Werther's Original is a bran of caramel candies owned by the German company August Storck KG, based in Berlin, Germany. The candy brand is named after the village of Werther in Westphalia, where the company was founded in 1903. From 1969 onwards the candy was marketed under the brand name Werther's Echte. The brand name Werther's Original was adopted in the 1990s for the international market. Originally available only in the hard form, sweets are now also available as 'chewy toffees', as well as a soft form that resembles wax, which melts easily inside the mouth called 'Caramelts'. A variant, with chocolate filling is also available. There is also a sugarfree variant.