Brand profile · Germany
brizzl Revenue, search volume and competitors 2026
Fizzy candy brand of hitschies (Hitschler, Hürth) with fizz-filled wafers and the brizzl balls that went viral in 2024, sold in retail and the hitschies shop.
Fact sheet
- Headquarters
- Hürth
- Company
- Hitschler International GmbH & Co. KG
- Employees
- ca. 150 (Hitschler gesamt)
- Die Höhle der Löwen (German TV show)
- Did not appear
- Funding
- No venture capital known
brizzl competitors: ranking per niche
Rank by brand search volume in the last month among all brands of the niche in the radar.
Food & Beverage
| # | Brand | Search volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | morenutrition | 1,220,000 | -29.1 % |
| 2 | prepmymeal | 368,000 | +22.3 % |
| 3 | koro | 201,000 | -13.0 % |
| 4 | Holy Energy | 165,000 | -19.1 % |
| 5 | ahead | 135,000 | -12.9 % |
| 6 | waterdrop | 110,000 | -1.6 % |
| 7 | airup | 90,500 | -17.7 % |
| 8 | sheko | 90,500 | +6.5 % |
| 9 | hellofresh | 40,500 | -23.8 % |
| 10 | yfood | 40,500 | -6.9 % |
Background and milestones
brizzl is not a standalone start-up but a brand of confectionery maker Hitschler, which has traded as hitschies since 2021. The launch year of the line is not documented; the brizzl balls appeared in April 2024.
- 2017
Philip Hitschler-Becker takes over the management of Hitschler.
- 2020
Headquarters moves from Cologne to Hürth.
- 2021
Hitschler brand renamed hitschies.
- 2024
Launch of the brizzl balls in April, sold out at times.
SWOT analysis of brizzl
Editorial assessment based on the sources listed and the radar data.
Strengths
- The products are listed in grocery retail such as REWE and Edeka.
- The brand is backed by a manufacturer with its own production and about 150 employees.
- According to Wikipedia, hitschies is known for a striking social media strategy with the CEO as its face.
Weaknesses
- The raw data show no search demand of its own for brizzl (0 per month).
- According to Stuttgarter Nachrichten, the brizzl balls were often sold out in 2024.
Opportunities
- Viral products such as the brizzl balls reach new audiences through social media.
- The company's own online shop complements retail as a direct channel.
Threats
- Large brands such as Haribo, Storck and Katjes compete in the confectionery market.
- In 2022 Hitschler told Handelsblatt it was moving from one crisis to the next.
What is behind the demand?
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Frequently asked questions about brizzl
How much revenue does brizzl make?
brizzl generated around 58 million € (Hitschler gesamt) in revenue in 2021 (partly documented). The full revenue history and a model estimate of organic revenue (brand vs. non-brand) are in the brand profile after login.
Was brizzl on Die Höhle der Löwen?
No, brizzl did not appear on the German TV show Die Höhle der Löwen.
Is brizzl backed by venture capital?
No, there is no known venture capital funding for brizzl.
How much does brizzl spend on marketing?
brizzl does not publish its ad budgets. What can be measured is how much demand the brand creates: brand searches show whether social media, ads and word of mouth are working. The higher that share, the less brizzl has to pay for each visit.
How much revenue does brizzl make through Google?
The model estimate combines brand searches and organic traffic of brizzl with the niche's purchase intent, conversion rate and basket size. It separates brand revenue (people who already know brizzl) from non-brand revenue (new customers via SEO). The figures are in the brand profile after login.
What would the organic traffic of brizzl be worth as a Google Ads budget?
Every organic click replaces a paid one. Organic clicks times the keywords' cost per click gives the equivalent ad budget. The brand profile shows the organic traffic and ranking keywords of brizzl after login.
How do I find out the SEO revenue of my own website?
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