There’s no mistaking the tilted heads that dispense pastel colored candy stacked in a narrow column.
Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and Hello Kitty have graced Pez dispenser heads and recently Anna and Elsa from the movie “Frozen” have also joined the line-up. Next year, expect to see the ‘Batman vs Superman’ movie characters making an appearance. Also expect new flavors like banana.
Pez was originally invented in Austria in 1927, but the company’s only factory and headquarters are located in Orange, CT. It is owned by the Haas family who are descended from the inventor of the candy, Eduard Has III.
Here are 5 things you might not have known about Pez:
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