European-Style Chocolate & Confectionary Boxes

[John DePaula]

Hello to the EGullet community. I own a small artisanal chocolate company, and I'm in search of a good supplier of custom European-style candy boxes. Currently I'm covering 2-pc boxes by hand; very pretty but it just takes up too much time. [Time I'd rather spend making chocolate!] I'd like to find a supplier who can furnish the hot-stamped box, candy pads, candy trays (blisters) and custom-stamped ribbon.

The level of quality I'm looking for is similar to what you would find in La Maison du Chocolat boxes.

Does anyone have a recommendation? Thanks in advance!

[choux]

I have been using www.packagenakazawa.com. The boxes are really simple and classy. They come with plastic blisters and tissue papers. They are a little hard to figure out how to fold though. I got a shipment of boxes with no instructions on how to put the scored peices of cardboard together. It took a couple of hours, but now I can fold them with my eyes shut!

[artisanbaker]

i've seen the above mentioned people at trade shows and they have a dazzling array of products like what you are looking for but you might want to try http://www.ungerco.com/ as a second option

[Matsu]

Here's another vote for Package Nakazawa. They have beautiful packaging.

One more company with exquisite packaging is KMM Product Inc

[takomabaker]

I work in production for advertising agencies and have done my share of packaging. I can add two things:

First, I use these guys in Richmond, VA for a lot of my specialty boxes. I don't know if you are looking for something custom, but they have always been good for me. I have used them for a lot of custom packaging through the years. Even though they are mostly for direct mail, they will custom produce anything you want.

www.commonwealthspecialtypackaging.com

Secondly, one of our clients a few years back was a restaurant chain for whom we designed a label for their barbeque sauce that was sold retail (don't ask -- it was a national chain restaurant and the sauce was nothing to write home about). I do know that you need to use FDA approved food safe inks and glues for food products and labels. I thought it was kind of stupid considering the fact the most people aren't inclined to lick sauce off the label of a bottle to the extent that he or she would ingest enough ink to be an issue, but hey, it's the FDA.

[John DePaula]

I have been using www.packagenakazawa.com.

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Yes, I've heard of Package Nakazawa, and they have a lot of interesting options. Thanks for the suggestion.

[John DePaula]

Here's another vote for Package Nakazawa.  They have beautiful packaging.

One more company with exquisite packaging is KMM Product Inc

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Hmmm... some interesting options. Hadn't heard of KMM before. Thanks.

[nicolekaplan]

the revere group

www.rgroup.com or 866 747 6871

[Trishiad]

I'd call the guys at Glerep-Revere too. They will do something custom for you with a pretty low minimum.