Fisherman's Friend

Fisherman's Friend (English Fisherman's Friend ) lozenges are different flavors. Lofthouse of Fleetwood Ltd of are produced in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.

Fisherman's Friend was developed by the young pharmacist James Lofthouse, to alleviate the breathing problems of deep-sea fishermen. He had in 1865 to bottle the idea of ​​a tincture of eucalyptus, licorice and menthol in vials. Due to the harsh working conditions of fishermen this went very often to break, so that James Lofthouse was looking for an alternative. He thickened the recipe and punched out from the crowd lozenges. The fishermen soon began to call the lozenges as their " friends" - hence the name. The pastilles have remained unchanged in their appearance and the recipe since its invention. They are also sold today still known paper bag, but who is now inside plastic or metal coated.

Fisherman's Friend is sold in over 100 countries and exist in 14 different flavors, some of them but only in selected countries. There are both sugar-free varieties ( striped box) as well as varieties with sugar ( monochrome packaging). Some time was Fisherman's Friend available as chewing gum. This was discontinued in the meantime again.

In a paper pack 25 grams or 23 lozenges are included (for example, Wild Cherry ). On the basis of 88 per cent air in the package of Fisherman 's Friend ( 3 × 20 g) Eichdirektion North has launched in Hamburg in May 2011, a misdemeanor procedure ( sham ).

StrongmanRun

Fisherman's Friend is the organizer of the StrongmanRun, a long-distance run with obstacles, the first held on the grounds of the Lützow barracks on February 4, 2007 in Münster. The race is held annually since then and also in other European countries.