Perfetti Van Melle Airheads is an American brand of the taffy candy owned by the Italian-Dutch company Perfetti Van Melle. They were created on August 7, 1985, by Steve Bruner. Airheads are available nationwide in the United States and Canada where the candy is available in 16 different flavors. "Play more.

Yeah the hairnet is mandatory. The plant ended up in Erlanger because Cincinnati is a big Midwestern hub people here in the bluegrass. Just happened to be capitalizing. On.

In other words, Airheads have achieved a feat that many fun confectionaries can't – transcending generations! Despite only being around for a short few decades, the memorable treat has had a history just as fun-filled as the candy itself. The flawlessly fun and oh-so deliciously fruity formula refuses to be sidelined.

We took the sweet, fruity, and sour deliciousness of Airheads Xtremes and made them bite sized. Now you can share the playfully chewy zap of flavor in each bite. The playful candy that starts sour and stays sour is here. These chewy Rainbow Berry filled candies will make you a believer in the power of sour.

SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), PALM OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: CITRIC ACID, WATER, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, RED 40, BLUE 1, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5.

Airheads: Steve Bruner invented the candy and he believed it took a generation for a candy name to become part of our culture. He didn't want to wait that long. He asked his children, “What would you call your friend who did something silly?” and one of them said, “Airhead.”

An airhead is a silly, foolish person. If your friend spends fifteen minutes searching for her lost sunglasses, only to find them on top of her head, you can call her an airhead. While the most popular meaning of airhead is "scatterbrain" or "dingbat," the formal definition of this noun is quite different.

Ingredients. Sugar, Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Modified Food Starch (Corn), Palm Oil, Contains Less than 2% of: Citric Acid, Water, Artificial Flavors, Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 6, Yellow 5.

Erlanger, Kentucky They're manufactured locally by Dutch-Italian company Perfetti Van Melle in Erlanger, Kentucky. Airheads were created by Steve Bruner in 1985 and have been a staple amongst the candy scene ever since.

Ingredients. Sugar, Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Contains Less than 2% of: Citric Acid, Food Starch - Modified, Sorbitol, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Glycerin, Rice Starch, Carnauba Wax, Beeswax, Shellac, Gellan Gum, Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids, Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Yellow 5.

Airheads is an American brand of the taffy candy owned by the Italian-Dutch company Perfetti Van Melle. They were created on August 7, 1985, by Steve Bruner. Airheads are available nationwide in the United States and Canada where the candy is available in 16 different flavors.

The Airheads White Mystery flavor changes from batch to batch. When a run of one flavor is finished, the company may have some candy left over but not enough to produce a full run. It mixes the leftovers from multiple batches and doesn't add food coloring to produce White Mystery.