What Came First, the PEEPS® Chick or the PEEPS® Decorated Egg?

A Collection of Fun Facts That Every Fan Should Know About the Iconic Marshmallow

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Mar 31, 2015, 08:46 ET

BETHLEHEM, Pa., March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Did you know that PEEPS^® has been the #1 non-chocolate candy at Easter for more than 20 years?¹ The cute and delicious Chicks and Bunnies have come a long way since their founding in 1953 and are available for every season, with more than 45 different shapes and flavors to choose from throughout the year. The PEEPS^® experts at Just Born Quality Confections hatched these fun and unique facts to share with fans across the country in time for spring:

The 411 on the Chick that started it all!

Yellow is America's best-selling color of PEEPS(R) Chicks and Bunnies, followed by pink and then blue.

In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one PEEPS^® Marshmallow Chick, by hand with a pastry tube. Today, thanks to the founder's son, Bob Born, and advances in technology, it takes roughly six minutes.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a baby is born every 8 seconds; but at Just Born, 509 PEEPS^® are hatched every 8 seconds.
Chicks rule! 4 out of every 5 PEEPS^® purchased are Chicks – either original, flavored, dipped in chocolate or covered in chocolate.
In 1955 the wings on PEEPS^® were "clipped" to give them a sleek, modern look.
Yellow is America's best-selling color of PEEPS^® Chicks and Bunnies, followed by pink and then blue.
Yellow and white PEEPS^® Chicks and Bunnies came first, followed by pink, lavender, blue, green and orange.
Due to popular demand, white PEEPS^® Chicks are making a comeback in 2015 after a 10 year hiatus.
The top three PEEPS^® flavors for Easter include Sour Watermelon, Blue Raspberry and Party Cake.

PEEPS^®Represent on the West Coast!

More than 70 million PEEPS^® are needed to stretch from New York City to Los Angeles.
If you lined up 88,000 PEEPS^® Chicks in a straight line, it would equal the length of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
It would take 450,000 PEEPS^® to recreate the famous Hollywood sign out of PEEPS^®.
It would take more than 11 million PEEPS^® to equal the weight of the 110 ton Cloud Gate art piece in Millennial Park, more commonly known as "The Bean."

PEEPS^® Take on the East Coast!

Just Born makes enough PEEPS^® in one day to equal 7 PEEPS^® for every person who will travel through Grand Central Station each day on average.
Nearly 7,000 PEEPS^® Bunnies stacked in a vertical line would equal the height of the Empire State Building.
The Library of Congress has 535 miles of bookshelves, which is equivalent to the length of more than 13 million PEEPS^® Chicks.
Just Born makes enough PEEPS^® in one day to lap the Daytona Speedway track 87 times.

Some "PEEP-Culture"

The first day of spring, March 20^th, gave us roughly 2 minutes and 8 seconds of additional sunlight, which is enough time to create 8,176 PEEPS^®.
The weight of an Academy Award statuette is equivalent to the weight of 400 PEEPS^® Chicks.
More than 847,000 PEEPS^® are needed to equal the weight of a Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur.
In 52 minutes 23 seconds, 200,000 PEEPS^® marshmallow is produced on average at the Just Born factory, which is roughly the same amount of baseballs used throughout one full Major League Baseball season.
Just Born made more than 4 million PEEPS^® for every music album released in 2014.

If you would like additional fun facts pertaining to your city or interest, please reach out to Colleen Kebles, [email protected]. PEEPS^® fans can find more seasonal product information, recipe and craft ideas, fun facts and more on www.marshmallowpeeps.com. Follow PEEPS^® through the following social channels: Twitter.com/PEEPSBrand, Instagram.com/PEEPSBrand and Pinterest.com/PeepsBrand and like the brand at Facebook.com/PeepsBrand to learn about more ways to express your PEEPSONALITY^®!

About Just Born Quality Confections
Just Born Quality Confections is a privately owned company founded in 1923 and headquartered in Bethlehem, PA, where it manufactures PEEPS^®, HOT TAMALES^® and MIKE AND IKE^® Brand candies. GOLDENBERG'S^® PEANUT CHEWS^® Brand candies are produced in Philadelphia, PA. In 2015, the MIKE AND IKE^® Brand celebrates its 75^th Anniversary, while the HOT TAMALES^® Brand celebrates its 65^th anniversary. All Just Born candies are made in the U.S.A.