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The Dubai-style bar is already on the Lithuanian shelf — what is left is the supply side

Most new confectionery lines arrive with an education problem attached: someone has to explain the product before anyone will stock it. That stage is over here. Lithuanian retailers list the bar by name, shoppers search for it in Lithuanian, and Turkish lines already move through the wholesale trade. What is left is the supply side — format, coating, minimum, temperature, label.

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The category is already here

A Lithuanian buyer looking at this product is not asking what it is. The name sits on shelf tickets and in search boxes, and it moves through wholesale channels where Turkish confectionery is already familiar. Demand was proven by somebody else's marketing budget.

That changes what a supplier is for. Nobody needs a story about a trend; they need a line that repeats, with a written specification, a stated minimum, and a delivery that arrives in the condition it left in.

What is actually inside the bar

Underneath the name is a simple build: a shell, a pistachio cream filling, and crisp kadayıf — fine shredded pastry, toasted so it keeps its bite against a soft filling. Everything else is variation.

Gaziantep matters for an unglamorous reason. Pistachio and kadayıf are both everyday working stock there, handled daily long before this bar existed. That is not marketing; it is why the line was already running in our factory instead of being set up for a trend. Composition, ingredients and allergens are confirmed per line before a quotation goes out.

Chocolate, or cocoa glaze — the offer says which

This point decides whether a shipment can be sold the way it was planned. A coating made with cocoa butter is chocolate. A coating made with vegetable fat is not, and in the European Union it cannot be labelled as chocolate — it is named as a cocoa glaze. Both exist in this category, at different prices, and in a photograph they look alike.

So the quotation states, line by line, which of the two a bar carries, and our technical specification says the same in writing. If your shelf ticket or your own label is going to claim chocolate, that word has to be supported by the specification behind it.

Retail pack and bulk carton, one container

The product reaches a Lithuanian shopper in two ways, and they need different packaging: the finished retail unit — wrapped bar, gift box for seasonal display — and the bulk carton for the weigh-out counter or the repacker, priced and packed in-market.

Both travel in the same container. Each line sits on its own pallet under one packing list and one movement document, which is what lets a first order carry several items in measured quantities. The loading is described on the mixed container page.

Temperature, and choosing the season

Chocolate and chocolate-coated products travel at +18/+20 °C. In warm months a refrigerated container is what we quote; it is how the bar arrives with the surface and the snap it left with. If a dry container is preferred anyway, the temperature risk passes to the buyer in writing, before loading — not in a conversation afterwards.

That has a planning use. Turkish delight, sugared almonds and gelled sweets travel dry all year. A container timed for a hot month can lead with the dry lines and bring the bar in on a cooler window, or carry both under refrigeration.

A.TR, the Lithuanian label, and what to send

Lithuania is in the European Union, so processed food from Türkiye moves under an A.TR movement certificate; the quotation states what applies on the day it is written. Mandatory information — product name, ingredients, allergens, net weight, storage conditions, producer and importer details — is given in Lithuanian on the pack. Under private label we prepare that text from our specification, and nothing goes to print withoutyour written approval.

Minimums are set per line not per container, so a first order can hold six or seven items. For a written quotation within two working days, send the lines you want, retail pack or bulk for each, the destination city, whose details go on the label, and whether it is private label. You get back, per line: specification, ingredients and allergens, net weight, case and pallet data, minimum and tariff heading. Range background sits on chocolate and Lithuania.

Is the coating on your Dubai-style bar real chocolate or a glaze?

It depends on the line, and the quotation says which. A coating made with vegetable fat cannot be labelled as chocolate in the European Union and is named as a cocoa glaze instead. Whichever version you take, our technical specification states it in writing, so your shelf text and label can be built on the document rather than on the photograph.

Can wrapped bars and bulk cartons go in one container?

Yes. Retail packs for the shelf and bulk cartons for a weigh-out counter or a repacker travel in the same container, each line on its own pallet, under one packing list and one movement document. Minimums are set per line, which is what allows a first order to carry several items in measured quantities.

Do I need a refrigerated container in summer?

Chocolate and chocolate-coated lines travel at +18/+20 °C, so in the warm months a refrigerated container is what we offer. If a dry container is preferred, the temperature risk passes to the buyer in writing before loading. Turkish delight, sugared almonds and gelled sweets travel dry all year, so a first order can also be arranged around the season.

How to order

Send the list. We do the rest.

Send your product list with approximate quantities and the destination port. You get one offer covering every line, then one container, loaded and photographed before the doors close.

Mixed containerHow a list becomes a container →