Karl Walter Hitschler

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Karl Walter Hitschler (born March 29, 1922 in Cologne ; † July 30, 2010 there ) was a German entrepreneur. In 1953 he founded the Cologne-based confectionery company Hitschler International GmbH & Co. KG , which he managed for over five decades.

Life

At the beginning of the 1940s, Walter Hitschler joined his parents' company, Hitschler's Cachou , which was founded in the late 1920s by his father Friedrich Hitschler in Cologne-Klettenberg . The father initially traded in tobacco and French liquorice candy, the cachous . After Walter Hitschler joined the company, the company concentrated on the production of sweets and from 1946 the company operated under the name Friedrich Hitschler & Sohn . After the death of his father, Karl Walter Hitschler founded the Cologne confectionery company Hitschler International GmbH & Co. KG in 1953. Hitschler realigned the company. From then on, Hitschler confectionery was not only sold, but it was gradually started with its own production. In addition, Karl Walter Hitschler bought and built the 1st German chewing gum factory in the 1950s and expanded it gradually. The company produced chewy candies , chewing gum , fruit gum cords and fizzy candies for the national and international market. Inspired by a trip to the Netherlands, Walter Hitschler developed an assortment of foamy sugars , the sweet bacon , in the 1970s , which is still marketed in a characteristic cone as a sack full of bacon . Since 1976 he has been the company's managing director.

The press described Hitschler as the king of chewy sweets - analogous to Hans Riegel , who was called the king of gummy bears .

The entrepreneur, who was born in Cologne, was committed to cultural and social projects in his hometown. a. for the Cologne youth choir St. Stephan . He supported aid institutions for the homeless and drug addicts of the Social Service of Catholic Men and kindergartens. He was personally involved several times at the traditional Christmas dinner for the homeless. Apart from these events, Hitschler rarely appeared in public.

Karl Walter Hitschler died of cardiovascular failure at the age of 88. Even after his death, the company remained in family ownership.

literature

Rüdiger Müller: Hitschler - cords, bacon and cologne alaaf! In: Mario Kramp and Ulrich S. Soénius (eds.): Made in Cologne - Cologne brands for the world . JP Bachem, Cologne 2015, ISBN 978-3-7616-2750-1 , pp. 90f.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Rüdiger Müller: Hitschler - Schnüren, Speck und Kölle alaaf! In: Mario Kramp and Ulrich S. Soénius (eds.): Made in Cologne - Cologne brands for the world . 2nd Edition. JP Bachem, Cologne 2015, ISBN 978-3-7616-2750-1 , p. 90 f .
  2. ↑ a b Fruit Jelly Candy Sweets Story | Confectionery Sweets Sweets Magazine. Retrieved December 3, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Peter Joerißen, Rita Wagner: Sweet Rhineland. On the cultural history of sugar . In: Publications of the Museum Advice Department . tape 5 . Bouvier, Bonn 1998, ISBN 978-3-416-02771-7 , pp. 91 .
  4. ↑ History | hitschler.de. Retrieved December 3, 2017 .
  5. ↑ a b c https://www.ksta.de/kaubonbon-steller-walter-hitschler-ist-gestorben-12019806
  6. ↑ Walter Hitschler's memorial page. Retrieved December 3, 2017 .
  7. ↑ hitschler International GmbH & Co. KG | ISM. Retrieved December 3, 2017 .
  8. ^ Keyword Walter Hitschler . In: Lebensmittelzeitung.net . ( Lebensmittelzeitung.net [accessed December 3, 2017]).

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personal data
SURNAME Hitschler, Karl Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hitschler, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 2010
Place of death Cologne