Although it may sound like a massive James Bondian conglomerate hell-bent on global domination, ifive brands actually consists of only two people. Brett Canfield and Adam Smith met while in college at the University of Puget Sound. Upon graduating these two college friends soon tired of their real jobs and, despite all advice, wanted to be in business for themselves.

  The idea for Penguin™ Caffeinated Peppermints, in fact, was conceived while carpooling to their 9-5 grinds. The routine was familiar: Each day, on the way to work, Brett and Adam would stop for their daily caffeine fix. To ensure co-worker acceptance and a fresh personal presence, they would follow up the java with a mint. Running late one day and not having time to stop for lattes, Brett, from deep in his morning haze, mentioned how awesome it would be if the extra strength mints they had were caffeinated.

  The proverbial lightbulb shone overhead, and Adam and Brett realized they had a new one. The concept of a caffeinated mint would shake the foundations of modern society! A little market research, one sold car, and three maxed-out credit cards later, ifive brands formed to bring the world its first dose of minty-fresh caffeine.

  On April 7th, 1998 the first shipment of product arrived to a makeshift warehouse (let's just say Brett had a very pleasant smelling apartment for a while). Today, several months and many mints later, ifive brands is growing rapidly in order to satisfy the growing national demand for the product. We hope you'll join us for the ride.

  For more information please contact Adam Smith at adam@peppermints.com or call 206.783.2498 to reach him direct (Adam likes being the only guy brave enough to post his phone number on the internet).