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Pez | History and Trivia

Manufactured in Orange, Connecticut, since 1974, some 3 billion PEZ candies are gobbled up annually—and that’s just the U.S. consumption.

A red wrapper of PEZ strawberry candy with text detailing it as artificially flavored and weighing .29 oz (8.5 g).

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Manufactured in Orange, Connecticut, since 1974, some 3 billion PEZ candies are gobbled up annually—and that’s just the U.S. consumption. pez-candy-700

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