Knowledge Base
Practical guides for B2B confectionery buyers.
Air-dried fruits
A practical buyer guide to air-dried fruits from China — drying methods, texture, ingredients, composition models, shelf life, repacking, and quality control checkpoints before placing an order.
Factory vs Trading Company
A practical buyer guide to verifying whether a Chinese candy supplier is a manufacturer, trading company or export partner, using production licences, site evidence, samples, contracts and export documents.
Freeze-dried candy
A practical buyer guide to freeze-dried candy from China — product types, texture variables, packaging requirements, quality control checkpoints, and what to verify before placing an order.
How to Choose a Candy Manufacturer
A professional guide to selecting a candy manufacturer in China based on technical fit, production-chain transparency, samples, packaging capability, food safety, documents, capacity and communication.
Compare Factory Quotations
A practical buyer guide to comparing candy factory quotations across product specification, packaging, MOQ, unit basis, one-time costs, Incoterms, payment terms, quality and exclusions.
First order guide
A practical roadmap for placing a first order through AXTIMES, covering product requirements, factory matching, samples, quotation structure, contracts and payment, production, quality control, logistics, and documents. Applicable to ready-made products, wholesale orders, customization, OEM, and new SKU development.
Private Label Candy Sourcing Guide
A step-by-step buyer guide to finding, validating and launching private label candy production in China, covering the brief, factory validation, samples, packaging, quotations, payment, production, QC and logistics handover.
Private label candy
A practical buyer guide to making private label candy in China — how to prepare product, packaging, market, and commercial briefs, screen factories, evaluate samples, compare quotations on one scope, structure payment and logistics, and verify a first order before shipment.
Sour gummy candy
Our experience developing private label sour belts in China — how to control sourness, flavor, acid coating, samples, the production line, and packaging before mass production.
Trade & Shipping Documents
A practical guide to the complete document flow for international orders from China — commercial, export, transport, customs and food documents: who prepares each one, when it is needed, and who receives it.