Producer’s own account

Four initials, one candy brand.

A Swedish family’s name sits behind a familiar candy shape. Here is the producer’s account of its beginnings.

WeirdEats source research · inspected 2026-11-08 · no WeirdEats tasting recorded

The name is a small family tree.

BUBS traces its start to 1992 and the Lindström family. In the company’s account, Bernt, Ulrik, Birgitta and Stefan supplied the initials, and the family mortgaged its home to buy a candy machine. The same history places BUBS within Orkla Snacks from 2023.

Sources: BUBS

A brand story, beside the retail selection.

Read this as the producer’s telling of its history. The cola skull in our catalog comes from Pim’s Candy, a separate retailer. A company origin story does not establish where a particular portion was made or whether its current recipe matches an earlier candy.

Sources: BUBS

Read the original accounts.

  • We are BUBS

    BUBS / Orkla Snacks · BUBS

    Producer’s own account · Publication date not stated · inspected 2026-11-08

    Company history and marketing. No independent sample or present retailer package match is established.

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