How Pez Are Made | How Stuff Is Made | Refinery29

A look at how Pez candies are made. Derived from the German word for "peppermint," Pez first came to the U.S. after the Second World War and marketed as an alternative to smoking cigarettes, though soon the marketing shifted to children. We take a tour of the Pez factory to see how this is made today.
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[@refinery29]

What other snacks would you like to see on How Stuff Is Made? Comment below :)

[@vanesakim5650]

glossier birthday balm dotcom!!!!!!

[@meghan879]

M&M's!!!

[@lpaisleysharpe1827]

GUMMY BEARS!! 🐻🐻🐻

[@yourim9007]

jaw breakers!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cnc4243]

Candy sticks !!! The little white sticks that come in the boxes , some of them come in fake cigarette boxes:)

[@trover1922]

Who tf shares these? I eat the whole PACK.

[@moond0ll518]

samee

[@mmmmmm-xc1zg]

Trover19 I just dump it in my mouth

[@bubblegumcorn2047]

Trover19 I share them with my siblings but not my friends c or else they'll ask for like a thousand

[@yoran4067]

Can I Get One?

[@frostyoreo8657]

Same

[@rileypalmer7822]

Did anyone else hate it when the pez candy got stuck in the dispenser

[@punnergamernerd1265]

Riley Palmer yeah lol I'm eating a pez right now And it stuck

[@user-wq3sy8tw3k]

Ikr!

[@mayagamesmsp7771]

I hated that after that happened to me I just opened it fully and just picked it all out

[@sweetielebs6033]

Riley Palmer ME

[@rainbowboi5808]

Riley Palmer yeah

[@katiesquid]

I always thought that they looked like tiny bars of soap, so I would pretend to wash my tougne.

[@kingciel523]

Katie Squid haha that’s quite funny I thought I was the only one who thought they looked like little bars of soap

[@frostyoreo8657]

I like to think there pilla idk why i do that

[@jackkumfert1737]

FBI:stay where you are

[@aliceyang2892]

Katie Squid now I think about it does!

[@dali7132]

Same...

[@isaacs2217]

Raspberry *shows a picture of a birthday cake*

[@menartd2618]

Kermit Does Everything Raspberry cake maybe? It could happen.

[@sukisai8282]

🎂🎂🎂🎂

[@SomeUsernameSomeoneElseTookIt]

damn i cant like since its at 69

[@vscooo_girliesss2550]

I was waiting for this comment

[@jilliancarissa7129]

Theres no emoji for a raspberry

[@dimper4562]

Who else wants pez now

[@thefollowingcommentisnottr8656]

Dim Per me

[@griftersaint6379]

YAAAAAAS

[@Frezshii]

meh

[@alissa7155]

I'm eating pez rn lol anyone want some

[@gabrielv9956]

Dim Per me

[@gittgerits2281]

WoW, this stop-motion is amazing

[@imaturtle9329]

Gitt Gerits SHADOW FREEMEN NEEDS MEMBERS RESPOND IF INTEESTED

[@OatsTheOcelot]

SHADOW FREEMEN HQ omg stop spamming

[@Jun-Kyard]

Gitt Gerits WOW or wow don't type WoW that stands for world of warcraft:D

[@tala8714]

Wait.. this reminded me i haven’t eaten pez candy in 4 years!

[@refinery29]

Time to have some!! +itstala101

[@faktionfpv3590]

I only ate pez once and that was 11 years ago.
Didn't dislike them, just never thought to get more of it.........time to go get some

[@gachacritic5552]

Talloosh .xzxzx i’ve havent eaten it since I was 3 :(

[@dali7132]

OMG ME2

[@animesong10hourschallengeb79]

Never had them in my whole life

[@eyerolling5765]

Omg brings me back to my childhood!!! This is so cute!!

[@imaturtle9329]

EyeRolling SHADOW FREEMEN NEEDS MEMBERS RESPOND IF INTEESTED

[@blueblood992]

Illuminati noo

[@ado3247]

drugs of my childhood

[@xGhostman793]

XD

[@britneygrau5337]

2:10 raspberry=cake now... ok

[@monkeydo992]

If I worked there, I would probably get fired cuz I’ll eat them all...

