Pez Was Meant to Prevent Smoking

Pez, maybe the most well-known sweet in the world, was first produced in 1927. It was created by Edward Haas III and employed a novel method to compress peppermint flavour into the candy, saving money while maintaining quality. Pez were simply wrapped like any other candy because the creation of the Pez dispenser was still a few years away.

It could be argued that Haas didn't need to create any new candies to keep the company afloat since he had inherited it from his father. But he was motivated to create Pez for a reason rather than just as a fun pleasure. He believed that his innovative sweets may help smokers resist their cravings and was a strong opponent of smoking. He thought it may help him avoid overeating and was using it as a minty substitute for smoking. Today, the firm sells billions of Pez annually in more than 90 nations. There is no information on whether it works to discourage smoking, though.