How PEZ Is Made | The Making Of

PEZ candies were created over 90 years ago They've been manufactured in the same factory since the early 1970s in Orange, Connecticut. We got rare access inside to learn how PEZ is made.
Following is a transcript of the video:
Narrator: Recognizable for their brick shape and fun dispensers, PEZ is an American candy staple.First created as a breath mint more than 90 years ago, today, PEZ has an endless amount of flavors and types of dispensers. But how does a family-owned company that started in 1927 continue to find success in the competitive candy industry today?
Shawn Peterson: It's nostalgia. It's relatable. I think everybody's had one at some point in their life, whether it was purposefully or just given as a gift, but everybody knows what a PEZ dispenser is, and even if you say PEZ dispenser, and they're like, "what?" You kinda give 'em one of these... "Oh, yeah, I know what you're talkin' about," you know, and how many brands really have that level of recognizability?
Narrator: Orange, Connecticut, has been home to the PEZ factory since 1973, and we were able to get a look inside. So we're all geared up, we have our lab coat on, our hairnet. Shawn is gonna give me rare access to see how PEZ candies are made here in the factory. So, are you ready, Shawn?
Shawn Peterson: Let's go.
Narrator: The process begins with granulated table sugar, which is stored outside in the factory's sugar silo. 600 pounds of sugar are used in one batch of PEZ, totaling around one million rolls of wrapped candy per day. A giant set of rollers crushed that sugar to turn it into a powder to easily shape the brick tablets. To get PEZ's signature sweet taste, corn syrup and flavorings are carefully weighed and added to the sugar.
Next up, the tablet press, a powerful machine that compresses the mix into the brick-shaped tablets.It smells so good in here.The factory makes about 12 million individual tablets a day. Tablets are sorted into bins and placed on the conveyor belt, making their way into the wrapping room.
The candies are then poured out of the bins and tightly pushed down a conveyor in rolls of 12. My favorite part: watching the endless rows of tablets form into a completed PEZ pack.
This is the Vanilla Cupcake flavor that we just saw being made. It's hot. It's right off the machine. I'm excited to try this flavor. It's a new one for PEZ. I'm gonna eat this whole pack.
Of course, one of the best parts of PEZ is the fun dispenser that it's paired with. It's amazing to see what part of the process is done by machinery and what part is done by hand.
Shawn Peterson: Right.
Narrator: Yeah.
From there, the PEZ candies are ready to be packaged and shipped to stores. And I couldn't resist stopping by the PEZ Visitor Center on my way out.
Shawn Peterson: It's one of those things that's stood the test of time, and we want people to continue to enjoy that. We still look for what the new, hottest properties are, the trends that are gonna hopefully be around for a while, we try to capture that in a PEZ dispenser. It's fun. That's really what we need today.
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How PEZ Is Made | The Making Of

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OMG! This was my childhood!!! I haven’t had a PEZ in so long! And they taste so good. Great to see their still successful and the new generation can taste these great sweets.

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Kai

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Shaquille Oatmeal.

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Me too, I'm gonna support them, I never realized they were their own thing, not part of a conglomerate.

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JayGrand “This is an insult to the PEZ community”

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Lol I was seeing that episode and decided to search up what pez means 😂

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Lol you thought this comment would blow up

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I love PEZ there so delicious. I think it is so cool how they are made.

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I wanna try it out but foreign country

[@elnino4445]

You sound like a robot.

[@OhhhPez]

I love me too

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@@windykar3705 well what country you at because Pez is in America and i think some of Europe

[@notshiro23]

@@windykar3705 me too

[@RestorationObsession]

I am eating a pile of orange PEZ as I watch this. At 54 I still absolutely love them!

[@JessicaMarquez-tx8rl]

This is a blessing for the PEZ community

[@davidjones535]

I had about twenty of them when I was a kid , Scooby Doo , Popeye and so on but they got thrown any back in the mid 80's when I lift home bet some of the ones from the 70's would be worth some money now !

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Yea probably

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Who else wants pez now?

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Rachel Madison I ate Pez along time ago I don’t want any anymore there ewwww

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@@aksharashaikh9504 ...

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I want it

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@@aksharashaikh9504 So why are you here?

[@rayhanfajri4612]

This is the beginning of the pez community

[@penginbot]

I used to "prescribe" Pez to my siblings when we were little... pretty sure I loved popping them out of the dispenser more than actually eating them lol

[@jaywarren333]

This is a compliment to the PEZ community!

[@stray_bad_dog_]

I love the vanilla cupcake Pez. They are amazing.

[@markkennethnicart3005]

I never had pez. Would love to buy one and try it myself.

[@GGOWO]

This makes the pez community happy

[@AshleyLara-f7u]

PEZ is my favorite candy it tastes soooooo good I literally buy it whenever I go to the store!

[@reactingwithdavid1127]

Bro this Pez factory is heaven to me

[@ghostechful]

Why can't I find these anymore? Used to have them when I was small.

