Bakery boxes are a booming business

22 Dec 2020

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Stay at home as much as you can. Governments all over the world are giving this advice to their residents. Working from home became the new normal for many people, and in no time online shopping has had a considerable boost. And with this development, so has the box business. Grocery boxes, meal boxes, and also boxes with snacks, drinks, breads, cakes, cookies, and chocolates. Get inspired by these 8 bakery concepts that benefit from boxes.

Fresh Baked Cookie Crate

A box full of ingredients to bake the ultimate cookie. With gourmet pre-measured ingredients and fool-proof instructions. This is a great way to explore unique and delicious ingredients. And each box includes a fun, cookie-themed surprise gift. You never know if it will be a shirt, a candle, or a kitchen supply, but it’ll be fun for sure!

Pizza in the post

Pizza Pilgrims deliver frying-pan pizza kits for 2 to 4 people with all the ingredients you need to make their delicious pizzas. Each frying-pan pizza kit contains lovingly selected ingredients to make 2 authentic Neapolitan pizzas. And the packaging is as sustainable as possible, so most components can be reused, recycled or composted.

Sparkling pairing collection

A collaboration between Neuhaus's maîtres chocolatiers and Gault&Millau’s sommelier resulted in a selection of 4 beautiful pralines that pair perfectly with a glass of Champagne. Each praline variety has its own character and flavour profile that is extremely suited to be enjoyed with (extra-) brut, demi-sec, rosé, and vintage Champagne. The perfect gift box for both Champagne and chocolate lovers.

Junk-free boxes

Foodstirs® Junk-free Bakery™ sells boxes for treats that contain all the joy, but none of the so-called ‘junk’. They’ve reinvented childhood favourites for today’s sweet tooth, with organic and fair-trade ingredients that are lower in sugar. Foodstirs was started by three parents determined to challenge the status quo and create better food experiences for everyone. A healthy way to enjoy delicious donut kits, sandwich kits, ugly sweater cookie kits, and unicorn treat pop kits.

Breakfast & birthday boxes

Waldo Chocolate & Patisserie sells several boxes. For high tea, breakfast, and picnics, and even special birthday boxes full of mini cakes, brownies, chocolate, candles, garlands, balloons, and confetti. These boxes are for a minimum of 2 people and include delicious bread, drinks, spreads, and other tasty treats!

Whisk & Flour boxes

Whisk & Flour creates recipes for yummy desserts with artisanal ingredients. Think of matcha, candied ginger, and dulce de leche. Delicious desserts, with no fancy equipment or techniques required. Around the holidays you can expect themed treats like gingerbread houses and Halloween candy corn popcorn balls. You can get a monthly subscription, and they send you all the dry ingredients perfectly pre-measured, so there’s no waste. And they come in environmentally-friendly packaging!

Michelin-worthy dessert boxes

With a little help from the patisserie boxes from Boite Moustache, you can enjoy top desserts as you would get in a Michelin-starred restaurant. The boxes include all the ingredients and instructions for you to become a Master Pâtissier for a day. With boxes for kids (Little Duke) to the most luxurious desserts, you can think of (Majesty). Bon appetit!

Family Bread Boxes

Put bread on the table for the whole family with this family bread box from Hobbs House Bakery. It contains a variety of 6 tasty loaves of bread. From their bestselling Sherston loaf to the mighty Organic Wild White Sourdough, to Six Seed Malted bread, burger buns, and overnight dough rolls.

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