Sweeten Your Bottom Line with Candies and Confections

As a retailer, you’re always concerned about the bottom line. A sure-fire way to increase sales and offer customers something they’ll keep coming back for is by offering candies and confections. All the major food chains know that if you ask, “Would you like fries with that?” most people will say “yes.” So, why not incorporate that same selling technique with candies your customers can’t say “no” to? Who can resist a luscious handmade chocolate, an old fashioned piece of candy or a piece of homemade fudge (maybe even made right in your store!)? FGMarket will introduce you to the wholesale candies and confections suppliers who can make it happen.

Eye-Catching Novelty Candy Focuses On Present-day Trends

Scripture Candy Jelly Beans

Novelty candy is a great way to focus in on trends in the market as well as your unique customer base.
Many people find inspiration in little everyday ways. A unique way to inspire your customers is with candy from Scripture Candy. Every piece of candy they sell comes with a scripture verse on it. They have pocket tin candy, gum pocket tins, cream rolls, holiday candy, lollipops and suckers, jelly beans, tubs of candy and chocolate–literally, something for everyone. These make great add-ons to gifts, flowers, gourmet baskets, balloons–or even for the giver’s own pocket!

Chocolate Candy Created With Novelty

Chocolate Crisis Center Candy

Humor is always a great selling point, as Chocolate Crisis Center’s products prove. They offer the “ultimate alternative chocolate remedy” for those in a chocolate crisis. Their chocolate candies are dispensed in Daily Dose, Mega Dose and Over Dose bottles, depending on the severity of the chocolate crisis. Their unique flavors like Candy Apple Caramels, Tiramisu Cocoa Caramels, Chocolate Cinnamon Buzz Bombs and Chocolate Raspberry are sure to heal even the weakest chocoholic.
Gourmet coffee lovers will perk up when they see Acapella Gourmet Foods gourmet chocolate coffee bars in your store. They come in a variety of irresistible flavors like Espresso, Toffee Espresso, Cappuccino and Caramel Macchiato.
Peters Imports offers novelty body candy that inspires in a rather different way. Their Chocoholics Body Talk Tattoo Kit and Body Frosting are delectable and edible. The Body Frosting comes in Chocolate and Chocolate Wild Cherry flavors. They also make chocolates that kids will enjoy, like their Madelaine Chocolate Crayons, a variety of chocolate “insects”, and mesh bags of chocolate sports balls for soccer, basketball, baseball, football and golf, which make great party favors or team treats. They also offer boxed candy like Anastasia Coconut Patties, Key Lime Coconut Patties, and Bodgons Kahlua Candy Sticks.

Quintessential Chocolates Liquid Filled Chocolate

Chocolat by Quintessential Chocolates offers exquisite, handmade, liquid filled chocolates your customers won’t be able to resist. They specialize in spirits, wine, coffee and fruits for the liquid centers in their chocolates. Their flavors include Kentucky Bourbon, Crème de Menthe, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cappuccino Coffee, Southern Pecan Coffee and Raspberry Chocolate, just to name a few.

A Candy Gift For All Tastes

If you have a customer base of dog lovers, dog bone shaped mints will be a hit with them. Blizzard’s Bones packages these peppermints in tins and promise an “exhilarating rescue from stale breath.”
Fruit candies are especially tempting when they come from the sunny orchards of the historic Shenandoah Valley and Millcroft Farms Company. They fill their apple candy with the finest apples and nuts available for a taste of old-fashioned goodness.

Old Fashioned Fudge A Tasty Reminder Of The Past

Arndt's Vanilla Fudge And Chocolate Fudge

Nothing says old fashioned goodness like homemade fudge and Arndt’s Fudgery knows what that’s all about. They offer 75 flavors of fudge including vanilla fudge, sugar-free and low-carb varieties. Some of their special flavors include Oreo Cookie, Dreamsicle, Key Lime, Caramel Apple Pie and German Chocolate Cake just to name a few. They also make selling their confections a piece of cake with support items such as display cases, candy bags, fudge boxes, stainless steel spatulas and “Fresh Fudge” banners.
The fragrant smell and sweet taste of fudge will draw people in should you choose to make fudge right in your store. Yohay Baking Company provides fudge mix and the equipment to simply and easily make this delicious candy. Giving a tempting treat to customers is a great way to say “thanks”.

Bulk Up Future Profits With Candy & Candy Displays

Bulk candy from Tropical Foods is a great addition to your product line. Choose from favorites like rock candy, candy corn, jelly beans, hard candy, gummies, gumballs, and Jordan almonds among other varieties.
Candy Concepts specializes in wholesale candy displays, candy fixtures and containers for point of purchase retail stores. Their pre-filled candy displays are easy and make great use of space.

Offering sweets like chocolate candy, novelty candy, bulk candy and fudge can insure a steady stream of revenue for your business. Don’t miss out on this satisfying way of turning sweet treats into sweet profits. Let the wholesale candy suppliers at FGmarket help you take advantage of your customers sweet tooth.

Contributor: Jill Evans

What better way to say, “I Love You”, than with chocolate?

Well, how about chocolate with a twist?

This Valentine’s Day, offer your customers some unique sweets that will boost your holiday sales and have everyone talking. Be on the cutting edge of what’s hot for this lovers’ holiday by choosing unique chocolate items rather that the traditional box of chocolates. This FGmarket newsletter, highlights a few wholesale candies and confections suppliers that will inspire your Valentine gift ideas. Boost your sales by offering your customers the most unique chocolate selections — with a twist.

