PEZ

We have over 175 Pez items to choose from!

History:

Austria 1927; it all began with a peppermint breathe mint, originating in pocket tins. Edward Haas had a dream of creating an alternative to smoking; little did Haas know what his dream would blow up to be.

The word PEZ comes from the German word for peppermint (pfefferminz), taking the first letter, middle, and last creating the simplistic iconic name. In 1948 came the expansion of the company; along with it came the “easy, hygienic dispenser”. In 1958 the company was looking to expand, their minds set on coming to America. PEZ, the innovators they are still today decided to attach heads to the top of the dispensers, thus making them more appealing to American children.

In 1973 PEZ built their first American based plant in Orange, Ct., in 1990 the plant size was doubled to accommodate for the growing love and need of their dispensers. The rest is American and International history.

Interesting Facts:

-Estimated Number of PEZ Heads: Over 500
-Number of PEZ Consumed Annually: 3 Billion
-Average Number of PEZ Per Series: 150,000

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