![]() The fizzy and fruity mix of flavor that was well-known in the 1970s is still on sale today in the US. This same combination of chemicals is still being used to make these yummy little candies in Italy and the traditional flavors have never been changed. Baking soda is added to this and when these substances combine with your saliva, you get a fizzy and enjoyable explosion of flavor released from the center of the candy. The fizzy center of these candies is made with a mix of malic acid and tartaric acids. Landry was known for saying, “Hey! Don’t give me the ZotZ!” and so the name became attached to the little candies that were growing in popularity. The name came from a 1962 William Castle film that starred Tom Poston and Jim Backus. Landry started importing more of the fun candies that his kids had loved and renamed them “ZotZ”. Landry’s children went nuts for the yummy little fizzy candies and they begged for more of the “funny fizzy candy”. After one of those trips, he brought some candy home from one of his visits to Italy. After the company was passed to Landry, he started taking trips to Italy to monitor the candy and honey companies. Prost traveled to France to retire in 1964 and he died shortly after he arrived. READ MORE: Twizzlers (History, Flavors, Photos & Commercials) They also imported honey and had good luck with this side venture as well. They created marzipan and other delightful confectionary items that sold well in the US. He had a partner, Frank Landry, who helped him manage the company they built, the Andre Prost Co. This honey business along with the candy business became his new passion and he put effort into this project until his health started to fail him. The slogan for the company originally was, “Honey From Here, There, and Everywhere.” At the same time, he had created the Andre Post Co to sell quality honey and honey products. This is where he bought confectionaries made by G.B. He tried his hand at a variety of different food-based careers and sales and he started importing food items from Como, Italy. He lost this job during World War I and as a result, had to figure out a new career after the war due to prohibition. This gave him skills and interest in fine foods and desserts. Prost had worked his way up the ladder at Cuisinier which made fine liqueurs before World War I. ZotZ candies did not arrive in America until 1968 when it was brought to the US by Andre Prost. The candy did not carry the ZotZ name at this time.
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