A New Approach to Wholesale Chocolates

Chocolate Heart Box by Chocolate Impressions

Develop a brand new approach to chocolate by including photos and messages (anything you want to say) with products from Chocolate Impressions. Select a high-quality chocolate gift from their wide range of Chocolography products, then customize with your uploaded image, clip art, frames, backgrounds and greetings. Offer this to your customers for custom orders, or choose your own personalized messages that customers will love. Their Chocolate Heart Box (great for enclosing an engagement ring or other jewelry), Heart Lollipop, Portrait with Truffles or Personalized Chocolates will draw customers in for that one-of-a-kind Valentine gift.
While Chocolate Impressions’ products are great for year-round sales, they can certainly boost your sales during the Valentine’s Day holiday. By adding their chocolates to your gift baskets, balloon bouquets and that showstopper - dozen red roses, you will offer your customers the ultimate Valentine gifts.

Custom Chocolate Heart & Jelly Bellies

Join the ranks of celebrities, Jennifer Lopez or Elton John, by ordering high-quality chocolates from Custom Chocolates. They specialize in custom-molded chocolates in four enticing flavors (milk, dark, dark mint and white vanilla) with over 3,000 shapes to choose from, including hearts, long stem roses and champagne bottles.
Some of their treats: include a large Chocolate Heart Box filled with Jelly Bellies; a Valentine Treat Bag filled with six Lindt truffles and six heart-shaped chocolates. They also have Cupid’s Arrows (red licorice sticks dipped in white chocolate) and for that quintessential cookie lover a Valentine Oreo Treat Bag filled with six dark chocolate mint dipped Oreo Cookies — who wouldn’t love that!

Luscious Gourmet Chocolates

Hand Made Chocolates From The Artfull Chocolatier

If you cater to horse lovers in your locale, the equine-inspired products offered by The Artful Chocolatier Inc. are just the ticket. Each confection is made by hand, using only the freshest creams, caramels, nuts and flavorings. Then, one by one, each candy is hand-dipped in rich, creamy European chocolate for a luscious taste experience that lingers on the palette. Assorted chocolates, assorted creams, nut assortment and cherry cordials can be purchased separately or in gift baskets. These gourmet chocolates can be combined with chocolate filled tack trunks or little gold bags of pure milk chocolate covered stallions.
Add a specialized touch to a Valentine’s gift basket for equestrians with their all-natural soaps and lotions made from cocoa butter, shea butter, Vitamin E and botanicals. Let your customers eat gourmet chocolate and pamper their skin at the same time with products from The Artful Chocolatier.

Chocolate Caramel Lips From Mille-Lac Gourmet Foods

If you’re looking for gourmet chocolates with a kick, Mille-Lac Gourmet Foods offers several products for the wine and chocolate connoisseur. Be “the toast of the town” with their Chocolate Martini confections or Chardonnay Wine Truffles. Give customers a twist to the traditional boxed chocolates with Margarita Chocolates and Pina Colada Chocolates. Valentine’s Day just wouldn’t be complete without Chocolate Caramel Lips. They’re lip-smacking delicious! Women adore Mille-Lac’s Chocolates in Rose Box, but men will love their Delicious Fishes (milk chocolate caramels) and Fudgie Frogs (mint chocolate truffles). With these great gourmet chocolates, you’ll be everyone’s favorite Valentine on Valentine’s Day.
They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, so don’t forget to offer some heartier selections for men this Valentine’s Day. Chocolate may be a girl’s best friend, but men may want something more meaty. Mille-Lac offers gourmet cheeses, meats and other food items, like their Heart of Wisconsin gourmet meat and cheese selections that will puts a smile on any man’s face. Help your customers celebrate every day and the holidays with the many festive products from Mille-Lac Gourmet Foods.

Chocolate Alternatives

Chocolate Lovers Gift Basket McJak Candy Company

“Lollipop, lollipop, ooo lolli-lollipop!” If you want to offer your customers an alternative to chocolate, gourmet lollipops from McJak Candy Company are the way to go. Made the old-fashioned way in copper kettles, these high-quality gourmet lollipops make great additions to gift baskets, that young and old alike will rave over. Their Dear Heart heart-shaped lollipops come in five flavors and colors. McJak also offers several gift baskets that are sure to be a hit. The Lollipop Sampler basket has 50 assorted-flavored lollipops (like cherry cheesecake and strawberry daiquiri) and 10 Javapops (coffee lollipops with natural coffee flavor and caffeine).
Customers will adore the Chocolate Lovers basket. An alternative to traditional chocolate candy, this basket contains an assortment of chocolate lollipops, Javapops and gourmet fudge. Offer your customers the ultimate lovers gift, McJak’s Valentines Basket, filled with 20 Dear Heart lollipops and gourmet fudge. To carry chocolate or not to carry chocolate, that is the question. Either way, McJak Candy Company can hook you up.
These are just a few of the fine suppliers of wholesale candy and gourmet chocolate items in our FGmarket wholesale Candies and Confections category. Offering these unique chocolate and candy products to your clientele will boost your Valentines Day sales. Adding a twist on the traditional Valentines gifts will put your name on everyone’s lips and chocolate on their fingertips.
Need other Valentine gift products to go with your chocolate? Check out the suppliers in the FGmarket Holiday & Special Occasion wholesalers category.

Contributor: Jill Evans