 brands in candy & sugar confectionery on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is Cloetta, with 6; Haribo has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ahlgrens bilar | Cloetta | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bottle Caps | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Charleston Chew | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bon Bon Bum | Colombina | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Candy Kittens | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Airheads | Perfetti Van Melle | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Háls | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Jolly Rancher | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Haribo
Haribo is a family-owned company headquartered in Grafschaft, Germany, founded in 1920. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
Haribo was founded in Bonn in 1920 by Hans Riegel, whose name and city give the company its acronym, and it invented the gummy bear in 1922 as a dancing bear figure sold at fairgrounds. It is the largest gummy confectionery company in the world and is still owned by the Riegel family.
🇬🇧 Tangfastics and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Tangfastics among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tangfastics?
The parent company of Tangfastics is Haribo, a family-owned company headquartered in Germany.
Is Tangfastics British or German?
Tangfastics originated in the United Kingdom in 1990, but it is owned today by Haribo, which is headquartered in Germany. So Tangfastics is a British-origin brand under German ownership.
Is Tangfastics still owned by Haribo?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Tangfastics is still owned by Haribo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] HARIBO — our products — HARIBO GmbH & Co. KG, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026. The original address no longer opens it, so the link goes to an archived copy (original address).
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