Chocolates: All about Wrapping and Packing

Chocolates are a delicacy thatis loved by all. Children to adults everyone loves it. It may not be the sweetest snack, yet is the most favorite one. These delicacies need to be packed and stored properly for longer shelf life and for storage purposes.

The chocolates are wrapped and packed through using the chocolate wrapping machine to be ready for sale. These machines wrap the chocolates and make them ready for sale. You must have noticed that most of the chocolate has double wrappings. The first wrapping is op a foil paper which completely covers the chocolate and then is the outside packaging. Furthermore, some of them have got triple wrappings. Between the foil and the outside cover, paper wrapping is also included.

Benefits of chocolate wrapping machines

Chocolate wrapping machines increase the shelf life of chocolates. But there are several other benefits of having a chocolate wrapping machine like:

• Increasing the production output
• Wraping chocolates with more efficiency
• Reducing manual labor required in wrapping chocolates
• Decorating the wrappers of chocolates which is a good strategy for sale.
• Wrapping chocolates of all sizes and shapes
• Easily operatable

Types of chocolate wrappings

Depending on the size of the chocolate and the requirement of the manufacturer, there are different types of chocolate wrapping machines available. Some of these are:

• Banding: In this technique, the chocolate is wrapped with a band of wrapping material.
• Fold wrapping: The chocolate is wrapped with paper or aluminum. It is effective in case the chocolate needs protection from heat.
• Twist wrapping: In this technique, the ends of the wrapper of the chocolate are twisted.
• Pleat wrapping: In this method pleats are formed firstly around the chocolate and then a label is used for sealing the wrapper.

These are some of the commonest methods being used in wrapping the chocolate. Wrapping of chocolate is the most important part: and if it is not done properly, it can affect the quality of chocolate.

Different types of wrapping machines

Wrapping depends on the shape and size of the chocolate. On this basis, different types of wrapping machines are designed like chocolate coin wrapping machines, chocolate foil wrapping machines, etc. Here is a short description of them.

• Chocolate coin wrapping machine: This machine is useful in case of wrapping coin-shaped chocolate. Also, this machine makes less noise so it becomes more comfortable for operators to work with it.
• Chocolate foil wrapping machine: This machine is used to automatically wrap chocolate in an envelope manner in the shape of a tablet and of different sizes. And since the machine is completely automated, it becomes easy to use.

So this was all about how your favorite snack is packed and presented to you.