[@bluesouthpaw6326]

One for my mouth and one for this package 😁

[@Jackscalfani2]

@@bluesouthpaw6326 2 for my mouth, 0 for the package

[@xGhostman793]

Xd

[@user-xj7ze3bv3c]

I could eat the ones that aren’t the right size, so they don’t do to waste

[@hunterlorigo699]

Same im a real 🐷

[@Hannah.Alexia]

I love Pez candy soo much

[@refinery29]

+hannah Same!

[@trevorte1023]

Hannah what do they taste like??

[@Hannah.Alexia]

Trevor Te kind of hard to explain cause there’s different flavors lol

[@dawi]

+Trevor Te buy them they are so good

[@imaturtle9329]

Hannah SHADOW FREEMEN NEEDS MEMBERS RESPOND IF INTEESTED

[@shonaspeirs6116]

OH GOD THESE ARE MY CHILDHOOD

[@imaturtle9329]

Shona Speirs SHADOW FREEMEN NEEDS MEMBERS RESPOND IF INTEESTED

[@xGhostman793]

Same man

[@noralights3997]

That was so interesting! Thank you guys!

[@refinery29]

+noralights You're welcome! What else would you like to see from us?

[@noralights3997]

Refinery29 kellogg's Coco Pops Cereals!

[@refinery29]

+noralights Great suggestion!

[@tanairioquendo5588]

Gay

[@madelinemiller4839]

My old band teacher had over 1,000 PEZ dispensers. He would have 3 new ones every week. Never brought in the same one. He always gave us a choice of using one dispenser after our lessons. He died when I was in 4th grade after I had only known him for 8 months. He was an awesome teacher.

[@malion8374]

sorry for your loss

[@chickensandwich7999]

Do they still have the peppermint flavor?

[@greatvaluebleach6540]

yes

[@moond0ll518]

0:48 wait so we were taking drugs since we were kids?!?!

[@yamibeauty]

l used to buy these just for the dispensers, l hated the candy

[@SteveCarras]

yamibeauty I liked the candy

[@YleneP]

Exactly nasty little shits

[@bombiss_9124]

yamibeauty I remember when I first discovered pez, I just thought it was a fun toy, then I discovered the candy which made it even better.

[@mayagamesmsp7771]

Radcoon ! Damn

[@4r4chn1da33]

Sam I hate pez

[@shellyrae777]

I have over a hundred PEZ dispensers, my whole Fam buys them for me ❤️

[@AmaniiiF]

Looks like ecstasy

[@dinkydino6921]

Armani maybe it is

[@theamansour]

hm you can disguise is like that

[@mythicize2351]

Or Benadryl

[@HecticSophie]

Personally I find the candy too sweet for my liking, but the stop motion in this video is awesome!

[@refinery29]

+hecticsophie Thanks! What else would you like to see us do?

[@cheetos8114]

i buy the pez refills not the dispenser LOL

[@brittanynguyen3794]

How dare you. Buy a dispenser or else.

[@Retro3]

0:44 I thought that said “SMOKE PEZ” lol
Made me think about “SMOKE SMARTIES” 😂😂😂

[@edgardionee]

really cute animations, but peppermint in german was misspelled, it's "Pfefferminz", not "Pfeffermintz".

[@SteveCarras]

edgardionee and somehow I don't recall pez peppermint

[@alicelovesminhyuk]

Thank God I wasn’t the only one who noticed that mistake 😅

[@mumave_7958]

Pfefferminze ist peppermint in german

[@maliahorton139]

I love THEESE videos especially the makeup

[@andrejh.6335]

Never knew I needed this until I saw this. Thank you.

[@sgal5845]

*nostalgia intensifies by 100k%*

[@user-ck9sq8by5t]

Oh I didnt try a pez in my life 😓its sounds good😕

[@coutureofandrea]

SONDOS Amiri you’re not missing out on anything. They taste like better quality Smarties but still not good :(

[@uschilou]

I love pez!! Raspberry is the best!

[@mels3808]

SONDOS Amiri basically a fizzy sweet so ur not missing out on anything

[@mels3808]

BobSagat smarties is a chocolate not sweet

[@coutureofandrea]

Mermaid Mels in America its a sweet. It’s a powder tablet type of candy.

[@lisejohanne7831]

Remember when they all were the same Color, and then I would mix up the flavours and let the dispenser suprise me. Childhood memories ahh

[@vascoviajero6169]

you definitely need to keep making this videos... best channel ever and best series ever, love the how stuff is made videos of yours damn!!

