Enjoy Cross Pops from Scripture Candy

What began as a way to reach trick-or-treaters with a gospel message during the pagan holiday has now become one of sweetest ways to spread the Word. Thanks to inspirational candies and treats from Scripture Candy, spreading the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is as simple as offering someone a piece of candy.

Whether buying scripture candy wholesale or just snatching up a few pieces to give to the kids at church, ordering inspirational candy from Scripture Candy gives you the products that people crave and confidence in the products that you’re selling. Scripture Candy knows how important it is to provide parents with this same confidence in the candy from your store. With a sweet treat wrapped inside an inspirational package, it is difficult to pass up these delectable confections!

Holidays are a great time to remind customers that your store carries the products that they’ll want to give or even buy for themselves. What woman doesn’t love …click here to read The Sweet Treat of Scripture Candy…

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

Bracelet Charms & Pendants by Anne Garrison Designs

As promised, this newsletter features jewelry, Easter candy and chocolates, as well as other wonderful gift ideas for Easter and Springtime from a few of the excellent wholesale companies and suppliers listed on FGMarket.com!
Of course, more than just eggs may be tucked into an Easter basket. Inexpensive jewelry makes a nice gift and is always popular as an impulse purchase. Many women like to wear themed jewelry during holiday seasons. A delightful line of hand-painted pins and magnets is available from Pins by Joanie. Bunnies, butterflies, spring flowers and other motifs are rendered in a cute, folk art style using acrylic paints on a wood backing. Many items are available in gift sets, which allow the purchaser to keep one and give the others away. Take a look also at the unique art charm jewelry offered by Anne Garrison Designs, featuring vintage photo and postcard images and light-hearted sentiments that may be worn on a bracelet or a pendant. The old-fashioned bunnies and chicks are nothing short of … charming!
Rounding out the holiday jewelry selection are the very reasonably priced earrings, necklaces and chokers from Becky’s Collection . Here you’ll find an extensive line of Easter themed gift items ranging from whimsical to religious. Be sure to see the really cute stretch bracelets with Easter motifs at very affordable prices you can pass on to customers.

Scripture Candy Jelly Bean Prayer Bottle & Sentiment

As traditional as the Easter bunny, Easter eggs, daffodils and Easter lilies, what Easter gift basket would be complete without an assortment of jelly beans, chocolate-covered bunnies or other Easter candy favorites that are popular among the young and young-at-heart! Arndt’s Fudgery, LLC makes their famous homemade fudge fresh everyday in a variety of sizes and packages that make ideal add-on gifts for holidays. They offer fudge by the pound, fudge gift baskets in 1 ½ lb. or 2 ½ lb. sizes, 16 oz. and 32 oz. fudge gift tins, as well as their 8 oz. Fudge Easter Bunny and 12 oz. Fudge Easter Egg, both available in either chocolate or peanut butter fudge flavors. Choose any of Arndt’s quality fudge items to add a touch of homemade gourmet goodness to the Easter gift baskets you create this year!
Another unique candy supplier, Scripture Candy, offers a wide variety of popular sweet treats packaged in special wrappers that have prayers and Bible scriptures imprinted on them. The company’s founding principle, “Reach The World One Piece At A Time,” has been the basis for their unique candy packaging concept since the company’s inception in 1996. A candy line for Easter features their Jelly Bean Prayer Bottle, filled with assorted jelly bean candies and a special message explaining what each jelly bean color represents. Jelly beans are also available in individual packs with religious sentiments on the wrapper. Other eye-catching sweet treats include their Scripture Pops, sold in a 60-count bucket of 10 different colors and flavors like Watermelon, Bubble Gum, Hawaiian Punch, Cherry and Sour Apple, as well as their smaller Faith Pops, available in 6 oz. bags or 80 count jars.

