Is Ye Olde Pepper Companie Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Salem, MA)
Current status
As of September 2026, Ye Olde Pepper Companie is listed open on Tripadvisor, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: A Tripadvisor listing for the shop is titled as updated August 2026 with 171 reviews; the company's own website separately lists the same 122 Derby Street address and current Salem shop hours.
- Season / episode Season 10, Episode 10
- Original air date
- Address 122 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970
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What happened after Man v. Food?
Next in the Salem episode, aired November 8, 2022, Casey Webb helped make and sample Ye Olde Pepper Companie's Peppermint Gibraltars, described in the episode as the first candy ever commercially sold in the United States, made by boiling cream of tartar, sugar and water, cooling the mixture, adding peppermint oil, then folding, hand-pulling, stretching and cutting the candy into pieces, according to Wikipedia's episode summary. Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie traces its founding to 1806, when Mary Spencer began selling homemade Salem Gibraltar candies on the city's streets, per History of Massachusetts Blog. Its Salem flagship store operates at 122 Derby Street, per the company's own website, which lists Salem shop hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. A Tripadvisor listing for the shop is titled as updated August 2026 and shows 171 reviews.
Featured on Man v. Food
- Show
- Man v. Food
- Season / episode
- Season 10, Episode 10
- Original air date
- Episode title
- —
- What was featured
- Peppermint Gibraltars America's first commercial candy
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Ye Olde Pepper Companie
Frequently asked questions
Is Ye Olde Pepper Companie still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Ye Olde Pepper Companie is listed open on Tripadvisor, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What happened to Ye Olde Pepper Companie after Man v. Food?
Next in the Salem episode, aired November 8, 2022, Casey Webb helped make and sample Ye Olde Pepper Companie's Peppermint Gibraltars, described in the episode as the first candy ever commercially sold in the United States, made by boiling cream of tartar, sugar and water, cooling the mixture, adding peppermint oil, then folding, hand-pulling, stretching and cutting the candy into pieces, according to Wikipedia's episode summary. As of September 2026, Ye Olde Pepper Companie is listed open on Tripadvisor, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Where is Ye Olde Pepper Companie located?
122 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Man v. Food featured Ye Olde Pepper Companie?
Season 10, Episode 10 of Man v. Food, first aired November 8, 2022.
What do reviews say since Man v. Food?
A Tripadvisor listing for the shop is titled as updated August 2026 and shows 171 reviews. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 122 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970
- Venue type
- bakery
- Official website
- oldepeppercandy.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Massachusetts
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Sources
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_v._Food_(season_10)
- historyofmassachusetts.org — https://historyofmassachusetts.org/ye-olde-pepper-companie/
- oldepeppercandy.com — https://www.oldepeppercandy.com/visit-us
- Tripadvisor — https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60954-d1930056-Reviews-Ye_Olde_Pepper_Companie-Salem_Massachusetts.html
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