[@blackgfazo5397]

I haven’t had these in a fat minute. Watching this video brought back childhood memories

[@rinapacuku8670]

I've never tried a grape or raspberry pez.

[@coldlikeaspritesoda4418]

Rina Pacuku really man? Raspberry is the best flavor.

[@elliesusana4988]

Cold like a sprite soda Same

[@Cumjr]

Im sorry but you NEED grape

[@marijana7835]

I dont like raspberry but i like grape

[@jamesprice4539]

Never had ANY Pez in my life

[@meghanm.6231]

I can never find these anymore! 😭 I can’t believe they were a alternative to smoking?

[@ngaire-jasminbarrett5096]

I loved these, my dad often bought these for me 😍

[@VUNELE]

My favorite candy is Pez, I like orange and cherry the most!

[@ElvaRey]

The candy flavor taste artificial, I would have totally bought them just to have a mint candy Despenser

[@jack-rw3sj]

Oh My Boi what doesnt taste artificial

[@angeloa6972]

Ok you can ask them for organic all natural flavors then

[@rachelchen1815]

So cute!!! Love this video!

[@szacharyf]

these have always been my favorite candy!!

[@kylecassidento6748]

I live down the road from the pea factory in orange Conneticut and they have every flavor there and it’s amazing

[@gabriellaelise4407]

Yessss I love these videos

[@refinery29]

Thank you +gabby20055 ! What would you like to see us do next?

[@gabriellaelise4407]

Refinery29 how highlighter is made or how wigs are made

[@refinery29]

+gabby20055 Good idea!

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

We have orange, lemon, cherry and strawberry, never seen the others i don't think I can't remember what the fizzy ones flavours are

[@SlimyboyDave]

When I was a kid I used to spend the summers in Switzerland and I would always come back with a bunch of unique PEZ dispensers that weren't available in the US. Nowadays there's a big PEZ community and most pieces show up on E-bay. Some dispensers and marketing merchandise are very valuable and sell for lots of $ but to a collector every piece is treasured.

[@schynobonk]

When i was a kid , i tried to taste PEZ , and it was so AMAZING!!! Now i use these for my kids.

[@meghan879]

I love Pez!!! The intro to this video is so cute!

[@SteveCarras]

Meghan me too

[@julesprovencher7943]

*watches video as i eat pez*

[@mazaga1850]

Never had one but i need it now, the orange one specifically

[@sadeKt]

I’m eleven right now and live in Hong Kong
I remember those times when my parents would bring me to the nearest 7-11 and let me pick a candy after a tiring day. I would pick skittles, or M&M’s but the only thing that I remember best is the PEZ. Nowadays I don’t see it often but I still thank it for all the good memories it had given me.

[@ashknoecklein]

I'm not sure we should be feeding Pez to cattle, ngl

[@cabbageleaf359]

weehawk I thought I was the only one thinking this

[@rokzila]

Its just sugar

[@user-qp8le7tz6j]

So hard to open those always

[@madisonwoodard607]

That was so interesting. I love Pez but had no idea about it's cool history.

[@supercoollad]

Pez taste so good

[@5050t]

MY CHILDHOOD

[@marteeee]

do PEZ look like that in the USA?

[@poormanssage3922]

Yes

[@codyburtch593]

Yes

[@coco1255]

Yes

[@NaMe-cm4qn]

Ikr I was so confused because the wrappers don’t look anything like that in Australia!

[@raihanislam912]

I wish we had grape in the uk

[@AlexisChang]

this was so cool learning about the history I LOVE PEZ

[@EboJ13]

So interesting. I definitely enjoyed PEZ, especially the dispensers. It's been cool to see my 5 y.o. get into them.
I'm curious to know what makes that didn't pass quality control safe for cows?

[@iyttaspringer8958]

Is it just me or does she sound a little bit like Mila kunis ?

[@SteveCarras]

iytta Springer she sure does a bit to me

[@jameul363]

Shut up meg

[@ajtritto3989]

So this was the juul in the 1920s

[@jeanmichel6159]

I never heard of PEZ before but it looks nice !

