Choosing the right materials is essential to properly protect and present your confections in an appealing way to potential customers. Confectionary packaging is critical for keeping candy fresh and retaining high quality. Though there are several different types of candy packaging available, it’s important to understand how to choose options for your product that will deliver the best presentation and experience to shoppers, including considerations for factors such as shelf life, temperature, and sensitivity.
One-Piece Candy Packaging
One-piece paperboard candy box packaging is a practical, cost-effective choice for smaller or mid-size products. These boxes are often available in a wide range of sizes, from small truffle favor boxes to auto bottom gift boxes that can support several pounds. Foldable boxes, tote boxes, and tapered top boxes are common varieties. These boxes may also feature windows to showcase the confections inside.
Two-Piece Candy Packaging
Two-piece chocolate box packaging consists of a separate cover and base. These paperboard candy boxes provide a slightly more refined, upscale look for confection assortments of all sizes. These boxes also offer more protection for the contents inside, as they are often packaged with accessories like candy pads or wrappers. Like other boxes, they can feature window shapes like ovals, squares, or hearts to allow maximum visibility of the product inside.
Set-Up Boxes
Also called rigid boxes, set-up candy boxes are pre-assembled two-piece boxes made from heavier paperboard. These are a premium choice with high durability, making them perfect for luxury confections. As they are sold as a set, no assembly is required, which makes these boxes convenient for business owners during the packaging process.
Bags
Bags are a highly flexible and functional option for candy packaging. While less formal than chocolate boxes, they are easy to pack and grab on the go. Soft-bottom cello, soft poly, tin-tie paper, hard-bottom poly, and stand-up zipper pouch bags are just some of the more common types of candy bags available. They can be purchased in a range of sizes, supporting several different kinds of confections with ease.
Accessories
Candy packaging accessories like foil, candy cups, candy pads, and layer boards are necessary to preserve product integrity. Foil wraps provide a protective barrier to help maintain freshness while adding a decorative touch. Candy cups cradle delicate individual pieces of candy, keeping them neatly organized within boxes. Candy pads are a thin layer of protective cushioning placed underneath or between candies inside a box to prevent shifting or damage during transportation and handling. Layer boards are similar to candy pads but have a more rigid structure to be used within multi-tiered boxes to separate layers.
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