PEZ Candy, Inc.

PEZ Candy, Inc. is a world-famous candy company for producing dispensers that hold candy pieces and have character faces on them. Pez was originally introduced in Austria, later exported, notably to the U.S., and eventually became available worldwide. The name Pez comes from the letters at the beginning, the middle and the end of the German word for peppermint, Pfefferminz. They have been producing Pixar dispensers since 2006.

History
Pez candy was first marketed as a breathmint in Vienna, Austria. It was invented in 1927 in Vienna by a confectioner named Eduard Haas III. Haas invented peppermints using family owned baking powders, and decided to serve the mints in small, hand-size containers. He manufactured a small tin to hold the mints, similar to the modern Altoids tins. The first Pez mint dispensers, known as "regulars," were similar in shape to a cigarette lighter, and dispensed an adult breath mint marketed as an alternative to smoking. In 1952 Eduard Haas introduced his product to the United States. In 1955, the Pez company placed heads on the dispensers and marketed them for children. Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse were among the first character dispensers. Since 1950, over 1500 different Pez dispensers, including the original character dispensers have been created.