Candy maker Eduard Haas III PEZ candy in Vienna, Austria in 1927. Haas was designing flavored mint candy as an alternative to smoking tobacco products. The name “PEZ” comes from the German word “PfeffErminZ”, which means “peppermint”. Originally, candles were sold in pocket-sized tins. Then Oscar Uxa invented the first PEZ mechanical dispenser in 1948. It is shaped like a cigarette lighter. Taking the top, he gave you one mint at a time. PEZ candy and their dispensers have evolved over the years, and kids and collectors love them even more! Here are 10 interesting facts about PEZ candy:
Americans Love PEZ Candies!
1. PEZ candles were introduced in the United in 1952. Today, Americans alone eat more than 3 billion PEZ candies every year! You can find PEZ candles and their mechanical dispensers in over 60 countries.
2. Where are the PEZ Candy and Dispensers Made?
The PEZ candy dispensers themselves come from China, Hungary and Slovenia. Brick candles are made in Orange, Connecticut. Connecticut plants bundle two products together before they are sold.
3. Get PEZ Dispensers into personalities
An interesting fact about PEZ candy is that it wasn’t until 1955 that the heads of cartoon characters were placed on top of the heads of PEZ candy dispensers. Early characters included Mickey Mouse, Santa Claus, Spacetrooper and Popeye. Since these products are intended for kids, three fruit flavors, lemon, orange, and strawberry, have been added.
4. What are collectors of PEZ Candy Dispensers known as?
Not unlike singer Jimmy Buffet’s fans, called “Parrotheads”, people who dispense PEZ candy are known as “PEZheads”.
5. What flavors are PEZ Candies made of?
Although not all of these flavors are currently available at all or are not available in the United States<. /a>, the company has produced these flavors so far: Peppermint, Wild Cherry, Raspberry, Assorted Fruits, Grape, Lemon, Golden, Classic, Chocolate, Anise, Chlorophyll, Coffee, Eucalyptus, Flower Flavor, Hot Cinnamon, IZO (vitamins), Lime and Menthol.
An interesting fact about PEZ candy is that it also comes in three sugar-free flavors: Orange, Lemon, and Classic.
6. An Interesting Fact About PEZ Candy Was The Company Motto
Until the 1970s, PEZ candles were produced by Haas Foods Corporation.
It was then that the company’s name was changed to PEZ Candy Incorporated. The company’s motto was, “Treated to eat in a doll.”
7. What other types of PEZ Conductive Dispensers are manufactured?
When the PEZ company began adding character heads to mechanical dispensers in 1955, they added about 300 more. Some of which include Papa Smurf, Snoopy, Bambi, Pluto, Creature From The Black Lake, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Barney Rubble, Mowgli, Foghorn Liburni, Daffy Duck, Droopy, Tom & Jerry, Bat Girl, Captain America, Spider Man, Betsy Ross, Daniel Boone, Halloween Pumpkin, Dr. Skull, Lord Ugly, Easter Lamb, Bunny, Duck, Snowman, Inspector Clouseau, Jiminy Cricket, Incredible Hulk, Wonder Woman.
New PEZ dispenser brands are produced by the company every year.
8. Is it really an “Elvis Presley” PEZ Candy Dispenser?
If you noticed Elvis Presley’s PEZ candy dispenser in the 1994 movie “The Client” (starring Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones), you might want to get one for yourself! Another interesting fact about PEZ Candy is that the company never manufactured an Elvis Presley dispenser. The dispenser used in the movie was a prop, not an item.
9. Can I buy PEZ Candy Dispensers directly from the Company?
Yes, you can! Just log on to their website at www.pez.com and see their factory store. Or, in the United States, call 1-800-653-3134. Unfortunately, the discontinued company no longer sells PEZ dispensers.
10. Are Some PEZ Candy Dispensers Really Worth the Money?
Here are some interesting-facts that will answer the question: PEZ Collector/author David Welch made it in 2000 and 2001 edition ” Guinness Book of World Records” for selling three PEZ dispensers for $18,000 in 1998. The dispensers were a shiny gold elephant, soft Mickey Mouse a head and a headless dispenser bearing the words “PEZ-HAAS”.
