Wednesday, January 7, 2015

PEZCANDY INC. PRESS RELEASE New President and CEO CHRISTIAN JEGEN

PEZ Candy, Inc., manufacturer of one of the most iconic and famous novelty confectionary brands in the world is pleased to announce the appointment of Christian Jegen as the new President and CEO as of January 1, 2015.

“We are pleased to welcome Christian to the PEZ Candy organization,” Manfred Foedermayr, President and CEO of PEZ AG said. “Christian’s strong leadership and record of accomplishments will continue to strengthen and grow the PEZ brand. His background in the consumer product industry, coupled with his business acumen and experience within the confectionary industry provides him with a solid foundation for understanding the needs of how to take PEZ Candy to the next level of innovation and growth.”
Jegen comes to PEZ Candy, Inc. with over 25 years of experience in the candy industry and retailer marketplace. In his most recent position as President of Haribo of America for 18 years, Jegen was focused on strategic growth and significantly increasing the brand presence in the United States marketplace.

“I am excited to be a part of the PEZ family and plan on bringing highly innovative ideas and strategies in order to grow this iconic brand even further in the United States,” he says. “PEZ has a beloved line of products, a loyal fan-base and works with the most respected licensors in the industry and I am eager to move the PEZ brand to the next level.” Jegen will also hold a seat on the executive board of PEZ AG.

About PEZ Candy, Inc: Based in Orange, CT, PEZ has been inspiring and innovating since 1927, PEZ Candy, Inc. is the pioneer of "interactive candy" that is both enjoyable to eat and fun to play with. PEZ dispensers are a hot collectable for adults and children alike and have been a staple of American pop culture for over 50 years. To learn more, visit http://www.pez.com

read here the official article: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/01/prweb12430022.htm

WELCOME MR. JEGEN TO OUR PEZ FAMILY:)

Christian Jegen www.pez.com

Welcome Mr. Christian Jegen as new President and Ceo of PEZCandy US

Christian Jegen, former president of Haribo of America, has signed on to lead Pez Candy as its news president and ceo. He will also serve on the executive board of Pez AG, which owns the subsidiary.

Jegen is replacing Joseph Vittoria, who recently joined Promotion in Motion as executive v.p. and chief administrative officer. 
“We are pleased to welcome Christian to the PEZ Candy organization,” says Manfred Foedermayr, president and ceo, PEZ AG. “Christian’s strong leadership and record of accomplishments will continue to strengthen and grow the PEZ brand.”

“I am excited to be a part of the PEZ family and plan on bringing highly innovative ideas and strategies in order to grow this iconic brand even further in the United States,” Jegen says. “PEZ has a beloved line of products, a loyal fan base and works with the most respected licensors in the industry and I am eager to move the PEZ brand to the next level“

read here the full article: www.candyindustry.com/
 
WELCOME MR. JEGEN TO OUR PEZ FAMILY :)
Picture: Christian Jegen / www.pez.com


Thursday, January 1, 2015

Flying To the Moon & Back Picture Contest NOW CLOSED

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED
DO NOT ENTER 

2015 is here now! Time for another great contest! This time Ghosty and Bunny want to go to the moon and we need your help to get there! We need you to create a space ship for us. Whether you draw, photoshop or build it we need a picture of it. We only ask that you include these two (Bunny & Skull) Pez in the picture along with your spaceship. 




Submit your picture by January 15th, 2015 to be entered into battles which will take place over the rest of January. Be as creative as you want. The winner will win the pair of GΓΌnters KleinmΓΌnchen Green ghosts from his gathering. Email your photo to Pezpalz@gmail.com


Contest graciously sponsored by GΓΌnter Haidinger, Thank You GΓΌnter :) 

Entries will be due January 10, 2015.  Email your photo to PezPalz@gmail.com.  Once you have entered you will receive a confirmation email that you have been entered into the moon and back picture contest. 

Contest will be later judged in “battles” on our blog.  Winner will be chosen at random draw at the final four Battle using the wheel.  

Please no vulgar photos, they will not count.  
One entry per person. 




Wednesday, December 31, 2014

New Minnie Mouse

A new set of Minnie Mouse Pez is scheduled for release in February or March in the European countries. 
The Pez collectors store will have them in stock as soon as possible! 
To visit the Pez collector store visit http://www.pezcollectors.com/


Big thank you to Chris Jordan for letting us use her picture :) 

the Euro Minnie Mouse Set from 2014
Picture: PEZ International

A post for you dear Krissy!!!

