HAGANOL

Mr and Mrs. Colliander, both of whom were chemists, founded a salty liquorice company in Helsinki's Haaga in 1951. To name their production company, they combined the word Haaga with ‘Numero Uno' and followed the convention of the times to end pastil names with the suffix '-ol' (eg. Figarol and Pastirol). Thus they came up with the name Haganol... The Collianders had developed a unique recipe that excluded the use of gum arabic and gelatine, which are common in most candy brands. Ever since - that is, over fifty years -, Apothecary's Salmiac® has been manufactured using the same recipe... In the beginning, the salmiac was sold without packaging to pharmacies, whose staff then packed the salmiac in small white paper bags. Today the candy is sold predominantly in small boxes that are packaged by hand, but one can still buy the salmiac in bulk from some pharmacies. Boxes of salmiac became quickly available in pharmacies in the early days. The label on the first Aopthecary's Salmiac®..

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