Crispo Confetti & Dragées Wholesale & Bulk
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Crispo is Italian confetti, which is to say sugar-coated almonds made in Italy. There’s a roasted almond inside and a shell of chocolate or sugar around it. Flavors go from strawberry and orange over to coffee and rum, and you’ll find chocolate and plain white too. Some come foil-wrapped. Others are pearly or shiny. Mostly they end up as Italian wedding favors, though event decorators and premium candy shelves use them as well.
In Italy confetti means almonds in a sugar or chocolate shell, the kind handed out at weddings and baptisms (communions and graduations too), usually tucked into little bomboniere gifts. Crispo gives us eleven SKUs, every one of them Italian and every one bulk. Cases weigh 1 lb to 1.5 lb.
The Crispo Confetti Range: Flavors and Coatings
We’d start with the Snob series, roasted almonds in a flavored chocolate. Crispo Roasted Almond Strawberry Confetti (Snob Fragola) has a bright berry note coming through the shell. The orange one (Snob Arancia) leans citrus. Then there’s Chocolate Rum Confetti (Snob Rhum), our favorite of the three, which tends to find its spot in specialty food and gift shops because rum with chocolate just feels Italian. They’re round and glossy like any confetti you’ve seen. It’s the chocolate that’s different, flavored rather than plain milk or dark.
Ciocopassion is milk chocolate with flavors. Ciocopassion Amarena has a cherry taste, the sour amarena cherry being an Italian staple that people recognize. Ciocopassion Cafe is coffee, and it suits cafes and specialty food shops. Neither is a plain sugar-shell piece. Put them in a confetti display as the step up, and customers who like the old format but want something newer will go for them.
Traditional and Ceremonial Formats
Now the ceremonial side, the classic sugar-shell almonds from Italian celebrations. Crispo White Almond Confetti (Extra Napoli Bianco) is the traditional one, white shell and roasted almond inside, the kind served at Italian-American weddings for generations. Almond Confetti Five Pink Shades gives you a gradient of pinks for baby showers and bridal showers. Gold Foil Almond Confetti (Incartata Oro) and Shiny Silver Almond Confetti (Naturale Argento) are wrapped one by one, which works for high-end favors. Crispo Red Almond Confetti (Felicita Laurea Rosso) belongs to Italian graduations (laurea). Crispo Pearly Ivory Almond Confetti (Perlati Avorio) is a quiet neutral for formal events.
Sample Crispo SKUs Available at Wholesale
- Crispo Roasted Almond Strawberry Confetti with Snob Fragola, Italy
- Crispo Roasted Almond Orange Confetti with Snob Arancia, Italy
- Crispo Milk Choc Cherry Confetti with Ciocopassion Amarena, Italy
- Crispo Milk Choc Coffee Confetti with Ciocopassion Cafe, Italy
- Crispo Almond Confetti Five Pink Shades, Italy
- Crispo Gold Foil Almond Confetti with Incartata Oro, Italy
- Crispo Shiny Silver Almond Confetti with Naturale Argento, Italy
- Crispo Red Almond Confetti with Felicita Laurea Rosso, Italy
- Crispo Roasted Almond Chocolate Rum Confetti with Snob Rhum, Italy
- Crispo White Almond Confetti with Extra Napoli Bianco, Italy
- Crispo Pearly Ivory Almond Confetti with Perlati Avorio, Italy
Pack Format and Color Palette
Everything’s bulk. With cases at 1 lb to 1.5 lb trying a new SKU isn’t much of a gamble. You get brown and white. Red and orange show up too, plus pink and gold. With confetti the color actually means something. White and ivory are for weddings. You’d use pink and rose for a baptism or a baby shower and gold or silver when the occasion’s more formal, while red is an Italian graduation thing. The Gold and Silver are foil-wrapped piece by piece, which looks nothing like a sugar shell and honestly lets a shop charge a bit more.
