Bears & Friends

Welcome to Bears & Friends

Premium fruit gummies made in Germany since 1995 — real fruit juice, colour from food. We’re bringing a first selection to South Africa, arriving in November.

Since 1995Made in Bavaria / GermanyArriving in November
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Colour

Colour from food, not colourant

The colours come from black currant, carrot, safflower, spirulina and caramelised sugar — colouring foods, listed by name on every sheet. No synthetic dyes go into the bag.

Made in Bavaria / Germany

The spec sheet travels with it

Every article is made to a full specification — ingredients to two decimal places, allergens, nutrition. What you read here is lifted straight from those sheets, unchanged.

Fruit juice

Real fruit juice, explained

Our Fruit-Juice Bears contain 27% fruit juice from concentrate — more than a quarter of the recipe. Wild Berries contain 24%. Each sweet has its own recipe, so explore the selection below for its ingredients and fruit-juice content.

Chosen for South Africa

A first selection

This first selection was chosen for South Africa and arrives in November. What stays true is what’s in the sweet: the flavours, the fruit juice, and whether it’s vegan.

Fruit-Juice Bears gummies
Orange Pear Strawberry Black currant Apple Lemon

Fruit-Juice Bears

Bears, new shape
27% fruit juice
Contains gelatine
Piece
2.8 g
Serving
11 pc · 30 g
Energy
100 kcal
Sugar
13 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Glucose syrup; 27% fruit juice from concentrate (black currant, orange, lemon, strawberry, apple, pear); sugar; gelatine; acid: citric acid; flavourings; colouring foods (carrot, beetroot, lemon, safflower, spirulina, caramel sugar syrup); glazing agents: beeswax (white & yellow), carnauba wax.

Fruit-Juice Smileys gummies
Passion fruit Pear Pineapple Strawberry

Fruit-Juice Smileys

Emoji shapes
15% fruit juice
Contains gelatine 30% less sugar
Piece
3 g
Serving
10 pc · 30 g
Energy
90 kcal
Sugar
10 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Glucose syrup; sugar; 15% fruit juice from concentrate (strawberry, pineapple, pear, passion fruit); corn dextrin; gelatine; humectant: sorbitol; acid: malic acid; flavourings; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, radish, turmeric, safflower, spirulina); glazing agents: beeswax (white & yellow), carnauba wax.

Fruit Snack Fruitsalad gummies
Pear Apple Peach Cherry

Fruit Snack Fruitsalad

Fruit shapes with real fruit pieces
9% fruit juice + fruit pieces
Contains gelatine
Piece
4.5 g
Serving
7 pc · 31 g
Energy
110 kcal
Sugar
16 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Glucose syrup; sugar; 9% fruit juice from concentrates (pear, cherry, apple, peach); gelatine; fruit pieces (fruit purées [apple, peach, raspberry, blackberry, black currant], apple juice, sugar, fructose syrup, rice flour, palm fat, pectin, citric acid); acids: citric, lactic; gelling agent: pectin; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, lemon, safflower, spirulina); flavourings; glazing agents: beeswax (white & yellow), carnauba wax.

Wild Berries gummies
Black currant Forest strawberry Blueberry Blackberry Cranberry Strawberry

Wild Berries

Berry shapes
24% fruit juice
Contains gelatine
Piece
1.1 / 2.2 g
Serving
18 pc · 30 g
Energy
100 kcal
Sugar
13 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Glucose syrup; 24% fruit juice from concentrates (apple, blueberry, strawberry, cranberry, black currant, blackberry); sugar; gelatine; acid: citric acid; flavourings; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, caramel sugar syrup); glazing agents: beeswax (white & yellow), carnauba wax.

Hearts with Centre Filled gummies
Mango / passion fruit Banana / cherry Peach / strawberry Raspberry / black currant

Hearts with Centre Filled

Filled hearts — coloured shell over fruit filling
Contains gelatine Fruit-filled
Piece
5 g
Serving
6 pc · 30 g
Energy
100 kcal
Sugar
14 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Glucose syrup; sugar; gelatine; acids: citric, lactic; gelling agent: pectin; fruit juice concentrate (black currant, passion fruit, sour cherry, strawberry); flavourings; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, radish, turmeric, safflower, caramel sugar syrup); glazing agents: beeswax (white & yellow), carnauba wax.

Red Roses gummies
Raspberry Strawberry Black currant Cherry

Red Roses

Filled roses — shell over fruit filling
6% fruit juice · 40% in the filling
Contains gelatine Fruit-filled
Piece
4.5 g
Serving
7 pc · 31 g
Energy
100 kcal
Sugar
14 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Glucose syrup; sugar; gelatine; 6% fruit juice from concentrates (strawberry, raspberry, black currant, cherry); acids: citric, lactic; gelling agent: pectin; flavourings; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, elderberry, caramel sugar syrup); glazing agents: beeswax (white & yellow), carnauba wax.

Green Tea Leaves gummies
Lemon Peach Orange Mango Green tea Black currant

Green Tea Leaves

Leaves with 0.6% matcha
Contains gelatine Caffeine · matcha
Piece
2.3 g
Serving
13 pc · 29 g
Energy
100 kcal
Sugar
13 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Glucose syrup; sugar; gelatine; acid: citric acid; 0.6% matcha tea powder; flavourings; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, lemon, turmeric, spirulina); gelling agent: agar-agar; glazing agents: beeswax (white & yellow), carnauba wax.

