Negro (candy)

Negro is a candy originating in Subotica, made by the company founded in 1917 by József Ruff.^[1] Originally based in Austria-Hungary, Ruff and his family continued living and working in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia following the dissolution of Austria-Hungary.^[2] This brand of candies has been later produced by Pionir (the successor of Ruff's confectionery production) since 1946^[3] in Serbia.^[4] In Hungary, it was produced by Győri Keksz until 2019. The product's slogan is "the chimney sweeper of the throat". On its wrapper a chimney sweeper is depicted sweeping a chimney.^{[5][unreliable source?]} It gets its black colour, from which the candy's name is derived, from active carbon. Anise, which is similar in taste to licorice, and taste from menthol is added. Its full recipe is an industrial secret.^[6][7]

Negro

Company type	Sweets
Founder	József Ruff
Headquarters	Hungary Serbia
Website	http://www.negro.hu/ https://www.pionir.rs/catalog/bombone-i-karamele/negro/

Hungarian Negro

Serbian Negro candies

References

1. "INDUSTRIJA I INDUSTRIJALCI SUBOTICE (1918-1941)" (PDF). Suistorija.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
2. SZERBHORVÁTH GYÖRGY. "A szabadkai zsidóság történetéről" (PDF). Regio.tk.mta.hu. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
3. "Najpoznatiji odžačar grla" (PDF). Valicon.net. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
4. "Pionir d.o.o. - Artikli - Istorijat". A-pionir.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
5. "The wrapper of Negro". M.cdn.blog.hu. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
6. "A torok rejtélyes kémény-seprője". Népszabadság. 13 April 2005. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
7. "Macskanyelvtől a pöttyösig". Szabad Föld. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.