Chocolate packaging & boxes, something special?

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Permalink Reply by Claire North on April 28, 2010 at 11:45pm

What kinds of costs are we looking into here? I am just new and do not have a ton of money

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Permalink Reply by Rich Cohen on April 29, 2010 at 12:17am

Hi Claire,
There is a good solution for small budgets.
There is a full line of Distant Village packaging (including chocolate boxes made using Cacao leaves) sold by Nashville Wraps. You may buy as few as 6 boxes and get them delivered to your door in 1-4 days. This is a great solution for small or new companies without a big budget but prefer to have an original (and sustainable) packaging for their products. You can reach Nashville Wraps and get a free catalog, or check them out online at www.nashvillewraps.com
The Distant Village line is in the "Eco-Natural" category online. And then when you get bigger and interested in 1000 or so boxes (or even 100,000) in your own custom shape/size/color/design, then please consider Distant Village Packaging (www.distantvillage.com, 1-773-276-4554, rich-at-distantvillage.com)

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Permalink Reply by Andy Ciordia on November 18, 2009 at 11:05am

You need to start somewhere and your packaging is always evolving. Start with something you can feel comfortable with whether paper, plastics, recycled and spice it up with your own flair whether it's in stickers, ribbons, etc.

Then when you have the budget you can move into something like Mod-Pac or Glerup and get your boxes built from the ground up custom. It's just a huge burden at the startup phase due to the run sizes.

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Permalink Reply by Brad Reardon on December 17, 2009 at 6:23pm

I understand the craziness in packaging. I kinda went the other route however. I am a flights of fancy kind of person (also read ADD) ;-) so I brought in my other hobbies. I have made some glass boxes with Torches and Kilns. I also did some glass blowing for a bowl for my best friend's wedding. I realize this may be a bit off topic as one of your concerns was price, but I have utilized friends and family as well. For instance, our idea for Christmas was to have everyone decorate a box. I put in the chocolate and we do family friendly games to end up with a box other than your own.

I have several artistic friends who do tatoos and the like as well. I buy the blank white boxes in bulk and send them over. When they come back they are anything but boring. The reusable nature of these is a tad limited though. I have also found that small fundraising efforts can bring out artistic and more helpful individuals. Think Elementary school kids selling boxes of chocolate with hand drawn lids.

So anyway hello from a fellow newcomer. I hope something in all that helped.

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Permalink Reply by Bud Stockwell on December 27, 2009 at 9:37pm

Check out aspecialtybox.com for some more nice boxes. I second the poster who mentioned Chocolat-Chocolat and finally, I use sweetpacking.com for my one level up for standard packaging. For my boxes I just give away, I use Mod-Pac. They are fantastic with turnaround time on a wedding boxes when you need custom imprinting.

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Permalink Reply by Jenny Zhan on January 4, 2010 at 11:36pm

custom-made boxes is expensive in US, but if you made it in China, it will be much more cheap. visit www.winwaypackaging.com, it may helps.

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Permalink Reply by Claire North on April 29, 2010 at 2:01am

You guys are all so cool...thanks and I will look into it..I already have some boxes but want to go another route at some point......I really am just a new comer but what i lack I make up for in enthusiasm..haha. What amazes me about this industry is that it is ever changing and one can never learn too much....

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Permalink Reply by Rich Cohen on April 23, 2010 at 7:48pm

Distant Village focuses on Sustainable and Unique packaging for premium products. In fact, our first projects were for premium chocolate packaging. We have a wide variety (and growing) available at Nashville Wraps. If you're considering custom packaging (generally 1,000+ boxes is a good starting point for our custom packaging), we're pleased to create packaging designed to match your brand, fits your product precisely, and has very unique, sustainable, and eye-catching packaging. Our packaging has been highlighted in books (Packaging Sustainability), News (WSJ, ABC-TV) and has won awards (Best Green Packaging from HBA). It is a pleasure to serve the chocolate community. If you are interested to see images of our past client projects, please send reply or call our office.
Rich Cohen
Founder
1-773-276-4554
rich at distantvillage.com
www.DistantVillage.com
See our new tree-free adhesive labels at PureLabels.com

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Permalink Reply by Cyndi on April 29, 2010 at 11:01am

You should consider attending the Fancy food show in NY in June There are tons of companies that showcase their wares at the show. Also the philly Candy and gift show in September. there you will see samples and get many ideas for packaging. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Mustapha Baztout on November 30, 2010 at 4:20pm

i run a chocolate workshop called artisan chocolate workshop and allways looking for quality boxes.

[ED: the author of this comment is in the UK - so is probably looking of UK/EU sources]

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Permalink Reply by Rich Cohen on December 1, 2010 at 4:25pm

We're in USA, and seeking to set up distribution in UK / EU by end of 2011. I realize that may be too late for your needs, however I thought I might ask for some insight and advice. The focus of Distant Village Packaging is sustainable customized packaging for specialty products, including chocolate, in relatively small quantities (500+ boxes). We'd be interested to know who you think are the best distributors of packaging (or catalogs in that market in UK / EU). In the meantime, if we can help in any way, please do not hesitate to contact us - as we export from our Asia office to Europe.

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