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The PEEPS^® Brand celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2018. They are celebrating 71 years this year for 2024.
In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one PEEPS^® Marshmallow Chick. Today, thanks to advances in technology, it takes six minutes.
Just Born produces enough PEEPS^® Brand Marshmallow Candies in one year to circle the earth twice.
In the late 1950s PEEPS^® wings were “clipped” to give them a sleek, modern look.
PEEPS^® Brand Candies have been the #1 non-chocolate brand at Easter for more than 20 years*.
Yellow is America’s best selling color of PEEPS® Chicks and Bunnies.
Yellow and white PEEPS^® Chicks and Bunnies came first, followed by pink, lavender, blue, green and orange.
If you had 8,000 PEEPS^® Bunnies, and you stood them in a straight vertical line, you could reach the top of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) in Chicago.
Each PEEPS^® Chick has 28 calories and Bunnies have 27.5 calories. Both have 0 grams of fat.
Chocolate Dipped and Chocolate Covered PEEPS^® Chicks were introduced for Easter 2010.
PEEPS^® branded products have made celebrity appearances on many programs including: Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, The Early Show, Martha Stewart, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, South Park, Jeopardy and The Daily Show.
Some celebrity PEEPS^® fans include Justin Bieber, Miranda Cosgrove, Joe Jonas, and Dylan Lauren.