Press Candy · Tablet Candy · Compressed Candy
Bulk-Scale Press Candy for International Brands
Top-grade bulk confectionery toppings designed to ensure perfect production, bold, eye-catching shelf presentation, and smooth international shipment.
Serving bakery brands, confectionery distributors and retail programs across North America and Europe.
Standard designs
300+ ready moulds
Minimum order
60 kg
Production lead time
30-90 days
Mould lead time
15-30 days
What is Press Candy?
A Versatile, Durable Decoration
Press candy is an exceptionally versatile bakery item. It is additionally referred as tablet candy or compressed candy. Factories produce it by pressing refined sugar powder under extreme force. Fast commercial compressing devices shape these designs. This method forms a solid, long-lasting structure. This candy retains its defined details throughout the baking and shipping handling.
Companies across the globe utilize press candy several purposes. This item functions like a popular, unique decoration. Additionally, it works ideally as an embellishing piece on confectionery products. Its texture feels smooth but firm. Press candy gives a crisp, enjoyable crunch when chewed.
Bakery Deco applies modern, improved production methods to manufacture press candy. Our team selects top-quality materials to maintain structural stability. We own advance molding system that avoids cracking and powdering. This product resists dampness and humidity more than regular confectionery items which makes it perfect for baking and international supply networks.
Press Candy at a Glance
Also known asTablet candy, compressed candy
Forming methodRefined sugar powder compressed under high force
TextureSmooth surface, firm body, crisp bite
Standard catalogue300+ existing mould designs
Custom mouldsExclusive, reserved to your orders only
Colour systemPantone matching with food-grade colours
Moisture resistanceFormulated to limit cracking and powdering
StorageBelow 25°C, below 60% relative humidity
PackingHumidity-resistant pouches in heavy-duty cartons
ManufacturerBakery Deco, Xiamen, China
Colour Compliance for US and EU Programs
Press candy is a colour-led product, which makes additive rules the first thing a buyer checks. Here is the current picture.
FDA
United States — FD&C Red No. 3
The FDA revoked authorisation for FD&C Red No. 3 in food. Manufacturers must reformulate food products by 15 January 2027. We can quote red and pink shades built without Red 3 for US-bound programs.
European Commission
European Union — E171
Titanium dioxide (E171) has been removed from the EU list of authorised food additives. White and opaque shades for EU programs are quoted on an E171-free basis.
Market trend
Clean-label direction
Plant-based colour routes are available where your retail customers ask for a cleaner declaration. Shade range and light stability differ from synthetic colours, so we confirm both on the sample.
Per market
United Kingdom
Great Britain did not follow the EU position on E171 in full. We confirm the applicable additive list per destination market before production.
Regulatory status is confirmed per destination market and per formulation before production. Send your target markets with the inquiry and we will return the applicable colour declaration.
Popular Shapes and Existing Designs
Choosing an ideal style for your collection feels simple with our broad catalog. Bakery Deco showcase more than 300 styles prepared for instant manufacturing. Our factory includes a broad range of standard styles which enables businesses to introduce their items quickly in the market without delaying for new equipment.
Bestseller
Classic Stars
Suitable for national celebrations, cosmic themes, and regular baked item toppings.
- ('Mould status', 'Standard, no mould fee')
- ('Typical colours', 'Multicolour mix or single shade')
- ('Best for', 'Everyday ranges, kids lines')
Bestseller
Candy Hearts
A one of the bestselling products for wedding cakes, engagement party treats and Valentine’s Day.
- ('Mould status', 'Standard, no mould fee')
- ('Typical colours', 'Red, white, pink')
- ('Best for', "Weddings, Valentine's, gifting")
Royal Crowns
Well suited for fairy-tale motifs, princess themes, and birthday gathering mixes.
- ('Mould status', 'Standard, no mould fee')
- ('Finish', 'Metallic gold available')
- ('Best for', 'Party ranges, premium gifting')
Fun Animals
Contains in-demand figures such as sea creatures, bears, bunnies, dinosaurs, and many more for little ones’ treats.
- ('Mould status', 'Standard, no mould fee')
- ('Detail level', 'Fine embossing retained')
- ('Best for', "Children's ranges, novelty mixes")
Vibrant Fruit
Colorful fruit shapes include entire range of berries, oranges, bananas, apples, and many custom figures for fruity or sour confectionery lines.
- ('Mould status', 'Standard, no mould fee')
- ('Flavour pairing', 'Fruit and sour profiles')
- ('Best for', 'Fruit ranges, sour collections')
Seasonal
Holiday Icons
Personalized designs for major seasonal holidays according to the demands of brands.
