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Confectionery Packaging

Confectionery packaging for sweets, chocolate, gummies and bakery, from 5 g single portions to 500 g sharing bags. We build it in foil, kraft and PET/PE with resealable zippers, die-cut windows and custom shapes where the outline itself does the selling. Chocolate needs a barrier against heat and light; gummies need one against moisture loss, which stiffens them. The structure follows the sugar and the fat rather than the category name.

In this range35 products

Minimum orderFrom 1,000 pieces

SamplesStock samples free

Lead time15-25 days after approval

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Where Confectionery Packaging Sits in the Range

The numbers are how many packs in this range are also in that one, counted from the catalogue rather than chosen by hand.

About confectionery packaging

Sugar Is Stable, so the Pack Can Do the Selling

Confectionery is one of the few categories where the barrier is rarely the hard part. Sugar is stable, chocolate mostly needs to be kept cool and out of the light, and gummies need a moisture barrier and nothing more exotic. That frees the specification to concentrate on what confectionery actually competes on, which is how the pack looks from a metre away.

Where the Money Is Better Spent

  • Shape. A die-cut silhouette costs one cutting die and makes the pack unmistakable on a shelf where every competitor is a rectangle.
  • Finish. Matt with spot UV on a logo, or a holographic film, reads as premium at a distance no barrier ever will.
  • Window. Gummies and pick-and-mix sell on colour. A die-cut window over the sweets does more than a photograph of them.
  • Resealing. Sharing bags are opened repeatedly; single bars are not. Match the closure to the occasion.

What Still Needs Watching

Chocolate blooms if it warms and cools repeatedly, so a foil structure and a sensible freight route matter more than the film thickness. Anything with a soft centre or an oil-based filling will attack an under-specified sealant over months. Hard-boiled sweets take on moisture and stick together, which is a barrier problem dressed up as a quality complaint.

Shapes We Run for This Category

Stand up pouches with zippers for sharing bags, back seal pillow pouches and flow wrap for bars and single portions, flat sachets for miniatures and advent calendars, and die-cut shapes for anything aimed at children.

Frequently asked

Specifying Confectionery Packaging: The Questions That Decide It

Does chocolate need a foil pack?

For anything with a long date or a warm freight route, yes. Chocolate blooms when it warms and cools repeatedly, and foil plus a light block is what slows that down.

Why do my hard sweets stick together?

They have taken on moisture. That is a barrier problem rather than a recipe one, and it is usually solved by a better structure and a zipper that actually closes.

Can you make a pouch in the shape of my mascot?

Yes, with one cutting die made once and reused. Send a drawing; we will tell you which internal corners need a radius before it is tooled.

How small can a single sweet wrapper be?

Down to a few grams as a flow wrap or a flat sachet. At that size the seal land dominates the cost, so a multi-pack outer is often cheaper per sweet.

Is a window a good idea for gummies?

It is the single best thing you can do for that product, because colour is the whole appeal. Keep it clear of the seals and away from sharp corners.

Can you print holographic or metallic effects?

Yes, on metallised film or with a spot treatment on a printed one. Both photograph badly and look excellent in the hand, which is worth knowing before you approve on a screen.

Do advent calendars and multipacks need different packaging?

The individual pieces are flat sachets; the outer is a printed carton or a larger pouch. We quote both together so the artwork family works across them.

Will the pack survive a hot delivery van?

The pack will. Whether the chocolate does is a question about the recipe and the route, and we would rather say so than sell you a film that cannot fix it.

Can confectionery packs be compostable?

Yes. Sugar confectionery is one of the easier categories for it, because the barrier requirement is modest. Chocolate with a long date is harder.

What closure suits a sharing bag?

A zipper, with a tear notch above it so the first opening does not damage the closure. Sharing bags are opened repeatedly, which is exactly when a zipper pays for itself.

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