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Caramel: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.84 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.26 at volume, on a typical 30-day lead time. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point, not a binding quote. Your spec and quantity set the final price.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $0.84 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.68 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.54 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.44 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.34 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.26 |
What moves the price
For caramel, the drivers are active ingredient type, mg per bite, coating, flavor, piece count, frozen vs shelf-stable, mg per piece, recipe type — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published wholesale examples for plain or filled caramels span roughly $0.27 to $0.67 per piece in small-to-mid bulk, with 3 lb cases around $30.90, 5 lb bulk bags around $59 to $60.50, and wholesale per-piece guidance near $0.27 for wrapped caramels; that supports a mid-range custom printed food-grade product landing above commodity candy but below highly specialized medical-style SKUs. For or custom-printed caramel, price is driven mostly by active ingredient compliance, dose per piece, packaging/printing, shelf-life handling, and minimum batch size; realistic supplier routes are contract confectioners, food-grade manufacturers, and bulk confectionery wholesalers rather than generic candy retail channels.
Paying more than the median?
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