- ('Mould status', 'Standard, no mould fee')
- ('Calendar', 'Easter, Halloween, Christmas')
- ('Best for', 'Seasonal retail launches')
Using such creative molds reduce major production duration. They avoid initial equipment expenses. Your company can select from dozens of outstanding styles. Our team is able to customize the flavor profiles and colors of available standard designs to align with the identity of your brand perfectly.
Custom Shape Development: Bring Your Custom Bakery Designs to Life
At times a generic figure or design can be hardly sufficient. Your brand might require an exclusive, custom style to stand out. Bakery Deco focuses on tailored mold creations. Our team transforms your visions into premium bakery items.
Team Commitment
Our technical staff collaborates directly with your product creators. The experts evaluate your required product shape and sketch of your design. We guarantee your designs convert flawlessly into a molded candy form. Certain figures need slight modifications to release smoothly from factory molds. Our company manages all of such engineering specifications for you.
Unique Customized Shapes
Personalized shapes enable your brand to create lasting company value. These customized designs protect your items against easy replication by your competitors. Our team ensures total privacy regarding every custom design. Your exclusive molds remain reserved specifically for your orders only. This personalized method lets our clients to release one-of-a-kind, striking confectionary collections that grab consumer interest.
Custom mould development sample for exclusive press candy shapesWhat to Send With a Custom Mould Request
- Vector artwork in high-resolution PDF, AI or EPS
- 3D data in IGS or STP where available
- A clear 2D drawing is enough — we convert it for production
- Target piece size, weight and thickness
- Pantone references for each colour
- Destination markets for the colour declaration
Seasonal Press Candy Collections for Every Occasion
Holiday product orders generate significant earnings in the baking industry. Bakery Deco provides custom molded confectionary range during all major occasions. We assist your company to be ready for high volume retail season days in advance. Our high-capacity factory guarantees on-time product shipment during bulk holiday launches.
01
Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day
We emphasize mainly on red, white, and pink shade schemes. During these holidays flowers and heart motifs lead this range. Such items fit wonderfully on pastries, desserts, cupcakes, cakes, and all baked products.
02
Springtime and Easter
This range showcases soft pastel shades. Trending motifs feature chicks, bunnies, ducklings, and adorned eggs. These items bring a cheerful, holiday touch to seasonal bakery blends and homemade cookie decorating kits.
03
Halloween Theme in Autumn
The factory manufactures spooky figures such as bats, pumpkins, skulls, bones, and ghosts. This seasonal theme shifts color focus toward deep black, neon green, bright orange, and purple shades. This can also include strong tangy taste profiles to complement the fun Halloween theme.
04
Christmas and Frosty Celebrations
The Christmas holiday range contains Christmas trees, snowflakes, holly leaves, and gingerbread man. Such motifs use pine green, white, and bold red hues. They fit perfectly for seasonal confectionery assortments, festive retail products, and gingerbread house sets.
Seasonal Buying Timeline
01
Shape and colour brief
[ weeks before launch ]
02
Sample approval
[ weeks before launch ]
03
Bulk production
[ weeks before launch ]
04
Ocean freight and clearance
[ weeks before launch ]
Seasonal windows do not move. Work back from your on-shelf date and confirm the mould and colour brief early, because a missed Halloween or Christmas launch cannot be recovered in the same year.
Color, Flavor, and Packaging Options That Reflects Your Brand
Bakery Deco offers full personalization across the features of all products. Our team never supported generic, one-size-fits-all method. We can engineer your press candy to meet your distinct taste, texture, and identity needs.
Exact Color Alignment
The stability of shades is essential for corporate brands. We provide specialized tone-alignment solutions. The facility produces candies that match our client’s specific company standards. We apply top-grade dyes which stay consistent under retail lighting.
Taste Variants
We provide a broad selection of tastes to suit your intended audience. Available options contain signature sweet fruit flavors such as raspberry, strawberry, cherry, and blue berry. Additionally, we also produce refreshing mints, strong sour tastes, and rich tropical flavors of fresh candy.
Commercial Packaging Options
We secure our client’s bulk stock through durable packaging solutions. Our transport and shipping systems use heavy-duty cartons fitted with humidity-resistant pouches. That avoids damage throughout long-distance trucking and shipment. Personalized packaging is also available for retail-ready brands to match their distribution network requirements.
Where Press Candy Works in a Commercial Range
The same mould serves very different programs. These are the four routes buyers most often build around.
Heart, crown, floral
Cakes & Pastries
Holds its shape and edge definition through icing contact and handling, so the decoration still reads cleanly at the point of sale.
