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Chocolate Bar Cardboard box

Posted in: Classifieds F/S or Wanted

Hello

I have been looking for a supplier of the those thin cardboard packaging boxes which are folded over and glued down over the chocolate bars. The chocolate itself is either flow wrapped or foil wrapped.

This type of box seems is used by manufacturers such as Theo Chocolate, Ghiradelli, Lindt, etc. Does anyone know the technical name of these kind of boxes?

These are usually custom printed but I would love to find blank generic boxes to which I can affix a product sticker instead. (I don't want to committ to buying a huge order of custom printed boxes just yet.)

Thanks in advance!!

updated by @eileen h.: 06/29/23 06:49:02PM

Chocolate Bar Packaging Options - Your experience and feedback

Posted in: Opinion

Thanks Wendy! Will check it out.

Chocolate Bar Packaging Options - Your experience and feedback

Posted in: Opinion

Hello Everyone

I'm trying to decide on the best packaging options and wanted to get feedback in terms of price, ease of use in automated manufacturing, durability, printing issues, etc.

I'm looking to produce a 3 oz and 1.5 oz bar and I currently have the option of the typical film bar flow wrap that is mechanically sealed on both ends.

However, I really like the idea of having the bar in a plain film flow wrap but then using a cardboard box to enclose it. My reasons are that the addition of the box looks more premium, easier in terms of storage and shipping, more printing copy space, and for customer convenience in that the consumer can use the box to store the uneaten chocolate.

Is this too costly to do? How difficult is this to do?

Does anyone have any recommendations on suppliers and pricing?

Thanks so much!

updated by @eileen h.: 04/13/15 01:53:06AM

Need Help with Sourcing Private Label Chocolate

Posted in: Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Clay

You are a tremendous resource, thankyou so much for the worksheet and information - extremely helpful.

Yes, in adding distributer margins, I'm quite concerned about overall gross margin. Is 30% a typical margin in this industry?

We plan to focus on online and affliate sales as much as possible. What percentage of total revenues can one expect from online sales chocolate retailers? What has been other's experiences for online sales of chocolate?

Thanks!!

Need Help with Sourcing Private Label Chocolate

Posted in: Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Clay

Thanks so much for replying, what you posted was very helpful.

To answer your question, I believe the beans are sourced from Venezula and the bars are to contain at least 60% cacao. We are adding additional ingredients so the bars are a customized formulation so I assume that adds to the price. We are not using one of the company's stock. The company's own bars retail for $5-6 for a 2.8 oz bar.

These are run through a machine and not hand molded. We have a tiered pricing structure and the $1.68 was for a 8000 unit run. Packaging was an additional $0.12/bar.

If we expect to order more than 10,000 units should we expect or be able to negotiate a better price?

And yes, I would like to know what the production cost itself should be exclusive of packaging and ingredients.

Thanks in advance to everyone!

Need Help with Sourcing Private Label Chocolate

Posted in: Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Hello all,

I recently found this website and it is such an informative and great resource as I start my own chocolate endeavor. My partner and I are developing a premium dark chocolate bar that we are marketing to a very specific demographic. Since we are just starting out, we decided it would be easier to start with a private label product. Right now we are working with an established chocolatier who has quoted us a price of $1.68 for a 2.8 oz bar, just the chocolate itself and no packaging. How does this compare with other private label quotes? What are the ranges we should expect to pay?

updated by @eileen h.: 04/13/15 02:29:13AM