Candy Wholesale in the UAE: Popping Candy, Lollipops and Gummies by the Carton

Each line has a small unit for trying a flavour and a trade unit for stocking it. Here are the seven formats side by side, with the net weight of candy in each.

Two details save a wrong order. A lollipop carton of 192 holds the same count as four boxes of 48, but it's one flavour, so the box is the better unit while you're still learning what sells. And every carton in this basket, popping candy, lollipop or gummy, is a single flavour. A mixed shelf means one unit per flavour.

The popping candy itself is sugar crystals with carbon dioxide trapped inside, which crackle on the tongue as they dissolve. On the cola flavour, each 15g pack is ten 1.5g pouches, so one pack portions neatly into ten small servings. If your staff get asked how it works, our explainer on how popping candy works and whether it suits children has the short answer.

• Striking popping candy cartons of 48: strawberry, green apple, blueberry and watermelon.
• Striking lollipops: strawberry, watermelon, grape, cola and electric shock, each sold singly, by the box of 48 and by the carton of 192.
• Oasis sweet gummies: cola, peach, grapes, rings, cars, worms and sprite.
• Oasis sour gummies: cherry, cola, watermelon and worms, the same soft gummy with a tangy coating.

Two or three flavours per line is enough to start. Pick them for spread, not for favourites: one red, one green or blue, one cola. Cola is the one flavour that runs through all three lines, so a small cola corner works well at a checkout: the Striking cola lollipop, the cola popping candy pack, and the Oasis sweet and sour cola gummies next to each other.

The box of 48 is the usual counter unit for lollipops. It sits by the till and customers take one at a time, which is why the Striking grape lollipop box of 48 is a sensible first order for a small shop.

Here's one way to cover all three lines in a first order without tying up much stock. Swap the flavours for your own customers.

1. Two lollipop boxes of 48, grape and cola, for the till.
2. One watermelon popping candy carton of 48 packs for a small checkout display.
3. One carton each of Oasis sweet cola and sour cola gummies for the confectionery shelf.

That's five units: 96 lollipops, 48 popping candy packs and 48 gummy bags. Give it two or three weeks and watch which flavour empties first. That one moves up a size. The maths is simple: if a lollipop box sells 8 a day it lasts 6 days, and at the same rate a carton of 192 lasts 24 days, so the carton means fewer reorders once a flavour has proved itself.

We don't print prices in articles because they change. The live carton price is on each product page, for example the Striking cola lollipop carton of 192. Delivery is free across the UAE on orders above AED 300, and putting all three lines in one order is the simple way to clear that line.

A school canteen or a busy cafeteria works at a different scale. The carton of 192 lollipops is the high volume unit, and it takes less handling than four separate boxes. Popping candy pouches portion well for a tuck shop, and a 160g gummy bag can be split into cups if your canteen sells by the cup.

For party bags, the numbers are easy to plan. One box of 48 lollipops gives one lollipop each for 48 bags, and one gummy bag splits across several more. Event suppliers who need volume will find every box and carton on the Striking wholesale collection.

Two things to put on the order sheet or the menu card. First, age. The American Academy of Pediatrics lists hard, gooey or sticky candy among the foods to keep from children until 4 years of age or older, depending on the child (HealthyChildren.org, AAP). For a nursery or a toddler party, leave the lollipops and gummies out of the bag. Second, gelatin. Oasis gummies are halal certified and made with halal beef gelatin, which means they aren't suitable for vegetarians. Say so where it matters.

The product pages give the same instruction for every line: keep it in a cool, dry place, out of direct sunlight. In practice each line fails in a different way.

• Popping candy and humidity. Moisture is what spoils the pop. The original US patent for gas-filled candy, filed in 1959, describes storing the product under low relative humidity (US 3012893). Keep packs sealed until they're eaten, and keep cartons away from the drinks chiller, where condensation collects, and away from wet areas.
• Gummies and heat. Gummies soften when warm. Don't leave cartons in a vehicle during the day or stack them by a sunny window.
• Lollipops on display. Keep the boxes upright so the sticks are easy to pick.

For all three, store cartons off the floor, and sell the oldest stock first.

You can pay online, or by transfer to our company bank account, against an invoice. Delivery is free across the UAE on orders above AED 300. Everything we sell is halal, handled under HACCP food safety controls, and complies with UAE food import standards. For Striking, buying from Seoul Oasis means buying from the official authorised distributor in the UAE.

No. Each carton is one flavour. For a mix, order lollipop boxes of 48 in different flavours, single packs and bags, or one carton per flavour.

Yes. Striking popping candy and lollipops are halal, and Oasis gummies are halal certified, made with halal beef gelatin.

You can order a single pack or bag, and cartons are the trade unit. The AED 300 free delivery line is the practical point to aim for.

Yes. We deliver across the UAE, free on orders above AED 300.

On each product page. Prices change, so we keep them off the blog.

For more depth on each line, read our Striking packs, boxes and cartons guide and the Oasis sweet versus sour gummies guide. When you're ready to order, the trade units are in the Striking wholesale collection and the Oasis gummy cartons collection.