The confectionery manufacturer Haribo is foregoing the construction of a planned 300 million euro factory in Neuss due to changed global economic conditions.
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Since May 2024, Haribo has been planning a new factory in Neuss for 300 million euros to produce Maoam chewy sweets. The project should go into operation in 2028.
Contrary to what was originally planned, the confectionery manufacturer Haribo is not building a new factory in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Neuss. When asked by the German Press Agency, the company announced that it had abandoned the construction plans. The “Neuß-Grevenbroicher Zeitung” had previously reported on it.
“The global economic environment has changed fundamentally since planning began,” said a company spokeswoman. Ongoing global crises have led to shortages of building materials and significant price increases on international markets. A project of this magnitude requires planning security as well as a reliable, calculable time and cost framework. Overall, it is the more economically and economically sensible solution not to pursue the plans for the new building.
In May 2024 it became known that Haribo wanted to build another factory in the city in addition to the existing factory in Neuss for around 300 million euros in order to produce Maoam chewy sweets there.
According to the plan, after a transitional period with parallel operation, the old and much smaller plant should be shut down. The new location should help meet the high demand for Maoam, it was said at the time. Production could start in 2028. However, the start of construction planned for 2025 has not yet taken place. Haribo says it now wants to concentrate on further developing existing locations, including the factory in Neuss.
The company name Haribo stands for “Hans Riegel Bonn”. The candy company had its headquarters in the former federal capital for a long time, but in 2018 it moved it to the county. It operates a factory there as well as in Bonn, Neuss and Solingen.
In May of this year, Haribo reported a sales record. The company's sales increased by 4.5 percent worldwide in 2025. According to the company, Haribo products can be purchased in almost 200 countries worldwide. They are therefore produced at 16 locations in eleven countries. Haribo employs around 8,500 people.

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