Animals, stars, fruit
Cookie & Decorating Kits
Novelty shapes drive the perceived value of a kit. Mixed-shape packs let one SKU carry a whole activity range.
Holiday icons
Seasonal Retail Packs
Seasonal moulds and palettes built around your retail calendar, packed retail-ready or in bulk for your own filling line.
Metallic, pearlised
Confectionery & Gifting
Metallic and pearlescent finishes carry a gift-tier look, which supports higher shelf pricing in wedding and celebration ranges.
Product Specifications
We use moisture-resistant, precisely balanced formula for our press candy which avoids powdering and cracking during transport. This product is available in a broad range of customizable sizes, weight, and thickness to fit your specific requirements. We select high-grade edible materials which align with international shipping standards across global markets.
| Product type | Pressed candy / decorative compressed sugar candy |
|---|---|
| Forming method | Mixed and granulated sugar base, compression moulding, followed by sugar coating and polishing |
| Texture | Firm compressed body with a smooth, polished sugar-coated surface |
| Standard designs | 300+ existing moulds |
| Custom moulds | Available subject to design feasibility, mould fee and development lead time |
| Piece size | According to the approved mould and product specification |
| Piece weight | Product-specific; confirmed against the approved sample |
| Thickness | According to the approved mould and product specification |
| Colour system | Food-grade colours; colour matching against an approved reference sample |
| Flavour options | Raspberry, strawberry, cherry, blueberry, mint, sour, tropical |
| Moisture resistance | Formulated to limit cracking and powdering |
| Storage temperature | Below 25°C |
| Storage humidity | Below 60% relative humidity |
| Shelf life | 12-18 months |
| Allergen status | Declared according to the approved formulation and the factory’s current allergen statement |
| HS code | 1704.90 — other sugar confectionery; final classification subject to destination-country customs requirements |
Storage and Handling
To keep crispness, shade stability, and texture, place these candies in a low-moisture, chilled environment away from sunlight exposure. We suggest maintaining surrounding temperature less than 25 degree Celsius and moisture below 60 percent. Always keep the pouches tightly sealed to protect the candy from moisture.
Below 25°C
Store in a cool environment away from direct sunlight.
Below 60% humidity
Keep pouches tightly sealed to protect crispness and texture.
Sealed pouches
Humidity-resistant pouches inside heavy-duty cartons for long-distance shipment.
How Different Buyers Work With Us
Brands, distributors and retail programs need different things from the same factory. These are the three structures we run.
Bakery & Confectionery Brands
You need an exclusive look that competitors cannot copy.
- Custom mould reserved to your orders only
- Pantone-matched colour to brand standards
- Private label and retail-ready packaging
- Flavour profile developed with your team
Ingredient Distributors
You need catalogue breadth and dependable repeat supply.
- 300+ standard designs with no mould fee
- Consistent batch-to-batch colour and texture
- Bulk cartons sized for your re-packing line
- Seasonal planning ahead of peak windows
Retail & Chain Programs
You need pack formats and documents that clear your compliance gate.
- Retail-ready pouches and cartons
- Colour declaration per destination market
- Export documentation handled in-house
- Volume capacity for promotional launches
How Our Production Process Works (From Sample Approval to Mass Production)
Working with Bakery Deco includes a defined, organized production process. Our facility maintains complete visibility from the initial idea until the last shipment dispatch.
01
Concept & Details
02
Custom Design
03
Sample Creation
04
Customer Approval
05
Bulk Manufacturing
06
Quality Control
07
Packaging
08
International Distribution
Initially, our team verifies your specific shapes, designs, flavors, and colors your brand needs. Afterward, the facility develops actual specimens for our client’s brand evaluation. Our clients can test the provided sample batches for texture, flavor, and aesthetic presentation.
When you confirm these samples, our team plans bulk manufacturing. Our mechanized factory manages large-scale batches effectively. We obtain raw materials in volumes to ensure the pricing is affordable.
Throughout the manufacturing process, our compliance assurance department monitors the texture, mass, weight, color, and size accuracy of the candy. We conduct scheduled evaluations to confirm each production run complies with global food safety standards. After delivery confirmation, the products are packed safely. The company manages complete shipping documentation for hassle-free, border passage at your destination.
Manufacturing capability
Why Brands Choose Bakery Deco?
Bakery Deco works as a certified producer of high-grade bakery toppings. International companies, bulk suppliers, and commercial bakeries rely on us. We merge modern technology with dedicated client support.
Standard moulds300+
Monthly capacity[ state ]
Export markets[ state ]
Manufacturing since2006
Your Trusted Partner for Custom Press Candies
Large-scale Manufacturing Capability
Our advance factory includes fast-paced pressing equipment. We manage high-volume order batches without manufacturing delays. This capacity of handling products in bulk guarantees your supply network stays stable during high-demand seasons.
