Tic Tac
It's from 1969, before you were born.
- Maker
- Ferrero
- Type
- Breath mints
- Debuted
- 1969
- Note
- the signature flip-top box
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About
As of 2026, it's 57 years old.
Tic Tacs are technically breath mints, but they've spent decades quietly being candy you're allowed to eat in a meeting. The tiny pellets rattle around their iconic flip-top box, dispensing one at a time — though everyone has, at least once, simply tipped in twelve.
Introduced by Ferrero in 1969, the brand insists each one is low-calorie, a claim that holds up right until you eat the whole box like a maraca.
Compact, clicky, and faintly minty, the Tic Tac is the rare product that's both a fresh-breath strategy and a fidget toy.
Tic Tac through the years
Introduced by Ferrero
Tiny mints in an iconic clear flip-top box.
Fruit flavors expand the line
Orange and beyond join the original fresh mint.
