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Post by dubmaji on Jul 9, 2018 9:02:37 GMT -5
Hi!
I would like to know if there's something special about paper-backed foil commonly used to wrap chocolate bars. Is it a combination of foil with wax paper, or is it only a white paper sheet stuck to one side of the foil?
For the past months, I've been looking for some from a local supplier. The closest thing I found is a combination of metallic paper with Bond paper in a stationery shop. It seems to work fine, however, I cannot find anything about Bond paper being food safe.
Photo of my paper:
Thank you so much in advance!
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Post by Chip on Jul 9, 2018 16:18:26 GMT -5
Hi!
I would like to know if there's something special about paper-backed foil commonly used to wrap chocolate bars. Is it a combination of foil with wax paper, or is it only a white paper sheet stuck to one side of the foil?
For the past months, I've been looking for some from a local supplier. The closest thing I found is a combination of metallic paper with Bond paper in a stationery shop. It seems to work fine, however, I cannot find anything about Bond paper being food safe.
Photo of my paper:
Thank you so much in advance!
I have used with great success Alufoil Products at www.alufoil.com/chocolate-bar-wrap-foil.htmlI really can't tell much from your photo about your paper. I suspect, however, that buying from a stationary shop is quite a bit more expensive than ordering from alufoil. If you email them they will send you free samples so you know what you are getting. Hope this helps.
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Post by dubmaji on Jul 9, 2018 18:13:28 GMT -5
Thank you very much, Chip. Despite of not being wax paper, but Bond or that white paper you put in the printer, it looks great. If kept in proper conditions, there's no fat leak.
I'm considering buying from Alufoil or Foilman, but first I'm trying to find a local supplier. I'm also learning which papers are suitable for wrapping chocolate, and which one could be a better option. A couple of hours ago I was convinced that paper backed foil was the option to go. Now I have more doubts. Maybe paper-backed foil looks nice but is not an environmentally friendly choice. There are so many variables to take into account!
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Post by Thomas on Jul 9, 2018 18:28:20 GMT -5
I’m not sure if you will find anything that you would consider environmentally friendly. What are all the variables to take into account? I can only think of food safe and cost. Any paper type product will have to be coated with something to make it food safe. What other options are you considering? I’m just curious.
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Post by dubmaji on Jul 9, 2018 19:57:38 GMT -5
First of all, thank you for your answer, Thomas. I’m not sure if I understood you well. Do you mean that any paper is coated with something that will make it food safe, or that I should look for food safe paper? If you mean the former, those are great news for me! Right now I’m thinking of food-safe paper as paper that is purposely created for wrapping food: candies, hamburgers, fries, whatever. For that reason, I’m having a hard time deciding which paper I should choose. Costs seem to me as the result of different variables stacked. Is it available locally (I’ve looked for paper-backed foil for chocolate bars in every related store in my city and, and some others in other cities, with no success)? If not, how much will I spend covering shipping costs and tax fees? Is the item already cut or will I have to take it to some facility to get it done? Is there actually a facility in my city that could get the job done? Could the paper be recycled, or is there any chance of finding some biodegradable package? Does it look nice? If every paper is food safe and the only things that I have to be really cautious about are that all the product remains in the inside and that the paper is odorless; things get far easier!
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Post by Thomas on Jul 9, 2018 20:19:28 GMT -5
I think it also depends on how many bars you are wrapping. I make lots of bars but not on a commercial scale and found the inner wrappers from alufoil to be the most cost effective. Approximately $100 will buy you 3000 wrappers but you also need an outer wrapper. The outer wrapper does not have to be food safe. you could buy clear plastic bags but they are not my preference and then use a sticker for a label. Cutting wrappers to fit takes time and can waste paper. So I would consider that as well. How many bars do you plan to make and wrap?
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Post by dubmaji on Jul 9, 2018 20:43:03 GMT -5
My plan is to start with a low quantity of 50g bars (a couple of hundreds a month) or a few tens of boxes only to see if my product is accepted, but I'm planning this in case the business starts to flow. Alufoil has the advantage of selling precut sheets, so it is definitely an option to consider, thank you both for the suggestion.
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