Bulk Fruit Jellies (Bulk)

Bulk Fruit Jellies: European and Mediterranean Imports for Wholesale

Jellies have their own spot in the candy department. They’re softer than a hard candy and chunkier than most gummies, with a good chew and a concentrated fruit taste. This 17-SKU group comes from Dutch and Italian makers along with Swedish and Greek ones. Spanish and American producers add to it. It’s a lot less samey than a single-origin lineup. Every item ships by the case with no minimum order. Unit weights sit at 2 to 2.2 lb, so case planning is easy. There are sugar-free items too, and approved wholesale accounts across the US get account pricing.

Gustaf is the Dutch anchor. The Pink Grapefruit Gummy and Sanded Fruit Salad Gummies are both here. So are the Mixed Fruit Winegums and the Skulls and Bones Fruit Gummies, novelty shapes that do well in seasonal displays. Gustaf’s winegums are a Dutch classic, firmer than most gummies with clear fruit flavors and a clean finish. Import grocers serving European customers treat them as a staple. The sanded ones have a sugar coating that sets them apart in a mixed bin. Skulls and Bones is an impulse buy around Halloween and in novelty gifts, and the shape does the selling.

Italian Fruit Jellies: Italgum, Mangini, and Serra

Italy has more SKUs here than any other country. Italgum alone offers four jelly formats. There are Mini Fruit Jellies (Le Mini Gelees) and Round Fruit Jellies (Gelees Tonda). Then Mixed Fruit Pastilles (Millegusti) and Sugar-Free Mini Fruit Jellies (Gelees Light) finish its set. That’s enough to fill four Italian bins from one brand, which helps a specialty shop or an import grocer that wants a deep display. Mangini’s Mini Jellies (Bye Gelee) are a fifth Italian pick, with a different flavor and a smaller piece that suits candy dishes and hotel amenity trays. Serra Real Fruit Jellies are an assortment made with real fruit, a point specialty retailers like to mention when they talk about ingredient quality. Jumbo Cinnamon Jelly Beans are the familiar American format, and they make a mostly imported section feel easier to approach.

Greek, Swedish, and Spanish Additions

Pallas Greek Rose Water Sugar-Dusted Jellies are properly unusual. Rose water is an old Mediterranean candy flavor that Greek and Turkish customers love, along with Middle Eastern shoppers and specialty food fans. Domestic distributors rarely stock it, so import grocers get something customers can’t buy down the street. Fantis Greek Ibis Fruit Jelly Candies Mix is a second Greek maker, and having two lets buyers choose. Aroma Konfektyrer Mixed Fruit Gummy Boats from Sweden are the Scandinavian gummy, boat-shaped and mild against the stronger Dutch and Italian pieces. Bubs Godis Sour Strawberry Foam Skull is also Swedish. It sits between fruit jelly and sour candy and looks good on a shelf. Younger shoppers keep coming back for it.

Buyer Channels and Use Cases

Jellies sell through a few different doors. Import grocers with Mediterranean or Greek or Italian customers stock Pallas and Fantis next to their other imported foods, and Italgum and Serra go there too. Often there’s no domestic competitor to worry about. Candy shops build around-the-world jelly displays, with Dutch winegums beside Italian pastilles. Greek rose water jellies and Swedish foam pieces sit in the bins next to them, and a domestic-only supplier can’t match that. Gift baskets use the eye-catching ones as accents. Skulls and Bones, foam pieces and the sugar-dusted Greek jellies all work. Greek and Mediterranean restaurants use the Pallas and Fantis items as table candy. C-stores add jellies to a self-serve section as something gentler than a hard gummy.

Merchandising and Display

Clear bins are the way to go, because they show off the colors and shapes. Color-coordinate if you can. Italgum Millegusti and Gustaf Sanded Fruit Salad Gummies are good for a central display, and the rose water jellies and the grapefruit gummy can have small bins of their own with a label. Origin labels work especially well here. ‘Imported from Greece’ or ‘Dutch Import’ or ‘From Italy’ say specialty shop, and customers in this channel accept the higher price without complaint.

Storage and Shelf-Life Notes

Pectin and gelatin jellies don’t like heat. Pieces go soft and lose their shape, then stick together. Keep cases at 60 to 65°F and park the bulk bins away from heat and direct sun. Most items last 8 to 12 months from production when stored right. The sugar-dusted Pallas rose water jellies can clump in humid weather, so keep them in sealed cases and look at the bin now and then through summer. Use the oldest stock first, and check soft pieces after any shipping or storage temperature swing.

Ordering Logistics

Each SKU ships as its own case, so you can’t mix different SKUs inside one. Order several SKUs together though, and there’s no minimum order. Payment is by secure card at checkout, and approved accounts get account pricing. We ship across the US. Ask our sales team about current availability if you’re planning ahead.

Sample Products and Top Brands

• Gustaf Pink Grapefruit Gummy, Dutch Bulk Candy
• Gustaf Skulls and Bones Fruit Gummies in novelty shapes from Holland
• Gustaf Mixed Fruit Winegums, a Holland import in bulk
• Gustaf Sanded Fruit Salad Gummies with a sugar coating, from Holland
• Italgum Mini Fruit Jellies (Le Mini Gelees) from Italy
• Italgum Round Fruit Jellies (Gelees Tonda) from Italy
• Italgum Mixed Fruit Pastilles (Millegusti) from Italy
• Italgum Sugar-Free Mini Fruit Jellies (Gelees Light) from Italy
• Serra Real Fruit Jellies Assortment from Italy
• Mangini Mini Jellies (Bye Gelee), Italy
• Pallas Greek Rose Water Sugar-Dusted Jellies, a Greece import in bulk
• Fantis Greek Ibis Fruit Jelly Candies Mix, a Greece import in bulk
• Aroma Konfektyrer Mixed Fruit Gummy Boats from Sweden
• Bubs Godis Sour Strawberry Foam Skull Gummy from Sweden

The whole selection is on the bulk candy page. You can also narrow it with the fruit jellies candy type filter. Approved wholesale accounts across the US get account pricing.

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