Who Buys Crispo Confetti Wholesale
Most of this goes to Italian-American wedding and event shops. At a traditional wedding the confetti almonds aren’t optional, and having the Italian-made ones gives a specialty shop an edge over a generic party store full of domestic stuff. Italian import stores tend to keep the whole range around. Basket makers putting together an Italian or Mediterranean celebration will usually grab the Gold Foil and the Snob flavors, since those look the fanciest.
In Italian-American neighborhoods a candy shop will often have the white traditional confetti and the pink shades sitting there year round for baptisms and communions. Snob and Ciocopassion double as gourmet candy too. Somebody who isn’t shopping for any event still stops at a chocolate-rum almond or a coffee-chocolate one and knows the shape.
Storage and Handling Notes
Chocolate-coated confetti (Snob and Ciocopassion) wants cool room temperature and no direct sun. Foil-wrapped Gold Foil and Shiny Silver pieces handle rougher treatment but still shouldn’t sit in heat, since the chocolate inside could soften. Sugar-shell confetti keeps better and isn’t as touchy about heat. That covers white and pink, plus red and ivory. Once a case is open, put bulk in sealed containers. Rotate display stock oldest first, especially Snob and Ciocopassion.
Event Calendar and Seasonal Demand
Demand follows the Italian-American event calendar. Spring is the peak. Weddings run heavily from April through June, right when communion and baptism season arrives. First communion (typically May) drives white and ivory in traditional Italian parishes. Graduation season (May-June) sells the Red Almond Confetti (Felicita Laurea Rosso). Baby showers and bridal showers keep the pink shades moving all year. If you stock before spring and reorder through summer, you’ll catch most of the demand in your area.
Cross-Sell Opportunities
Crispo fits nicely into a bigger Italian order. If you’re building an Italian confectionery section, we’d set Italian chocolate truffles and hard candy beside the confetti and have it all come from us in one go. Event supply shops that carry Crispo as a favor staple tend to add Italian ribbon and netting along with favor boxes. Snob and Ciocopassion sit well next to Italian gift chocolate, for the buyer who cares more about Italy than about the favor.
Ordering Crispo Confetti & Dragees Wholesale
There’s no minimum order. Cases weigh 1 lb to 1.5 lb in bulk. Approved accounts get account pricing, and orders go to US addresses.
All SKUs are in the Crispo brand catalog. For more, see the confetti & dragees wholesale section. Shopping across categories? Try the bulk candy section.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the minimum order for Crispo confetti?
No minimum. Start with one case. Bulk Crispo cases run 1 to 1.5 lb, so a specialty shop or event-supply buyer can test the range before ordering larger volumes.
What colors are available in the Crispo almond confetti range?
White (Extra Napoli Bianco) and ivory-pearl (Perlati Avorio) are there. Five shades of pink come in one bag. Red is Felicita Laurea Rosso. Gold foil is Incartata Oro, and silver is Naturale Argento. The flavored lines add browns and chocolate tones. For weddings white and ivory see the most use, then pink and gold.
Are Crispo confetti suitable for Italian wedding favor orders?
Yes. Crispo confetti are squarely in the tradition of Italian wedding favors, and they’re made in Italy. White and ivory are the classic picks. The gold foil wrap tends to get chosen when someone wants something fancier. There’s no minimum order.
Do you ship Crispo confetti to Canada?
No. We only ship within the US. Approved accounts can apply for wholesale account pricing, and orders go out by the case.
How are wholesale orders paid for?
Pay by secure card at checkout and the order’s confirmed once payment clears. Approved wholesale accounts get account pricing. Apply through the wholesale application and our team reviews your details.
What’s the difference between the Snob and Ciocopassion confetti lines?
Snob puts flavored chocolate around the almond, with strawberry and orange and chocolate rum. Ciocopassion uses milk chocolate flavored with cherry (Amarena) or coffee (Cafe). Both begin with a whole roasted almond. Only the outside differs.