Katjes

Most Germans of recent generations have nibbled at some point or another on the famous licorice cats, fruit gummies or candies from the the Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG. The company is based in Emmerich, near the Dutch border, and Katjes is Dutch for 'little cat.' The product assortment includes licorice and gelatin-free yogurt fruit gummies with famous characters like 'Fred Ferkel.' Katjes is also famous for recent advertising featured Heidi Klum.