Candy Bars - Avoid a Melty Mess

Unless you live next door to one of our distribution facilities, when things start heating up this spring and summer, candy bar shipments are going to become difficult. Unless, of course, you've had great success selling chocolate soup in paper wrappers. Ick. Why do retail stores have candy bars in the summer? They don't have to worry about refrigerated shipping eating up all of their fundraising profits! This is an industry wide fundraising issue. If you do risk shipping during warmer months, make sure that your order is shipped where it will be received by someone and not left outside in the heat. We do offer insulated shipping containers which are packed with cooling packs for some of our candy bars. This does increase the cost of the product a little. Please call us to determine your cost if you would like candy bars shipped to you in the hotter summer months. Your best bet, if you want to sell candy bars during the warmer months, is to place your orders before it gets too warm and store the candy bars locally (someplace cool of course) until you are ready for your sale. Or, switch to lollipops and beef jerky during the warmer months and buy more candy bars as soon as mother nature cools down again! -+- Candy Bar Storage When storing your candy bars, keep them in a cool, dry area. If by some chance you do leave them in the heat for a while, there is usually no problem if slight softening does occur. Allow the candy bars to harden at a cool room temperature. Do not freeze them, as this may cause them to turn white and powdery on the outside. This will not affect the taste, but the chocolate will not look as good. If you like you can place your candy bars in the refrigerator, but this is not necessary. Bars will harden nicely if left at average room temperature.