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This post is espacally to my best PEZPAL, my good friend, my Boss (she hates it when I say that) to an amazing and wonderful woman PEZPALZ KRISTIAN <KRISSY>
She has Birthday today and my Family and me want to wish Krissy a wonderful and awesome HaPpY Birthday!
Have a great B-day and enjoy your day! We hope you will like all you birthday gifts πŸ˜‰
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AMAZING 2014 PEZ YEAR!

2014 is almost gone and it's time to look back!
It was a wonderful PEZ year for us. We had many stories, gifts and winners this year. 

206 posts with a total of 635 pictures!

We presented great stories, some exclusive first-look pictures from GΓΌnters KleinmΓΌnchen Ghosts, Ivan's 6 Gathering pucks from Slovenia, the cool looking Steel City Gathering dispenser, we had the Finnish Duck and the Swedish Reindeer on our blog in that minute after the presentation was over in Finland and Sweden, the Chocolate mini egg with a mini PEZ Dispenser, last but not least the never seen before Cruspi Dispenser. 

The PEZ Headz Promo pack was also on our blog, long before Pez candy US released it. The Pez headz and the my little pony press releases hit our blog at first. We reported also about some special eBay Auctions, we shared funny PEZ Youtube Videos and a lot of nice PEZ Pictures.

As many of you know, we love the Slogan, Pez makes a Smile, so that is why we started our contests and giveaways. We had wonderful winners and wonderful prices, we totally flipped out when we got the Cruspi dispenser for one of our readers,  Pam won the dispenser long before they hit to some others.
The Swiss Soccer Balls, FC Basel Balls, Toy Story Terror Cat, Mini Nemo Dispenser, My Little Pony Set, the SC Bern Pucks and the cool Japan Gathering Bubble with a fun "Bubble in trouble" picture contest are some of our prizes of 2014. A great looking 2014 PEZ Pictorial with a big voting, for the favorite 2014 PEZ Dispenser, was the last big thing on our blog.

You can now follow us on Facebook, Twitter and on Instagram. We have created our logo with the two PEZ-Dispenser the Bunny (Pez Pal Kristian) and the Skull (Ghosty). We can't thank everyone who has helped us over the past year enough for everything you have done for us.  We are so grateful to you all.  

It was a wonderful and fun year for us, and we are very excited to rock with you in 2015.  More stories, more surprises and a lot of new gifts and contests...as we love our hobby, we love PEZ and we like to share it with you :) Hope to see you in 2015 again...here on our blog :) Lots of Love to all of our readers all over the world :) 

2014 Poll Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2014 favorites poll. 
Below are the top winners for 2014.

Best Sports PEZ of 2014

Best Convention PEZ of 2014

Best Euro/ Australian PEZ of 2014

Best American PEZ of 2014

Thanks to Alex! He noticed my mistake. The Target dog should be in 3rd place, making Scooby Doo 4th place. 
Thanks Alex!
-Kristian 

Best Tin/Box/Gift Set of 2014

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Love Letter

Dear Ghosty & Family, 
Thank you for being there every day of 2014 to cheer me up! 
Looking forward to 2015 with you :) 
                      BIG Hugs, 
Krissy 

Friday, December 26, 2014

SpongeBob EURO Gary vs US Gary...

Thanks to Steve Bannister,
He has created this picture to see the variation difference between
the EURO Spongebob Gary the Snail and the US Gary the Snail.
Picture: Steve Bannister


Here we have a close up Picture from Brent Pez Johnson, thank you for the Pictures :)

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Thursday, December 18, 2014

What we can hope for in 2015

In 2014 at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago we saw Star Wars, Harry Potter, & a New Hello Kitty Tin which hopefully we see at market next year.. Wonder what else we can expect for 2015, but we are sure that 2015 will be a great year for Pez!




                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 photos: google images
 Photo Credit- Eddie Pez Hunter Santiago

New Kitties Available Soon

Pez has announced via Pez intl.. 
New #PEZ Hello Kitty soon available in the markets!



Big Congratulations to our Pony Winner!!!

Our Final Winner of 2014 is..... 
 Drum Roll Please... 


Our Winner 
Phillip T.


Thank You to everyone who entered, we loved seeing all of your pictures.