Rigorous Food Compliance Standards
Quality assurance is our primary focus. Bakery Deco functions within rigorous global production protocols. Our sanitized units comply with strict international sanitation requirements. We monitor every raw ingredient from supplier to finished items.
Quality and Factory
Our upgraded factory runs under international food compliance protocols and sterile procedures. The specialists use advanced, heavy-duty pressing systems to deliver consistent candy texture and precise shape definition. Every batch completes strict quality assurance to confirm product uniformity.
Worldwide Shipping Experience
We export our confectionery items to leading markets globally. Our supply department navigates detailed export rules, packing requirements, labeling specifications, and border processes. We guarantee your wholesale deliveries land securely, approved, and on-time.
Documentation Pack for Buyers
Compliance review is usually the first gate in a brand or retail programme. These are the documents we issue with an order.
- Certificate of Analysis (COA) per batch
- Specification sheet per design
- Allergen declaration
- Colour additive declaration per destination market
- E171-free statement where applicable
- Red 3 free statement for US-bound red shades
- Ingredient and origin documentation
- Export and shipping documents
Quality control check on press candy production lineHow You Get Press Candy With Us
— 01
Send Inquiry
You can provide us with your desired Press Candy designs, shapes, colors, and flavors, or specify which existing Press Candy products you wish to order, via our online form or email.
— 02
Sample Approval
Once your requirements are confirmed, we will produce samples for your review. You may provide feedback based on the appearance and taste of the samples, indicating any adjustments needed. We will make necessary modifications according to your feedback until you are fully satisfied with the final samples.
— 03
Production & Delivery
After sample confirmation, we will commence mass production of Press Candy. Our production team will strictly adhere to your specifications to ensure every batch meets high-quality standards. Upon completion, we will arrange fast and efficient logistics delivery according to your requirements to guarantee timely product arrival.
Related Ranges
Press candy is one format in our confectionery decoration range. These pages cover the others.
Have Questions?
The questions buyers ask most often before placing a first order.
Indeed, our clients can design an entirely personalized shape. Our company consistently produces exclusive molds for businesses and unique themes. The technical department can support you during the design process to guarantee flawless production outcomes.
If you pick among our 300 available design options, there is no mold charge. But if a client needs an entirely new personalized shape, a single mold creation expense applies.
Yes, our team is able to match exact Pantone hues. The laboratory specialist staff blends consumable dyes to produce an accurate match to your shade references. Be sure to provide your Pantone specifications while sending a quote.
We recommend vector documents for personalized design creation. Kindly forward your drafts in high-resolution PDF, AI, or EPS formats. Additionally, detailed 3-dimentional data such as IGS or STP will be highly useful too. But if you just provide a flat, 2-dimentional draft our technical department will assist transforming it into a manufacturing-ready document.
Press candy is formed by compressing refined sugar powder under high force, while hard candy is cooked and cast from sugar syrup. Compression gives press candy a matte, opaque body with sharp embossed detail and a crisp bite, which is why it holds shape definition through baking and shipping. Bakery Deco manufactures press candy in 300+ standard moulds and in custom shapes.
Yes. Press candy, tablet candy and compressed candy describe the same product made by the same compression process. Buyers in different markets use different terms, and Bakery Deco supplies all of them to the same specification.
Yes. The FDA revoked authorisation for FD&C Red No. 3 in food, with a compliance date of 15 January 2027 for food products. We can build red and pink press candy shades without Red 3 for US-bound programmes and issue the corresponding colour declaration.
[ state MOQ ] for standard designs. Custom moulds carry a one-time mould charge and a separate minimum, which we confirm with the quote.
Store below 25°C and below 60% relative humidity, away from direct sunlight, with pouches kept tightly sealed. Press candy is more moisture-resistant than many confectionery items, but crispness and colour stability still depend on sealed storage.
Yes. Our supply department manages export rules, packing and labelling requirements, shipping documents and border processes for shipments to North America, Europe and other markets.
Interested in Upgrading Your Product Portfolio?
Interested in upgrading your product portfolio with top-tier press candy? Collaborate with Bakery Deco to access superior production standards and reliable international sourcing. Connect with our commercial sales department now. Get custom pricing, order a trial set, or discuss your upcoming unique design form development project. Let us create an unmatched confectionery product for you.
- 300+ standard moulds with no mould fee
- Custom moulds reserved to your orders only
- Pantone matching and flavour development
- Export packing and documentation handled in-house