[@thedinkster7718]

Yo I want an ~MDMA~ dispenser lmao

[@emigoldber]

It's Pfefferminz Not Pfeffermintz

[@nyxusvfx]

funny that it‘s made in austria but we still only have strawberry, cherry, lemon and orange in germany

[@augustblizzards107]

Mary Berry I’m pretty sure they said Australia lol

[@augustblizzards107]

Mary Berry oH NEVERMIND

[@singingsun04]

Dude, you’re missing out on grape? Grape is like the best flavor!

[@user-tu3it5ct1z]

@@singingsun04 yeah we dont have grape here in swedem either ;(

[@singingsun04]

And Raspberry too! Those are like the two best flavors!

[@SafirAksel]

Holy shit the production quality of this video is amazing! Instant subscribe from me :D

[@buksiblingsfun8906]

I just opened some pez a couple days ago and this popped up on my suggest list

[@stohess]

Strawberry is life

[@rollothewalker5535]

Cherry is better

[@thefollowingcommentisnottr8656]

Lemon is amazing as well

[@stohess]

Btw about the farm thing, I wanna become an animal now haha

[@michellecortez415]

HOW TAKIS ARE MADE!!!

[@reale6t]

This brought make more childhood memories.

[@bored4325]

This would’ve been good if it came out in in November I needed it for my project

[@sicknickeroni]

My favorite flavor is the coca cola one.

[@user-lp4fr8yz8j]

Pez in spanish is fish D:

[@miacah4452]

Dandelion pescado?

[@ranemalone9636]

cHaMsKiE xD pez is another way of saying fish in Spanish

[@user-lp4fr8yz8j]

Pez is when the fish is alive, happy and live in the sea or in an aquarium.
Pescado is when the fish is caught and die.
I hope I explained it well in English 😅

[@son9534]

Dandelion yep XD

[@chiaki5006]

Oh lord! I haven't had these for like 2 years :p I miss this!

[@skateflipsover]

Omg i remember this 😢

[@steelwildlife4343]

Watching how pez is made while eating pez out of a a limited addition plush husky pez dispenser keychain...... Can you get any more PEZ than that?

[@justsmile5004]

I don't like pezz candy.

[@cubedkey]

legit bawse what??

[@orz8638]

Nobody cares

[@justsmile5004]

Febriyanti mestika sari Yes,i know:D

[@ruthdelgado6748]

Just Smile you mean PEZ

[@justsmile5004]

Ruth Delgado yea,sorry:D

[@Tlar12]

I love pez so much I look for it all the time

[@tanishaislam830]

I loved these candys but I ran out SO fast

[@melody3741]

That's pretty neat how they send the extra ones as treats to cows!!

[@evieamos6040]

Just tried pez it's amazing

[@haekalfajri8072]

Finally Bought it today just for showing it off to my little sister

[@crybabysenpairandom9743]

I never had this candy before but I see them a lot

[@whizzersbaldspot7087]

Most underrated candy in my opinion aside from atomic fire balls. These are amazing

[@1twoone2]

😳 Atomic Fire Balls !!!! TIME WARP engaged!!

[@jamespagous3954]

I love those

[@kawaii.tsunchan5320]

Pez is literally my favorite non-chocolate candy

[@quay4life676]

I shouldn't had watched this because I want some now🤦‍♂️😂🤤

[@dreamingmoon7620]

i tried lemon flavoured when i was 7 and it taste good

[@sluggish._]

I haven’t had one of these for so long

[@ryusof7353]

I love this stuff

[@MAKEOUTHILL-wk3zf]

"sharing is fun" hahah soo fun

[@robynnroberts8037]

The origin of the most addictive candy ever

[@Cookie_Gamerx]

It taste super good

[@michaelrobert7958]

I want more of these

[@Lavenderblood111]

People used to enjoy this chalk?
Well nostalgia is a powerful drug, and I’m high on it.

[@Castiff]

now im gonna be sharing pez facts all day

[@haileypendley8405]

I remember going to Wal-Mart every weekend and always getting a pez thing

[@monoch.6558]

I didn't know I needed to know this

[@tonton9400]

What I like about PEZ is that it’s satisfying to look at and to organize

[@anthonylapham756]

I live near the factory in Orange CT, you can literally buy a small bucket full of PEZ candies.

[@bombiss_9124]

Pez gives me nostalgia

[@GraveDigger-hq6le]

I just realized how long it's been since I've had these.

[@delylahsaldivar16]

I love this