Custom Packaging Designed For Confectionery Industry

Custom Confectionery Boxes & Confectionery Packaging

Sweets sell on impulse. Somebody walk past a counter, something catch their eye, and the decision happen in maybe two second. That is a lot of pressure on a carton. We print a fair bit of confectionery packaging at ZEE Packaging and the brief is nearly always the same, make it look worth picking up and keep the product safe till it get eaten.

Food Safety Comes Before Anything Else

Before we talk about pretty things, the confectionery box has to be safe for what going inside it.

• Food grade board and food safe ink on any confectionery box with direct contact
• Grease resistant coating for chocolate, fudge, buttery caramel and anything oily
• Barrier liner or a food grade inner bag when the sweet touch the board directly
• Low migration ink, this matter more than people realize on confectionery packaging
• Tamper evident seal on a confectionery box heading to retail shelf

Most client come to us assuming any board work. It dont. We will flag it if your confectionery packaging need a liner.

Sizing A Confectionery Box

Portion size drive everything here. A confectionery box that is too roomy let the pieces slide and arrive broken.

• 4" x 4" x 1.5" for a 4 piece chocolate confectionery box
• 6" x 4" x 1.5" for 9 piece truffle
• 8" x 5" x 1.5" for 12 to 16 piece, our most ordered confectionery box
• 3" x 3" x 3" for bonbon and small cube confectionery packaging
• 9" x 6" x 2" for gift assortment and hamper filler
• 2" x 2" x 6" for macaron sleeve and tall confectionery box

Send us the piece count and the piece dimension, we will work the rest out on the dieline.

Styles Our Confectionery Customers Pick

• Two piece lid and base the classic chocolate confectionery box, feel premium instantly
• Tuck end carton everyday retail confectionery packaging, cheapest to run
• Window carton shows the sweets, brilliant for macaron, cookie and nougat
• Rigid box luxury confectionery box for corporate gift and wedding favor
• Drawer or slide sleeve lovely opening action, popular for premium confectionery packaging
• Mailer box for direct to door orders, needs an insert or the product move around
• Pillow box and small favor box cheap, cheerful, great for event

Board We Recommend

• SBS C1S, the standard for printed confectionery box work, food safe and takes ink beautifully
• Kraft for artisan, handmade and organic confectionery packaging
• Rigid greyboard 36pt or 48pt when the confectionery box is the gift itself
• Corrugated E flute for shipping confectionery box that travel alone
• Cardstock 16pt to 24pt for most retail carton

Thin board look fine on a mockup but it dent easy once a real confectionery box get handled in store.

Inserts, Because Broken Chocolate Is A Refund

This is the bit people forget. The insert is doing most of the actual work inside your confectionery box.

• Die cut paperboard tray with individual cavity
• Molded pulp insert, fully recyclable
• Corrugated divider for bar, cookie and brittle
• Ribbon pull for lifting the top layer out
• Two tier insert when you want a reveal inside the confectionery packaging

Making It Look Delicious

• Soft touch lamination, still the strongest finish for premium confectionery box
• Gold and rose gold foil, this category use more foil than almost any other
• Emboss on the logo, subtle and cheap
• Spot UV over matte so the product photo pop
• Window patching with food safe PET film
• Metallic and pearl stock for festive confectionery packaging

Seasonal matter a lot here too. Plenty of our confectionery box orders are Christmas, Eid, Diwali, Valentines and Easter runs, so plan the artwork early.

Labeling You Cannot Skip

• Full ingredient list with allergen highlighted
• Nutrition panel
• Net weight
• Best before date area, leave blank space for coding
• Manufacturer name and address
• Barcode with proper quiet zone

Our prepress team check all of this on your confectionery box dieline before press so nothing get trimmed off.

Greener Confectionery Packaging

• Recycled kraft confectionery box, no plastic film
• FSC certified board with certificate
• Soy and water based ink
• Paperboard insert replacing plastic tray, this one is a easy win
• Uncoated finish that go straight in curbside recycling

How We Work

• 100 unit minimum per confectionery box design
• Free 3D mockup and flat proof every order
• Free dieline and artwork help from our designer
• 5 to 8 business day urgent turnaround
• Free shipping worldwide

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the board actually food safe?
Our food grade SBS is, yes. For greasy product like chocolate and fudge we add grease resistant coating or a liner.

Can chocolate go straight on the board?
For short shelf life, often yes with food grade stock. For anything sitting longer we recommend a liner or wrap.

Will my truffles survive shipping?
Only with a proper insert. A loose confectionery box is where breakage happen, the outer carton is rarely the problem.

Can you do a window on a kraft box?
We can. Kraft with a patched window looks lovely on artisan confectionery packaging.

How far ahead should we order for Christmas?
Earlier than you think. We suggest locking artwork by August for a December retail launch.

What does a confectionery packaging box cost?
Rough estimate is $0.35 to $0.95 per unit for folding carton, $0.90 to $4.30 for mailer boxes and $2.10 to $8.40 for rigid boxes at moderate volume. Shipping is included. This is estimate only, so ask our team for a exact quote.

Do you supply ribbon and sticker too?
We do. Lots of client order box, sticker and belly band together so it all match.

Can we trial a small run first?
Yes, that is what the 100 unit minimum is for. Test the design, then scale up.