Your most delectable candy buffet questions answered – for the sweet store set-up you always dreamed of
This just in – candy store shoppers are no longer fans of opening and reaching into jars to extract their favorite sweet treats. To continue to whet your customers’ appetites with everything candy, we’ve put together a little candy buffet Q&A, a guide that, when implemented, will turn your store into a candy oasis lovers of sweet treats won’t be able to resist.
Q: What is a candy buffet?
A: A candy buffet is an artistically designed display of the sweets you sell at your store. Much like the buffet you head to at your favorite all-you-can-eat restaurant, candy buffets are easily approachable tables, where your customers can serve themselves (i.e. pack into bags for purchase) by shoveling gummies, taffies and mints from scoop bins or releasing gum balls, chocolates, and lollipops from dispensers. Candy buffets turn the entire candy shop experience into an exciting, hands-on event.
Q: Which sweets are recommended to be placed in candy buffets?
A: You can design your candy buffet around a particular theme, such as Alice in Wonderland whimsy, or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you guessed it, chocolatey delight. Or, you can use your candy buffet as a sampler for variants of the different kinds of candies you sell in your store. It is best to place hard, wrapped or firm sweets in your candy buffet, ones unlikely to melt together or get too sticky or messy when handled. A minimum of eight to ten different types of candy is recommended, a mix of your best-selling hard candies, gummies, mints, chocolates, taffies, and sour candies to create a visual (and gustatory) effect your customers will instantly be attracted to. When creating a special event promotion or ahead of the holidays, switch things up and design a candy buffet around old-school treats, seasonal themes, and other out-of-the-box ideas.
Q: How should you decorate your candy buffet containers?
A: First off, you need to decide what kinds of containers you’ll be using in your candy buffet. As mentioned above, scoop bins and dispensers are the new alternatives to tired, cumbersome candy jars. It is recommended to leave the containers relatively untouched, so that the colorful, wonderful candy is in full, maximum view. Instead, decorate your candy buffet by settling on a color scheme, maybe even a theme related to your brand, the season, or a pop-culture sensation. You can drape ribbons, adhere stickers, place flowers and more around each container. And of course, it goes without saying, that each bin and dispenser should be clearly labeled with the sweet’s name and price, so your customers know exactly what treat they’re reaching for.
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