'Hang it on the Cross' Wall Hanging by Abbey Press

For many people, it is the original, inspirational message of Easter that has the most meaning, and for those customers you’ll find a wide selection of gifts at Abbey Press. Featuring a large variety of wall hangings, figurines, plaques, light catchers, prayer cards and the like, Abbey is fully supplied to help you serve the Christian market. New products this year include a resin “Crown of Thorns” Lenten wreath with candles, as well as a tastefully framed print of the stirring “Hang it on The Cross” poem.
We’ve just begun to uncover all the Easter treasures waiting at FGMarket. But, contrary to popular advice, we’ve gathered all the “eggs” into one basket (so to speak) by bringing together a wealth of products under the same virtual roof. Be sure to visit all of the fine FGMarket vendors listed under the Easter Holiday and Special Occasion heading to discover all you’ll need to fill your own basket and generate a successful Easter selling season. Remember, it won’t be long before Peter Cottontail is on his way … so hop to it!

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Chocolate from Quality Candy

Valentines Day is on its way! There are just a couple of months left until Christmas, which means that it must be time to start thinking about Valentines Day … already! Maybe it seems a little early, but remember that you’re going to have to fill all those empty shelves and display cases with something once the holiday merchandise is gone. Valentines Day merchandise ought to hit the sales floor by January 1st (if not sooner), so it’s a good idea to get it all ordered now; then you won’t have to worry about it during the Christmas rush. To help you along with your purchasing decisions (and make shopping a little easier), we’ve identified just a few of the excellent suppliers from our extensive FGMarket Valentines Day Holiday & Special Occasion vendors’ category. These companies offer a wide array of traditional as well as unconventional Valentines Day merchandise. For gift ideas that go from romantic to whimsical, from stylish to silly, from tempting to tasty to downright tawdry, read on …

Pecan Turtle Hearts from Robicheaux's Specialty Candy

Not a Valentines Day goes by without someone, somewhere getting a heart-shaped box of chocolates. You can be part of that time-honored tradition with the high quality, award-winning chocolates from Quality Candy/Buddy Squirrel (as the name suggests, the candy operation merged with the nut company some years ago). A family business since 1916, Quality creates premium melt-in-your-mouth candy in all the traditional milk chocolate and dark chocolate varieties, including double-dipped cherry cordials, buttery caramels, creamy nougats and savory nut clusters. They’re available in a wide range of beautifully boxed sizes and assortments, and they can even be paired with deluxe nut mixes, rich caramel corn or jumbo cashews from the Squirrel side of the business, all presented in an attractive gift tin.
From the Southern part of the country comes Robicheaux’s Specialty Candy, makers of some of the best handmade chocolates in Dixie. As you might expect, pecans figure heavily in their product line, with chocolate-covered pecan turtles being their number one seller. For Valentines Day, they do their traditional turtles in the shape of a heart, either “plain” (not frosted) or dipped in white chocolate and decorated with red, pink or white drizzles… yum!! Robicheaux’s has a large selection of gift bags, boxes, tins and crates filled with their delicious chocolates, or you can buy them in bulk and market them in your own containers. Their 8-ounce red heart-shaped tin, filled with 14 individually wrapped assorted candies, is sure to be a great Valentines Day gift. It’s even comes filled with sugar-free candies.

Say LOVE with Chocolate Bars from chocolateTalk

To help your customers communicate what’s in their own hearts, check out the verbal candy bars from chocolateTalk. Smooth, creamy milk chocolate or scrumptious dark chocolate is hand-molded into a 2.5 ounce bar that delivers a special greeting. For Valentines Day, the ones that proclaim “LOVE” or “SMOOCH” are the likely choices. Each bar is packaged in an eye-catching, multicolor striped wrapping with an attached gift tag. A handy 32-bar counter display comes free with the first order. This is a great impulse item to keep near the cash register, and it can be an easy add-on sale to go with something like a flower arrangement or a teddy bear.
And speaking of teddy bears (did you like that segue?), there are probably more plush animals sold at Valentines Day than during Christmas. For more information, watch for our upcoming newsletter, Valentines Day is on Its Way - Plush Animals Gift Ideas, part two of FGMarket’s newsletter series featuring some great gift ideas for Valentine’s Day. Find these and other fine wholesalers and suppliers of Valentine’s Day gift items in our FGMarket Valentines Day Holiday & Special Occasion vendors’ category.