Licorice International is the largest specialty retailer of imported licorice in the United States.Mollenkamp, Becky, "Snack Attack," AAA Living, IOWA, September/October 2006. The company distributes licorice from 14 countries through its internet site and retail store in Lincoln, Nebraska.https://www.licoriceinternational.com/licorice/pc/About-Us-d2.htm. and provides a Licorice-of-the-Month Club. .Mollenkamp, Becky, “Snack Attack,” AAA Living, Iowa, October 2006,.
Products
Licorice International carries nearly 160 types of licorice. Its best sellers include: Haribo Black Licorice Wheels Leaf Candy Company Black Pipes Oatfield (confectionery) Creamy Licorice Toffee Katjes Kinder (Cats) Kookaburra Black Twists Kookaburra Strawberry Twists K & H/Gustafs Muntdrops (Coins) Haribo Pontefract Cakes Gimbal’s Sugar-free Licorice Chews
History
Founded in 1996 by New York resident Larry Ring, the business was purchased in 2002 by Elizabeth Erlandson and Ardith Stuertz of Lincoln, Nebraska.Johnson, Tom, “Lincoln retailer sells hard-to-find confections at Licorice International,” Midlands Business Journal, April 26, 2004, p. 10. The following year, they opened a retail store in Lincoln’s College View area, and in 2005, they moved the entire operations, including retail and distribution, to its current location at 803 Q Street, in Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket district, increasing their space from 1200 to and allowing for group or individual tours.Claesson, Marcia W. “Candy store owners find Haymarket a sweet location,” Lincoln Journal Star, March 5, 2006, p. 6
In 2004, Licorice International founded National Licorice Day, celebrated on April 12. National Licorice Day is listed in Chase’s Calendar of Events and celebrates black licorice, its history, health benefits and world renown.Chase’s Calendar of Events, 2007, pp. 216,217.
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External links Licorice International website