Custom Candy Bar Display
Candy at a till point is bought on impulse in about two seconds. Nobody walks into a shop planning to buy a chocolate bar while they wait to pay. That means the display has to work in a glance, and it has to earn some of the most contested space in any store. We produce a lot of candy bar display work at ZEE Packaging and till point competition is what shapes the whole design.
Two Seconds At The Till
A candy bar display sells in a very short window.
- Shoppers glance while queuing, not while browsing
- Branding must read from a few feet away
- Products need to face forward rather than lie flat
- It should look tidy even at half empty
- Restocking has to be quick or staff stop refilling
- A compact footprint, since till space is fiercely contested
Most candy bar display work we get asked to redesign looks good full and terrible after a busy afternoon.
Chocolate Has Its Own Problems
Temperature and pressure both matter here.
- Chocolate softens near a window or a warm light
- Softened bars stick to board and mark the print
- Bars at the bottom of a deep tray get crushed
- A shallow tray protects better than a deep one
- Gravity feed keeps bars presenting without staff effort
- Coated inner face where a wrapper may leak
- Counter tray the classic candy bar display
- Tiered stepped unit showing rows behind the front
- Gravity feed dispenser bars advancing as one is taken
- Shipper display arriving filled and opening in one action
- Floor standing unit high traffic and seasonal positions
- With a header card branding above the tray
Sizes We Print Regular
Every candy bar display is built to your product, though these run often:
- 10" x 7" x 4" for a small counter unit
- 12" x 9" x 5" for a standard display
- 8" x 6" x 3" for a compact tray
- 14" x 10" x 5" for a mixed SKU unit
- 16" x 12" x 48" for a floor standing tower
- 12" x 8" x 6" for a gravity feed dispenser
Tell us your bar dimensions and the facing count you want, since those set the footprint together.
Board And Construction
- B flute corrugated as the baseline for a loaded tray
- Double wall for floor standing units
- Litho laminated corrugated for full color retail print
- Reinforced front lip so it holds shape when handled
- Die cut dividers keeping rows separated
- Coated inner face against melted product
Print the inner walls. Once bars start selling through, those surfaces become the most visible part of the unit.
Materials That Reduce Waste
- Recycled corrugated, standard across these grades
- FSC certified board, certificate available on request
- Soy based ink through the whole run
- No lamination, so it recycles after the campaign
- One structure reused across several promotions
- Right sizing so you ship product rather than air
What Working With Us Looks Like
- 100 unit minimum, so a small brand can test a concept
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof before anything prints
- Free dieline drawn by our own designer
- Physical sample on request to test the load
- Urgent turnaround at 5 to 8 business days
- Free shipping worldwide with nothing hidden
Frequently Asked Questions
How many facings should we plan?
Twelve to twenty four on a counter. Beyond that store managers refuse it on footprint alone, however well it sells.
How much is a candy bar display?
Rough estimate is $0.85 to $2.20 per unit for a counter tray, $1.70 to $3.80 with litho print and $4.00 to $9.00 for floor standing at moderate quantity. Size moves it. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for a exact quote.
Is gravity feed worth it?
Where volume is high, yes. Bars advance as each is taken, so the unit looks full without any staff involvement.
Will chocolate melt in the display?
Near a window or spotlight it can. We would suggest avoiding those positions rather than trying to solve it with board.
Should it ship pre filled?
A shipper display saves store labor and guarantees the layout. It costs a little more and retailers prefer it.
Do we need dividers?
For mixed SKUs, yes. Without them bars migrate across rows and the unit looks disorganized within hours.