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Umm girl in the philippines there a bunch

[@sekai_hiroshi]

@@devilsmanics3377 What!? There are PEZ in the Philippines? I want to buy one!

[@MrNuss22]

It‘s funny how the video implies PEZ to be an American candy and nobody even bothers to mention that it was actually created in 1927 Austria where the headquarters of the company are also still located. The facility in the US is a subsidiary specialized in production and distribution of the candy across the United States and Canada.

[@latinolawdog5067]

It’s not that big a deal, dude.

[@power8212]

OMG i remember my PEZ in those dispensers, back then collecting Pez dispensers was everything

[@Eza_yuta]

This is not insult to pez community.

[@lifeandlegos7928]

i dunno why but i now have a huge craving for pez

[@celestehebard3410]

Pez are my favourite lollies EVER

[@willscott5841]

PEZ was originally made in Austria as a round peppermint tablet in the 1920’s

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

Can you name the owner 😉

[@labro.]

@@The.Original.Potatocakes 2/3 of the company still belong to the austrian Haas family.

[@jiminshii55]

i feel rich as a kid when i buy one of these lol

[@jaspersevilla357]

it is nostalgic taste of PEZ candy with lots of flavors

[@itsnateross]

I only thought that there were 4 flavors. Guess we were poor growing up. But not anymore, buying some now!!!

[@softmochis5742]

no one: not one soul: her: iT sMeLLs So gOoD iN hErE! *inhales*

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tae tae armyyyy

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The Pez community celebrates this video

[@Lhead88]

Addicted to pez I wish I could just a buy a bin from this factory lol

[@KenWojcik]

This is not an insult to the pez community

[@llemeetoots5525]

I’ve never had them but they look good😭😭😭

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Llmee Toots, You’re missing out

[@Porvari]

You missed your chilhood

[@llemeetoots5525]

Clorox Bleach I’m still a child

[@nicoletolentino5187]

@@llemeetoots5525 me too but ive had them before try em' they are sooo good!

[@marcellabutay1090]

@@llemeetoots5525 That's probably why you havent tried them because you're young

[@michaelmich00]

Mouth already watering

[@nezukolvrss2165]

Me:Oooh Pez vid Me also:Oh wait I got A Pez Next to Me with An Elsa Dispenser Lemme eat these while watchin

[@Fatima-vw8vi]

My child-self always wondered how they were made😁

[@famousbowl9926]

I have a Darth Vader Pez dispenser since childhood lol my favorite!

[@sweettpassion]

I like pez❤️

[@DooMedSean]

I think if I ever visited the factory, I'd be banned. Lol I could barely control myself watching this video!

[@helenzhong6138]

Is it me or does it sound like something is in her throat. It annoys me so much!!!!!

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like a uh a uh dic.. 😱

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Abhi, She still had to speak, so It can’t be that

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its you

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Vocal fry?

[@medutis893]

Her voice is just raspy... Your fault

[@leocognetti1245]

About time for some PEZ

[@keefyboi5307]

While I'm watching this, I am now eating the cola flavoured pez. My childhood fav until now 😌

[@snubble7772]

Aaahhhh nostalgia

[@caotuanvo8480]

Pez is my childhood. But I didn't know they still made the dispensors

[@jeffrey7708]

Oh my god every time when i was a kid i used to eat the cherry ones it was so delicious and i still eat them to revisit the old days

[@ILoveOldMedia]

PEZ has got to enter the drink mix market like Starburst and Jolly Rancher have!

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Welcome back to “I don’t need sleep, I need answers”

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Lmaoooooo you need thousands of likes my dude. I don’t want answers I want sleep…but one will is stronger than the other

[@conorharris2451]

Welcome to the pez community

[@rayyanhabib3431]

Ahhh childhood memories

[@sussyamogusman2248]

My favorite candy ever. :)

[@PuppetPaul]

Amazing o see how some food is Made.

[@ryn7319]

This is every kid’s dream

[@tastytales]

Childhood memories...

[@JMPoly]

Fun fact: We in Czech Republic made them since 1902. It's called Lipo. I like both versions. :P I like to buy them in large amounts. O:)

[@cherista]

I haven't had these in years.

[@localsonicfan]

I LOVE THIS CANDY

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Love PEZ Candy

[@inez8050]

So many comments of people saying: I have never tried them. *You are missing life*

[@June-ov2wu]

Exactly!

[@mynameisharold323]

Probably because i live in an asian country haha funny

[@joannlumalangcatibog]

_We aint bruda, We're not wasting our time in candy for a damn candy dispenser. We got some waffles paired with icecream and chocolate, Basically anything chocolate and milk tea is what we need in asia boi._ _And PEZ are just candies that are in a dispenser, What makes them so special? I tried them before and they tasted just like an ordinary sweet and a little sour candy, _

[@toxixbob8375]

Diabetes and messed up teeth

[@ryareyna921]

Ideal Flamingo at least there not wasting there time making cringe animations that no one will probably watch

[@frenchlasagna8138]

He put a pez dispenser on my knee. Funniest shit ive ever seen

[@stevenalderley9036]

I'm from the UK where pez wasn't a huge thing when I was young but it definitely had made it's way over here. 31 now...Still have one with refills nearby lol

[@nobodyinteresting9967]

Fun thing PEZ was invented in europe in austria to be exact.

