The Surprising History of PEZ Candy

On this episode of Our American Stories, PEZ had great success where it was invented, but changed its course after initially failing in America. Shawn Peterson, author of “PEZ: From Austrian Invention to American Icon”, shares the story of how this manual candy dispenser came to be.  Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.