Napoleon candies has been a long-time favorite brand established in Belgium 1912 and stands for a superior hard candy with a sour powder center. It is the market leader in Hard Candy in both Holland and Belgium.... The candy was first made by a baker in Antwerp, Belgium about 100 years ago who was competing with a bakery down the street who was making candies called Caesars... With a sense of humor and with a product destined for greatness, he called his bonbon "Napoleon" instead.