Tahiti Fruits gummies
Pineapple Lime Orange Strawberry Black currant Banana

Tahiti Fruits

Fruit shapes
18% fruit juice
Contains gelatine
Piece
4.5 g
Serving
7 pc · 31 g
Energy
110 kcal
Sugar
21 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Sugar; glucose syrup; 18% fruit juice from concentrate (black currant, banana, lemon, pineapple, orange, strawberry); gelatine; acid: citric acid; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, turmeric, radish, safflower, spirulina, caramel sugar syrup); flavourings; glazing agents: beeswax (white & yellow), carnauba wax.

Veggie Fruit Juice Mix gummies
Lemon Cola Pineapple Strawberry Cherry Peach

Veggie Fruit Juice Mix

Mixed shapes
16% fruit juice
Vegan
Piece
2.8 g
Serving
11 pc · 30 g
Energy
100 kcal
Sugar
15 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Glucose syrup; sugar; 16% fruit juice from concentrates (strawberry, lemon, peach, sour cherry, pineapple); modified starch (tapioca, potato); acid: citric acid; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, radish, blueberry, turmeric, safflower, spirulina); flavourings; glazing agent: carnauba wax.

Fizzy Bears gummies
Matcha lemon Matcha cherry Matcha strawberry Matcha peach

Fizzy Bears

Bears, sour-sugar coated
18% fruit juice
Vegan Caffeine · matcha
Piece
5.3 g
Serving
6 pc · 31 g
Energy
110 kcal
Sugar
21 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Sugar; invert sugar syrup; 18% fruit juice from concentrates (strawberry, peach, lemon, sour cherry); glucose syrup; maize starch; acids: citric, lactic, malic; flavourings; acidity regulators: sodium malate, calcium citrates; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, radish, turmeric, safflower); matcha tea powder.

Fizzy Exotic-Mix gummies
Kiwi Pineapple Tangerine Grapefruit Passion fruit Mango

Fizzy Exotic-Mix

Fruit shapes, sour-sugar coated
13% fruit juice
Vegan
Piece
4.5 g
Serving
7 pc · 31 g
Energy
110 kcal
Sugar
20 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Sugar; invert sugar syrup; corn starch; 13% fruit juice from concentrate (grapefruit, tangerine, kiwi, passion fruit, pineapple, mango); glucose syrup; acids: citric, lactic, malic; acidity regulators: calcium citrates, sodium malate; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, radish, turmeric, safflower, spirulina); flavourings.

Ginger Devils gummies
Ginger

Ginger Devils

Devils with visible ginger, 7.6% ginger pulp
Contains gelatine Fiery ginger
Piece
2.5 g
Serving
12 pc · 30 g
Energy
100 kcal
Sugar
14 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Glucose syrup; sugar; ginger pulp 7.6%; gelatine; maltodextrin; acid: citric acid; ginger extract; colouring food (caramel sugar syrup); flavouring; glazing agents: beeswax (white & yellow), carnauba wax.

Red Hot Chili Pepper gummies
Cherry Chilli

Red Hot Chili Pepper

Chilli peppers, two-tone per piece
Contains gelatine Spicy · chilli extract
Piece
4.5 g
Serving
7 pc · 31 g
Energy
110 kcal
Sugar
13 g
Gluten, lactose & GMO free
Ingredients

Glucose syrup; sugar; gelatine; acid: citric acid; flavourings; natural chilli extract; colouring foods (black currant, carrot, safflower, spirulina); glazing agents: beeswax (white & yellow), carnauba wax.

Nothing hidden

Read the bag before you buy it

Across the whole selection, every sweet is free from gluten and lactose, and free from GMO in accordance with EC regulations 1829/2003 and 1830/2003.

Most are set with gelatine and are not vegan — the three that are vegan (both Fizzy sours and the Veggie Fruit Juice Mix) are marked as such. Two carry caffeine from matcha, and we say so on the sheet rather than leaving it out.

Prices
Size1 pack3 packs
S · 45 gR25R70
M · 90 gR40R110
L · 200 gR80R220

The 3-pack price applies to any three of the same size — mix the flavours as you like. Bulk on request.

Declared not present, every article
✓Shellfish
✓Egg
✓Fish
✓Peanut
✓Soya
✓Milk / lactose
✓Celery
✓Mustard
✓Sesame
✓Lupin
✓Mollusc

Tree nuts and sulphites are noted as present in the wider production list. The definitive statement is always the pack in front of you.

Thirty years, one shop at a time

The road so far

1995
The first shop opens
Munich, Germany
1997
First franchise partner
Darmstadt
1999
Bärenland opens
Ulm
2000
Across the border
Basel, Switzerland
2016
Into Asia
Hong Kong
2024
Bears & Friends, Bären-Treff and Bärenland unite
Germany
Next
The range reaches a new market
South Africa
The fruchtgummi.de family

Three brands. One family.

Bears & Friends
Bären-Treff
Bärenland
Enquiries

Interested? Send us a request.

We’re just getting started in South Africa, so tell us what you’re after — a bag for yourself, a gift, or something for an event — and the team will come back to you.

Sending opens your email app with your enquiry addressed to gummy@bears-friends.co.za.