Wholesale American Chocolate
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This is American-made chocolate, mostly nuts and fruit in a chocolate coat, plus malt balls. Sconza and Albanese make it in the USA. We sell it by the case, for shops and delis, gift baskets and foodservice. 46 SKUs gives you plenty to choose from.
Not everybody wants bars. The buyer who lands here usually wants US-made bulk chocolate with nuts or fruit inside it. They also need enough on offer to fill a self-serve bar or a decent gift-basket section. Sconza and Albanese do the heavy lifting. Cases run 0.84 to 2 lb.
The Albanese line
Most people know Albanese for gummies, but we’d say the chocolate-covered nuts are just as good. Take the Albanese Dark Chocolate Walnuts and Albanese Milk Chocolate Walnuts. Walnuts under chocolate are rarer than almonds or peanuts, so on a shelf full of imports they look a little different.
The Sconza range and broader SKU depth
The wider USA set has more inclusions than you’d think. There are Dark Chocolate Almonds and Dark Chocolate Cashews. Then come Dark Chocolate Dried Cherries, Dried Cranberries and Dried Blueberries, which round out the dark chocolate and fruit side. The Dark Chocolate Bridge Mix mixes several things in one bin, handy when a single scoop has to please a few different tastes.
On the milk side, Milk Chocolate Praline Peanuts (dusted with powdered sugar) and Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Peanuts are the plain, easy ones. Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Pretzels sit between snack and candy, which is a good spot near a register or in a gift set. Then you’ve got the fancier names. Dark Chocolate Grand Marnier Pecans, Milk Chocolate Banana Bread Pecans and Milk Chocolate Brownie Bites suit gift baskets and specialty shops, where the name itself does some of the selling on a tag.
Dark vs. milk chocolate split
Dark chocolate takes up most of the room here. Dark Chocolate Single-Dipped Malt Balls sit with the cashews and almonds. The dried cherries and cranberries fill out the rest, then blueberries and Bridge Mix. They all arrive ready for a bulk bin or a case-pack display. Building a dark section next to milk chocolate? You can do it from this one range.
Who orders from this set
- Gift-basket companies can lean on the named varieties, Grand Marnier Pecans and Banana Bread Pecans along with Brownie Bites, to justify a higher price on an assembled set. Domestic origin helps too if you sell ‘made in USA’ products.
- A specialty food shop could build a whole nut and fruit chocolate section from this range, with 10+ distinct items from one source.
- Delis and bulk candy bars already know malt balls, peanuts and bridge mix. They’re classic self-serve candy.
- Foodservice buyers can also look at some of the nut and dried fruit items as dessert toppings, in hotels or restaurants.
Sugar-free options
A few sugar-free items sit in the range too. Check the full product listing for the current sugar-free SKUs in American chocolate.
Why American-made bulk chocolate earns its place
In specialty candy buying there’s a habit of assuming European means better chocolate. For artisan bars and truffles, fair enough. We’d argue it doesn’t hold for chocolate-covered nuts and dried fruit, where Sconza and Albanese do solid work. Albanese Dark Chocolate Walnuts and the Dark Chocolate Dried Cherries stand up well next to European imports at a similar price.
Retail buyers who’d rather call their chocolate section the best than the most imported can stock American-made items next to European ones. The domestic pieces come from established US makers. The imports bring their own origin and tradition. The two sections work together.
Peanut butter chocolate: an American specialty
Peanut butter and chocolate is a very American pairing, and American makers handle it well. Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Peanuts are here. So are Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Malt Balls and Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Pretzels. In the pretzels the peanut butter is a filling. On the peanuts it’s the coating, and in the malt balls it’s the center. That’s three different textures from one flavor, and a candy bar that wants a peanut butter corner can cover it from one source.
American chocolate for self-serve candy bars
For self-serve candy bars, chocolate-covered nuts and fruit are practical, since they tend to sit nicely in a bin. Dark Chocolate Bridge Mix is a good one for display because every scoop looks different. Milk Chocolate Praline Peanuts and Dark Chocolate Almonds are the ones we’d give a permanent spot in a bar aimed at adult buyers. Case weights stay between 0.84 and 2 lb, so reordering several SKUs together is easy.
Ordering details
There’s no minimum order, and case weights run 0.84 to 2 lb. Approved wholesale accounts get account pricing, and we ship across the US. If you’re growing a domestic chocolate section or putting American-made items beside European imports, you can begin here. Have a look at the USA candy catalog for American-made items across all candy types. You can also compare with the wholesale chocolate category, which has Italian, Greek and other imported chocolate. For mixed orders there’s bulk candy by the case.
Frequently Asked Questions
What brands make up the American chocolate wholesale range?
Mostly Sconza and Albanese, both US-made. Between them you get chocolate-covered nuts and dried fruit, plus malt balls and pretzels, in dark and milk chocolate.
What’s the minimum order quantity?
One case is enough. There’s no need to buy several or hit a dollar amount. Cases weigh 0.84 to 2 lb, so sampling a few SKUs before buying more is easy.
Do you ship to Canada?
No. We ship within the United States only. Approved wholesale accounts can get account pricing, and each order goes out by the case.
Are there sugar-free options in the American chocolate range?
Yes, a few. Check the live product listing for the current sugar-free SKUs in this American chocolate range.
How do I pay for an order?
Checkout takes secure card payments, and your order is confirmed once payment goes through. Approved accounts see wholesale account pricing. To start the approval, apply for a wholesale account.
What types of businesses typically order this?
Gift-basket makers, specialty food shops and bulk candy bars mostly. Delis and foodservice buyers use it too. Named varieties like Grand Marnier Pecans suit gift sets, and malt balls and bridge mix do well in self-serve bins.