Brown Dark Chocolate in Bulk
Thirty-two brown dark chocolate items, led by Zaini and Sconza. Maitre Truffout and Mangini are in there too. Albanese and Di Iorio add a few, and Jannis and Monardo each have one or more. Cases run 0.79 to 2 lb. You’ll see bulk and bars next to bagged and boxed. The USA and Italy make most of it. Poland and Greece are in the mix, and so are Germany and Belgium. Anyone can order. There’s no minimum, and it ships within the US.
Dark chocolate in its plain brown form is where most of the action is in brown candy. Our dark chocolate collection has 32 SKUs from eight brands across six countries. Cases are 0.79 to 2 lb. USA-made pieces sit next to imports from Italy and Poland, then Greece and Germany and Belgium, so one supplier can cover a whole multi-origin dark chocolate program. The full run is in our bulk candy catalog.
The American-made pieces come first, mostly dark chocolate around nuts or fruit. Everybody’s seen Dark Chocolate Bridge Mix, nuts and raisins and malt balls all dipped in the same dark chocolate. It’s a bulk standard in North American specialty food shops and import grocers. It sells all year and does best in Q4. Put it in a scoop bin or a gift basket, where a classic American candy can sit next to something European.
Albanese Dark Chocolate Walnuts come from an Indiana producer with a good name in US bulk candy for even coating and good nuts. Natural food stores and gourmet sections can stock them without much of a pitch. Almonds in dark chocolate are the fastest nut of the lot by a long way, and you never have to explain that one. Dark Chocolate Cashews are the pricier nut, which is why the shelf price runs a little higher. Dark Chocolate Dried Cranberries round out this part of the lineup. Gourmet food and gift retail buy the cashews most.
Dried cherries get the same treatment. Dark Chocolate Dried Cherries are a specialty food staple, and buyers who know their stuff ask for them by name because tart cherry works so well against bitter cacao. The cranberries sell in Q4 since cranberry and dark chocolate feels like the holidays, and they fill a gift bag nicely. Two more domestic pieces finish the list. Dark Chocolate Grand Marnier Pecans are the grown-up one, with a liqueur-flavored coating. Dark Chocolate Single-Dipped Malt Balls are the candy-counter classic, and the coating is thinner than on double-dipped ones.
Sconza has two SKUs here. The Sconza Dark Chocolate Malt Balls 52% Cacao Bulk gives a retailer an actual number to put on the shelf, and people who compare cacao content do notice. The Sconza No Sugar Added Dark Chocolate Peanuts are the sugar-free pick. They’re domestic, and they land at a different price from the Italian imports.
For the premium end, look to Italy. Di Iorio Lemon Zest in Dark Chocolate is candied lemon zest in a dark coat. Domestic makers rarely get that much citrus out of it. Zaini has three pieces we’d point to. The Zaini Gianduiotto Dark Gianduia Chocolate is the ingot shape you’d see in Milan. The Zaini Cremino Layered Gianduia Chocolate Assortment is built in layers, an Italian praline that looks different in a gift display. Last are the Zaini Dark Chocolate Cherry Liqueur Pralines, which wine shops and gourmet food sections tend to like. Corporate gifting uses them too.
Monardo’s Dark Chocolate Fondant Cream Truffles give you an Italian dark chocolate truffle at bulk scale. The center is smooth fondant and the shell is clean dark chocolate. The size suits after-dinner candy service, a catering tray or a gift basket. Vergani Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Pralines cover hazelnut and dark chocolate, which is what buyers ask for most in European dark pralines. Then there’s the Jannis Sesame and Dark Chocolate Crunch Bar from Greece, the only sesame-chocolate item in the group. Import grocery buyers get something to talk about, and the section stops looking Italian-only.
Mangini finishes the Italian side. The Mangini Noblesse Dark Chocolate Cream Liqueur bonbon is the adult one, for import grocery and gift retail or holiday programs. The Mangini Noccioletto Dark Chocolate Whole Hazelnut is a single roasted hazelnut in dark chocolate. It’s about as simple as the category gets, and people keep asking for it. The Mangini Noblesse Choco Fruit Chocolate Bonbons add variety to a mixed display or a gift assortment.
Six countries sit in this one collection. The USA and Italy are the big two, followed by Poland and Greece. Germany and Belgium are the last two. That means you don’t have to juggle several import suppliers to get variety. The sugar-free Sconza item adds a little range to a group that’s sorted by color. Formats go from open bins to shelf-ready packs, with bulk and bars next to bagged and boxed. Cases weigh 0.79 lb at the small bar end up to 2 lb for bulk, and that’s easy on a receiving dock and on shelf inventory.
At this size the group sells through a handful of channels. Specialty food and import grocery take the full multi-origin program. Natural food stores go for the nut-enrobed items and the sugar-free one. Gift retail and basket makers lean on the Italian pralines and truffles, while delis and cheese shops grab Zaini gianduiotto and Di Iorio lemon zest. C-stores and snack retailers pick up the malt balls and nut-enrobed bulk. Nobody needs a second supplier to find something in here.
Retail and wholesale buyers can both order, and there’s no minimum. Card payment happens at checkout and we ship across the US. At 32 SKUs the collection starts with American nut clusters and ends at Italian gianduiotto and Greek sesame crunch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which brands are in the wholesale brown dark chocolate collection?
Eight. Zaini makes the gianduiotto and the cremino plus the cherry liqueur pralines. Sconza has the malt balls at 52% cacao and the No Sugar Added peanuts. Mangini does the cream liqueur and the whole hazelnut, along with a choco fruit bonbon. You’ll also see Maitre Truffout. Albanese supplies the walnuts, Di Iorio the lemon zest. Jannis is the Greek sesame crunch bar and Monardo the fondant cream truffles. A few unbranded domestic bulk items fill in around them.
What countries does the brown dark chocolate collection cover?
Six, starting with the USA and Italy. Poland and Greece come next, then Germany and Belgium. A single supplier means you can set up a dark chocolate section with real origin variety. American nut clusters sit next to Italian gianduia and pralines and Greek sesame chocolate.
What pack formats are available in bulk dark chocolate wholesale?
Loose bulk is the nuts and fruits and malt balls for open bins. Bagged means the shelf-ready Italian chocolate. The Jannis sesame bar covers bars, and a few items come boxed. Case weights go from 0.79 to 2 lb, so small bar items and standard bulk cases both fit.
Is there a sugar-free dark chocolate option in this collection?
Yes, the Sconza No Sugar Added Dark Chocolate Peanuts. They’re made in the USA, so you get a domestic sugar-free dark chocolate option sitting next to the Italian imports.
Which buyer channels are strongest for this dark chocolate range?
Specialty food and import grocery buy the whole range. Natural food stores like the nut-enrobed and sugar-free items. Gift retail wants the Italian pralines and truffles. Delis and cheese shops go for Zaini gianduiotto and Di Iorio lemon zest. Snack shops and C-stores tend to take the domestic nut and malt ball bulk.
What is the minimum order and can businesses buy from this collection?
There’s no minimum, retail or wholesale. Approved wholesale accounts get account pricing. Everything ships within the United States, and specialty food and import grocery buyers see all 32 SKUs on the same terms as gift retail buyers.