According to Liz Smiley, the brand manager for Brach’s candy company, 49% of Americans still say that peppermint is their favorite candy cane flavor, followed by cherry (18%) and blueberry (13%).

Peppermint Cough Drops Bridged The Gap Between Medicine And Candy On a scientific level, peppermint's active ingredient is menthol, which naturally stimulates cooling receptors in the mouth and nose.

Nassau Candy presents the Clever Candy Peppermint Candy Cane Bucket as part of its 2024 holiday collection. The tiered tub filled with 96 classic red and white peppermint-flavored candy canes ...

Candy canes surged in popularity in the 20th century, and by the end of 1950s, one company in Georgia was producing 1.8 million sticks of the red-and-white peppermint candy each day.

Not only are peppermint candies the treat of the season, they’re steeped in tradition and lore. One legend claims the candy cane originated in Germany in 1670, when the Cologne Cathedral choirmaster ...