Children and (come on,admit it!) some adults love fruit gum candy. The northern Bavarian family business of Herbert Mederer has introduced some variants: fruit gum in the form of cell phones and foamy,cola-flavored cows.It all began in 1948 with noodle manufacturing. Today the company produces a wide variety of sweets. But the candy business isn't all sweetness and light: competition is rough. br Report by Carmen Meyer.