Werther's Original (from the original German: Werthers Echte) is a brand of caramel and butter confectionery owned by the German company August Storck, based in Berlin, Germany. The candy is popular in Europe and North America.
History
The sweet brand is named after the town of Werther in Westphalia, where the company was founded in 1903. Starting in 1969 the candy was marketed under the brand name Werthers Echte. The name Werther's Original was adopted in the 1990s for the international market.[2] They are now manufactured nearby, in the town of Halle.
Product
The original Werthers Echte was a caramel hard candy.
Later variants included chewy toffees and a soft, waxy form which melts easily inside the mouth called "butterscotch-melts." A variant with chocolate filling is also available, as well as three sugarless variants that use isomalt as a sugar substitute: the original