Sugared almonds for bomboniere: buying by the carton in Australia

Bomboniere

The word came with Italian and Greek families and stayed: bomboniere is the wedding favour, and the sugared almond is its heart. Five almonds in tulle or a small box, one wish each, health, wealth, happiness, fertility and long life; bitter under a sweet coat, an odd number that cannot be divided. Lebanese, Maltese and Turkish families keep the same custom under their own names. For a favour maker the practical reading is simple: the count per favour is fixed by custom, so the order is counted in almonds, not in kilograms. The origin article tells the rest.

Colours and finishes

White for weddings, ivory for the classic look, pastel pink, blue, lilac and mint for christenings and showers, silver and gold for anniversaries. Sugar coated almonds are ordered by colour, one colour per carton, or as a mix. A matte shell reads traditional, a pearl or glazed shell catches light in a photograph. Shell thickness decides the bite; the thicker traditional shell keeps for months and stays shiny. The dragée page lists the groups; samples decide the rest.

Buying by the carton

The unit is the lined bulk carton, single colour or mixed; case weight and pallet plan are stated per line in the offer, shelf life on our data sheet. Sugared almonds travel dry all year, which makes them the easiest Turkish line on the Australian route: no reefer, no dairy, few biosecurity conditions. A bomboniere maker usually buys through a distributor or a confectionery wholesaler; the distributor or importer buys the container, next to Turkish delight and lollies. Ivory and white are the volume colours; pastels are ordered per event, so a distributor keeps the two staples in stock and orders the rest by season.

Chocolate under the shell

The sibling for favours is the chocolate dragée: an almond or hazelnut in chocolate under a thin pastel shell, or polished without a shell. It photographs the same and tastes different, and on the Australian route it travels in a reefer. Many favour ranges carry both, one carton each, and the offer states which pallet is which.

What to send us

The colours and the finish, the quantity per colour, whether you want chocolate dragées alongside, the destination port and, for a retail pack, whether it carries your brand. The written offer follows within two working days. The Australia page lists what stays the same on every offer.