[@jackkennedyscott243]

PEZ Community approves!

[@flrs5858]

Real talk: I’ve never had a Pez in my life

[@nogoodname7090]

Then you've never lived a childhood

[@jjafs1008]

@@nogoodname7090 we don't have it in the UK

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ur missing out

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@@jjafs1008 we do have them here, they are just pretty difficult to find

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Best Korea needs these candies

[@Porvari]

Stfu fake

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@@Porvari ur mom gay lol

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Hi

[@arthritis.]

Hello supreme leader.

[@WhimsyWhespir]

I was just watching Ant Man vs The Wasp and if you get the correlation between that and this video you have my full respect.

[@Thay_irismlp]

Yes Lol

[@missinggirl8599]

I love pez and I’m British

[@elnino4445]

Childhood memories

[@kikixoo]

ay i live in orange connecticut. i pass by PEZ all the time-

[@ayyjayy2583]

Nostalgia

[@sharklover2984]

now I just want pez

[@avgjoegaming8271]

Everyone has had one but I haven't seen them in at least 5 years

[@andrewdasys4026]

Pez is originally Austrian. There is a real interesting movie, The Pez Outlaw, about the black market import of Pez dispensers to the USA.

[@fatimaamorim6054]

I love to watch how stuff are made😃

[@williamcrowe2576]

The very first Pez dispenser resembled a Zippo lighter because the candy was originally intended to be an alternative to smoking and marketed towards adults.

[@ayoh4864]

The hardest and most sudden craving I've ever had.

[@zombiesinyourbackyard3584]

Wish the would add a rip off tear line to open the candy. It make it a guaranteed clean cut to load your pez. Also we need more flavors like pina colada pez!

[@kayal8672]

Try Ammas south Indian cuisine in 15 chestnut, very authentic that I found in USA , it's a gem

[@tinkywinkyhashadenough8916]

this is a cool video

[@lumiluc]

Wow so interesting

[@chocloditelensman]

The love Pez !

[@PoRRasturvaT]

I really like PEZ, but never had a dispenser my whole life lol

[@nocsomoky]

PEZ makes up 75% of my childhood.

[@amymoran3017]

I love them I have over 3000 pez and 100 pop pez

[@nomorial5543]

Delicious

[@AKDGsonic]

loyal member of pez community

[@ansonhu5997]

PEZ dispensers sometimes get the candy stuck. So, what I do is just whip out another dispenser somewhere in my backpack

[@PixelDoo]

Seriously just knew about this since i just got a pez for the first time

[@bri-rt7dj]

I had like 10 of these dispensers😂

[@88zt]

Just bought mine today

[@aniraz90s]

"Pez was invented in Austria and later exported worldwide. Pez was first marketed as a compressed peppermint sweet in Vienna, Austria, in 1927 by Eduard Haas III. The name PEZ is an abbreviation of PfeffErminZ(German for peppermint)." I got this from Wikipedia and I was wondering why the man in the video confidently said it's from Connecticut? He got the year right but I don't think it originates from the US. Right..?

[@nobodyinteresting9967]

Nope it is from austria headquarters is still there the plant in ct is only for northamerican distribution

[@blueflamedragon115]

I wish there were PEZ Dispensers that weren't JUST Gen 1 Pokémon..!!! I thought about getting a Drizzile (Pokémon Sword and Shield - Generation 8) and a Grovyle (Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald - Generation 3) dispensers.

[@ty_usesyoyoswithnostring7839]

Who else kinda feels like it was wrong for her to eat the pdx without a dispenser

[@davidcrowley6216]

If I could have one food for the rest of my life? That's easy. Pez. Cherry flavor Pez. No question about it. - Stand By Me

[@anthonycamacho7542]

A good video

[@AriaMasterofChaldea]

Childhood.

[@PhantasmaGothico]

you would be impressed how expensive it is in Brazil.

[@zenonzielinskianimationstu2066]

If I were in that factory I would take a hand full of that candy and put it all in my mouth

[@ariannaarrollo8448]

Is it weird that I've never had Pez before...?

[@STXR.x.]

I’ve heard of these but never EVER tried it I wish I had them rn lol

[@rokzila]

I LIKE PEZ

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

They should really have a dispenser in the from of the Specter of Death with a tiny scythe. And another shaped like an insulin pump. YIKES! She wanted to scarf the whole pack. Thad's like drinking a cup full of sugar.

[@sidraraef4159]

I had the orange and strawberry and blueberry it's just soo nice and my toy was a rapunzel character

[@Momotron2000]

I still have my Super Mario and Yoshi PEZ