Pez

Pez
The logo was designed by Eduard Haas.
TypeCandy
Place of originAustria
Region or stateTraun
Created byEduard Haas
Invented1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Main ingredientsSugar, corn syrup, plant-based fat, flavorings and colorings
VariationsPeppermint, Grape, Cherry, Orange, Lemon, Strawberry, Raspberry, Cola, Sugar Cookie, Fizzy, Sours, Candy Corn, Cotton Candy, Vanilla Cupcake, Banana, Lychee, Mango, Coconut, Chocolate, Dragon Fruit
Food energy
(per 8.5 g (1 roll) serving)
34.4 kcal (144 kJ)
Nutritional value
(per 8.5 g (1 roll) serving)
Proteing
Fatg
Carbohydrate7.9 g
Other informationwww.pez.at

Pez (English: /pɛz/, German: [peːts]; stylised as PEZ) is the brand name of an Austrian candy and associated manual candy dispensers. The candy is a pressed, dry, straight-edged, curved-corner block 15 mm (58 inch) long, 8 mm (516 inch) wide and 5 mm (316 inch) high, with each Pez dispenser holding 12 candy pieces.

PEZ candy pieces

Pez was invented in Austria and later exported worldwide. The all-uppercase spelling of the logo echoes the trademark's style on the packaging and the dispensers, with the logo drawn in perspective and giving the appearance that the letters are built out of 44 brick-like Pez mints (14 bricks in the P and 15 in each of the E and Z).

Despite the widespread recognition and popularity of the Pez dispenser, the company considers itself to be primarily a candy company, stating that "[t]oday, billions of PEZ candies are consumed annually in the U.S.A. alone".[1] Pez dispensers are a part of popular culture in many nations, an example being "Soul Candy" in the Japanese manga series Bleach.[2] Because of the large number of dispenser designs over the years, they are collected by many.

  1. ^ "About Us". Pez Candy. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bleach: 02 The Substitute". Game Vortex. Retrieved September 4, 2014.