At last a subject that is close to my heart, or my waistline. Candies, sweets, confectionery whatever you want to call it. I am not so much an expert on candy just a consummate candy consumer.

It was nearly twenty years later before I tried my next venture with sweets. My first time as a kid resulted in a clipped ear. The second landed me in jail. To make some extra money when my kids were born I took on a part time job selling shellfish around the pubs and clubs of South Yorkshire. As an additional side line I bought candies wholesale and bagged them up in freezer bags. I was doing a roaring trade. The sweets were selling better than the shrimps...until. Until the official from the Weights and Measures department caught me.

I was taken to court for having in my possession, for sale, packages of jelly babies, liquorice allsorts, salted peanuts and assorted candies. Cost me much more than a clipped ear.

When I first came to Thailand you could not get chocolate for love nor money. Every time I left on a trip to Europe or even just over the border to Malaysia I would stock up on Mars Bars, Twixes etc. Nowadays there is a new phenomenon - the 7-eleven store. Any candy cravings can be quickly satisfied. At first most of this confectionery was imported but more and more they are being produced locally. Local candy brands are emerging too. Exotic fruits like durian, mangosteen and the common pineapple are staple flavourings. A product I tried at the last Bangkok Food Fair was tamarind candy - rather nice too.

I have had had two request recently for sourcing sweets for personal use. I don't nornmally waste time on small projects like this but well I gave it a go. Liquorice was the first. I have never before come accross ths in Thailand. My first stop was Villa supermarket in Pattaya. Lo and behold they had not just the standard liquorice but also strawberry Liquorice and a green variety too. ission accomplished and one of my cravings satisfied. Wine gums was the next request - still looking - any suggestions? and not those gummy jelly immitations but the real McCoy please.

As you can imagine I am quite wary of venturing into the sweets business again. However as a sourcing agent I must help my customers. So, do you need candy products? email me bangkokcompanies@gmail.com

Featured Thailand Sweets Companies

Following you will find lists of candy products and companies involved in the candy business in Thailand. If you want Bangkok Companies to put you in touch with a candy company or simply supply a database of these companies then please email bangkokcompanies@gmail.com