Wholesale Italian Dried Fruit & Fruit Candy
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Italian dried fruit and fruit candy here covers candied citrus zest and fruit pectin gelees and hard fruit candies. Mangini and Caffarel and Di Iorio are among the brands. Cases cost $26.78 to $77.19. Candy shops and Italian specialty grocers and gift shops are the usual buyers, and we ship to US addresses.
Fruit candy runs deep in Italian confectionery, and these 25 SKUs pull together a few strands of it. There’s candied citrus and there are pectin gelees. Then come the hard and chewy fruit candies that have sat in Italian candy aisles for generations.
Candied Citrus and Gelees at the Core
Two items are built on citrus. Candied Italian Lemon Zest and Candied Italian Orange Zest are the plain ones. Candied Italian Lemon Zest In Dark Chocolate is dipped, which pulls it toward the chocolate category while the citrus stays the point. Next to them is a gelee line. Organic Soft Gelees Ginger & Pear (Made with Pectin) and Fruit Pectin Gelees, Assort. (Vegan) are a softer and more modern take on Italian fruit candy, using pectin and not gum arabic for texture.
Brands Carrying the Category
Five brands are in the list. Mangini and Caffarel and Di Iorio, then Serra and Italgum. Mangini turns up the most. The Italian Mini Fruit Candy (Bye Frutta) and the Peach Tea Italian Mini Candy (Bye Te Pesca) and the Italian Mixed Fruit Fizzy Candy (Effervescenti) all carry its name. Caffarel is one of Italy’s oldest chocolate and confectionery houses. That helps, since you’re not looking at one supplier’s range repeated. It’s a mix of long-standing makers.
Hard Candy and Assortment Formats
If you’d like a wider flavor spread in one SKU, the Italian Tropical Candy Assortment and the Italian Hard Fruit Candy Ball (Fruttini) each put several fruit flavors in one case, which makes shelf planning easier than stocking single-flavor bags one by one. The Italian Candy With Orange and Lemon Juice (Fruttini) and the Italian Fruit Jam Filled Candy (Frutta) finish off the harder and chewier formats.
The softer pectin gelees need different handling than the hard fruit candies. Organic Soft Gelees Ginger & Pear and Fruit Pectin Gelees, Assort. (Vegan) are touchier about moisture than something like the Italian Hard Fruit Candy Ball (Fruttini). If you stock both side by side, we’d keep the gelee cases in a cooler and drier corner of the stockroom. Move through them faster on the shelf too. Don’t treat the whole category as equally shelf-stable.
Packaging matters for how this sells. Mangini mostly ships in 150g bags, a size for a dedicated import or gourmet shelf and not a bulk bin. The Italian Tropical Candy Assortment and Italian Hard Fruit Candy Ball are made to anchor a bigger flavor display from one case. If you set this up as a specialty import section and don’t fold it into a general fruit-candy bin the citrus and gelee items tend to read as better stuff and not generic. That supports the higher end of the $26.78 to $77.19 case range.
Who Buys Italian Fruit Candy Wholesale
The buyers are a specific but steady group who care about the Italian origin.
- Italian and European specialty grocers stocking recognizable brands
- Candy shops building an international or gourmet fruit candy section
- Gift basket and hamper businesses using the citrus and gelee items for premium assortments
- Cafes and delis rounding out a checkstand with individually wrapped Italian candies
Several items carry an obviously Italian name and packaging. So say so on the shelf. It does better when you play up the Italian angle than when you blend it quietly into a general candy bin.
Pricing and How to Order
Cases cost $26.78 to $77.19. That spread comes from single-format bags like the Mangini 150g bag items versus bigger assortment cases like the Italian Tropical Candy Assortment. You order online with secure card checkout and approved wholesale accounts see account pricing. For larger volumes ask for a quote. There’s no minimum across the 25 SKUs, so a single case works.
A sensible first order mixes one citrus item, say Candied Italian Orange Zest, with one of the Mangini mini-candy lines. You find out how the Italian angle goes over with your own customers before moving into gelees or hard candy.
The category spans citrus and gelee and hard candy under one Italian identity, so a first order doesn’t have to lean on a single format to look like a proper shelf set. Candied Italian Orange Zest with a Mangini mini-candy bag and one gelee gives you three textures and price points from one quote request. That helps when you’re testing shelf response before deciding what to reorder in bigger amounts.
Fruit Pectin Gelees, Assort. (Vegan) carries the vegan label, so it’s worth flagging for shoppers who want pectin-based candy and not gelatin-based. Put it on the shelf signage. Don’t assume customers know which fruit candies are vegan and which aren’t.
Frequently Asked Questions
What brands are included in this Italian fruit candy category?
Five brands make up the category. Mangini shows up most, with several of the mini fruit candies and the fizzy ones. Caffarel is one of Italy’s oldest confectionery houses, and the other three are Di Iorio and Serra and Italgum.
Are the gelee items different from the hard fruit candies?
Yes. Organic Soft Gelees Ginger & Pear and Fruit Pectin Gelees are softer and pectin-based. Italian Hard Fruit Candy Ball (Fruttini) and Italian Tropical Candy Assortment are firmer, traditional hard candies.
What’s the minimum order for this category?
Everything sells by the case and there’s no minimum. Pack sizes go from single 150g bags up to bigger assortment cases, so start with one case of whichever fits.
How is wholesale ordering handled?
You order online with secure card checkout, and approved wholesale accounts see account pricing. For larger volumes request a quote and we’ll go over pricing for the items you pick.