Manufacturer of licorice, fruit gums, candies and sherbet fizz – since 1910, made without animal gelatin in Emmerich am Rhein.
Katjes Fassin GmbH + Co. KG
Emmerich am Rhein · Potsdam-BabelsbergNew on Amplifa
Family-owned company since 1910
Katjes Fassin GmbH + Co. KG, headquartered in Emmerich am Rhein, is a German confectionery manufacturer and ranks among the three largest companies in the German sugar confectionery market. The product range includes licorice, fruit gums, candies and sherbet fizz under the brands Katjes, WICK, Ahoj-Brause, Sallos and Gletschereis. Founded in 1910 on a Sicilian licorice recipe, the family-owned company has produced licorice using mold-casting technology since the 1930s and in 1971 became the first to make fruit gum with yogurt. Since 2016, the entire German product range has been vegetarian, and almost all products are vegan – gelatin, artificial colorings and, since 2007, nature-identical flavorings are avoided; instead, fruit juices, fruit pulp, plant concentrates and pectin are used. Production takes place at the parent plant in Emmerich and at the transparent candy production facility in Potsdam-Babelsberg; since 2020, all German plants have produced in a climate-neutral manner.
- Site
- Emmerich am Rhein
- Processes
- Licorice manufacturing, Mold-casting technology for licorice (adopted from the plastics industry, 1930s), Manufacture of drawn confectionery products (since 1950 at Fassin B.V., 's-Heerenberg), Fruit gum manufacturing (including Yoghurt-Gums with skimmed-milk yogurt powder), Candy manufacturing (own candy plant in Potsdam-Babelsberg, first transparent candy production, Manufacture of dragées and chocolate drops (via subsidiary Piasten), Manufacture of sherbet fizz (Ahoj-Brause brand)
- Materials
- Sugar syrup, Pectin (gelling agent), Skimmed-milk yogurt powder, Fruit juices, fruit pulp and fruit/plant concentrates (natural colorings), Coating agents: beeswax, carnauba wax, Licorice (mold-casting technology), Fruit gum with pectin, Candies
- Founded
- 1910
- Industries
- Confectionery (fruit gum, licorice, candies, sherbet fizz), Food/branded consumer goods for retail, Confectionery (fruit gum, licorice, candies, sherbet fizz, dragées)
- 01
Raw material procurement (sugar, fruit concentrates)
- 02
Recipe and product development
- 03
Casting/drawing of sugar confectionery
- 04
Packaging
- 05
Logistics/transport pooling with Fiege
Ingredients and manufacturing processes
Licorice (mold-casting technology)
Made from sugar syrup using mold-casting technology, since the 1930s among other things in cat shapes.
Fruit gum with pectin
Free of animal gelatin, including Yoghurt-Gums with skimmed-milk yogurt powder.
Candies
Production in the transparent candy factory in Potsdam-Babelsberg.
Sherbet fizz powder
Manufacture of the Ahoj-Brause brand since 1925.
Natural colorings and flavorings
Fruit juices, fruit pulp and plant concentrates instead of artificial colorings (since 1988) and nature-identical flavorings (since 2007).
Production sites
Emmerich am Rhein
DEParent plant/headquarters
- Materials
- Licorice, fruit gum
Potsdam-Babelsberg
DECandy plant with transparent production and factory outlet
- Materials
- Candies
Product groups
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licorice manufacturingCasting | – | – | – | – | Sugar syrup |
| Mold-casting technology for licorice (adopted from the plastics industry, 1930s)Casting | – | – | – | – | Sugar syrup |
| Manufacture of drawn confectionery products (since 1950 at Fassin B.V., 's-Heerenberg)Forming | – | – | – | – | Sugar syrup |
| Fruit gum manufacturing (including Yoghurt-Gums with skimmed-milk yogurt powder)Casting | – | – | – | – | Pectin, Skimmed-milk yogurt powder, Fruit juices, Fruit pulp, coloring fruit and plant concentrates |
| Candy manufacturing (own candy plant in Potsdam-Babelsberg, first transparent candy productionCasting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of dragées and chocolate drops (via subsidiary Piasten)Casting | – | – | – | – | Chocolate |
| Manufacture of sherbet fizz (Ahoj-Brause brand)Casting | – | – | – | – | – |
Reference customers