In 1920, Henry Kessler opened the York Cone Company in York, Pennsylvania. It wasn't until 1940 that Peppermint Patties came into the picture. The York Cone Company merged with The Hershey Company in 1988, and today, YORK Peppermint Patties are synonymous with dark chocolate and peppermint.

The name York Peppermint Patty comes from the town they originated (York, Pa.) and the soft gummy payment center, which is the patty.

Get the Sensation Alongside the nationwide rollout was a memorable advertising campaign that christened the York Peppermint Patty slogan, “Get the Sensation,” still recognized today. The slogan was a way for the candy company to emphasize the full-body chill you get when you take a bite out of this peppermint delight.

York, Pennsylvania In York, Pennsylvania, Henry Kessler opened the York Cone Company around 1920. Twenty years later, in 1940, peppermint patties came about.

Peppermint Patty is a natural athlete and the manager of her own baseball team. More than simply sporty, Patricia is also a thinker. She spends a lot of time sitting against the 'thinking tree' contemplating life and love. She can do just about anything…

Taste the sensation of decadent dark chocolate and chilling mint. YORK Peppermint Patties are as cool as the fall breeze that's picking up. And these yellow and orange wrappers make these the perfect fall treat.

The York Peppermint Pattie confection features strongly contrasting flavors, with a bittersweet dark chocolate surrounding a sugary center with a strong peppermint flavor.

Peppermint Patty's real name is Patricia Reichardt. "Peppermint Patty, the tomboy, is forthright, doggedly loyal, with a devastating singleness of purpose, the part of us that goes through life with blinders on." Patricia once did a school report naming the four seasons as “Baseball, football, basketball, and hockey.”

Peppermint has a strong sweetish odour and a warm pungent taste with a cooling aftertaste. The leaves are typically used fresh as a culinary herb, and the flowers are dried and used to flavour candy, desserts, beverages, salads, and other foods. Its essential oil is also widely used as a flavouring.

Peppermint has a strong sweetish odour and a warm pungent taste with a cooling aftertaste. The leaves are typically used fresh as a culinary herb, and the flowers are dried and used to flavour candy, desserts, beverages, salads, and other foods. Its essential oil is also widely used as a flavouring.

York Peppermint Pattie – Full of vim and vigor, Peppermint Pattie has a “make it happen” attitude that brightens everyone's day. She is sassy and refreshing and keeps her friends on their toes!

Peppermint (mentha piperita), which is derived from spearmint, contains more than 30% menthol and up to 0.2% carvone. Carvone is a substance found in many plant essential oils. Spearmint (mentha spicata), on the other hand, contains up to 70% carvone and only up to 1% menthol.