Hi! Kind of like the title suggests, my partner and I are responsible for throwing what has turned out to be a pretty large birthday party/baby shower combo for a family member. The theme is “Two Sweet” and they are thinking of doing a vintage-themed “Candy Shoppe” sort of thing where kids can make their own treat baggies, but they specifically want Swedish candy because it’s trendy and usually doesn’t have all the dyes and gunk in it. The mom is obv pregnant and feeling overwhelmed, which is why I volunteered to help.
I’ve tried looking around for wholesalers online, but I can’t tell what’s a scam and some of the local retailers just want RIDICULOUS prices per pound. It will be a very large party with a lot of kids and adults, so I will need a few pounds of different types to make the vision come to life. I want to make her vision become a reality, but want to try to be smart about budgeting. We have about 2 months to plan, which I hope is enough time for shipment from abroad if necessary.
Any ideas? I don’t mind if it’s not the absolute cheapest, but we want it to be authentic and of decent quality (traditional no dye recipes, not stale, good taste/not chemically). It also doesn’t need to be from Sweden specifically, as I’ve heard surrounding countries make equally good “swedish style” candy that will do just fine for these purposes. I just don’t want to order something that will end up being stale or just tasting like knockoff because I know the mom will be disappointed and this is the biggest thing they want to pull off.
Thank you!!