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Where to buy wholesale pick and mix
Selling pick and mix in a shop, cafe or at events starts with a reliable supply of sweets. Here is how our trade section works, how VAT applies to sweets, and the allergen rules every pick and mix seller has to follow.
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Our trade section at sweeties.net sells wholesale pick and mix to shops, cafes and event businesses. Every sweet from our pick and mix comes in a 3 kg bulk bag, ready to tip into your tubs.
How trade works
- Bulk bags. Every sweet in our range is available in 3 kg bags.
- Prices without VAT. Trade prices are shown without VAT. Sweets and equipment are standard rated, so VAT at 20 per cent is added at checkout and shown on your invoice.
- Trade accounts. Tell us about your business and we will set up a trade account for invoices and repeat orders.
- Equipment. Tray selectors, a freestanding stand, lidded tubs, scoops, tongs, bags, tub labels and a counter scale: see where to buy a pick and mix stand
For smaller amounts for home or a party, you can buy by the 100 g in our shop instead: see where to buy sweets by the kilo
VAT on sweets
HMRC's food and VAT notice lists chocolates, sweets and candies among standard rated confectionery, along with other sweetened prepared food normally eaten with the fingers. That is why sweets carry VAT at the standard rate, and why our trade prices are shown before it.
Allergens, from bag to tub
Each bulk bag carries the same ingredients and allergen information as the sweet in our shop, so it can go straight onto your tub labels. That matters, because pick and mix is loose food: a business selling loose food must give allergen information for every item that contains any of the 14 allergens, either in writing or verbally, with a clearly visible notice telling customers how to get it: see pick and mix and allergies and the 14 allergens explained for sweets
Shared scoops can carry allergens from one tub to another, so keep a scoop for each tub: see the pick and mix hygiene debate
Displaying it
Sweets can be displayed in glass jars as well as tubs, and our trade section sells traditional glass sweet jars with lids: see where to buy sweet jars
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Questions and answers
Where can I buy wholesale pick and mix?
The trade section at sweeties.net sells every sweet from our pick and mix in 3 kg bulk bags, with trade prices shown without VAT, and the stands, tubs, scoops, bags and labels to sell them.
Is VAT charged on sweets?
Yes. HMRC treats confectionery, including sweets, candies and chocolates, as standard rated, so VAT at 20 per cent applies. Our trade prices are shown without VAT, and VAT is added at checkout and shown on your invoice.
What allergen information do I need to give when selling pick and mix?
For loose food, a business must give allergen information for every item containing any of the 14 allergens, in writing, or verbally with a clearly visible notice saying how to get it.
Can I open a trade account?
Yes. Tell us about your business through the trade section and we will set up a trade account for invoices and repeat orders.
Sources
- Food products and VAT, VAT Notice 701/14, section 3.6, HM Revenue and Customs, GOV.UK
- Allergen guidance for food businesses, Food Standards Agency, GOV.UK
Keep reading
- Where to buyWhere to buy a pick and mix standOur trade section sells pick and mix stands: tray selectors with 12 or 24 tubs, a 36 tub stand, scoops, bags and labels. What a pick and mix counter needs.
- Where to buyWhere to buy sweets by the kiloBuy sweets by the kilo at sweeties.net in 100 g steps of any mix, with £3.99 delivery up to 2 kg and 3 kg bulk bags for businesses. How to plan and store.
- Diet, allergens and labelsPick and mix and allergiesLoose sweets bring extra allergy risks, from shared scoops to sweets side by side. What sellers must tell you, and the questions to ask before you buy.
- Diet, allergens and labelsThe 14 allergens explained for sweetsUK law names 14 allergens that must be declared. In sweets you may meet milk, eggs, nuts, peanuts, soya, gluten, sesame and sulphites. How labelling works.
- Stories, heists and recordsThe pick and mix hygiene debateIs pick and mix clean? Students found bacteria on scoops in 2010, Covid rules emptied cinema sweet counters in 2020, and allergies raise questions too.
- Where to buyWhere to buy sweet jarsOur trade section sells traditional glass sweet jars with lids, for shop display and for gifts. The history of the sweet shop jar, and how to use one well.