Case study · Bakery & dessert chain

How a chain bakery brand runs its whole packaging program through one factory

How a chain bakery and dessert brand ran a 25-month packaging program through one factory: 277 orders, 330+ SKUs, 12.4 million units — insulated bags, carriers, cold-chain stickers and greaseproof paper.

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277orders in 25 months

330+distinct SKUs on file

12.4M+units delivered

~4 daysaverage gap between orders

Where the numbers come from: every figure on this page is taken directly from our production order system (May 2024 – June 2026). Customer names are withheld for confidentiality — references are available on request once we are quoting a real project.

The challenge

What the brand needed

A fast-growing bakery and dessert chain sells chilled and frozen items — including an ice-bread line — alongside regular bakes. That means insulated bags in multiple cake sizes, carrier bags in three sizes, cold-chain warning stickers, delivery stickers and greaseproof paper, all needed on a rolling basis and all expected to match the brand.

The solution

How the program runs

We consolidated the full program on one production floor: insulated bags in 6/8/10-inch cake formats, an insulated ice-bread bag developed for the frozen line, non-woven carriers in mini/standard/large, printed cold-chain and delivery stickers, and greaseproof paper. Dielines, plates and color standards stay on file, so a reorder is one message — which is how the cadence below is possible.

The program at a glance

Product line	What we supplied	Volume (from order records)
Insulated / thermal bags	6, 8 and 10-inch cake sizes + ice-bread bag	790,000+ pcs
Non-woven carrier bags	Mini, standard and large sizes	2.89 million pcs
Cold-chain & delivery stickers	Keep-refrigerated, delivery seals, brand stickers	2.1 million+ pcs
Greaseproof paper	Food-contact wrapping paper	400,000+ sheets

Questions buyers ask us

How can a bakery place an order every few days without drowning in admin?

Because nothing starts from scratch. All dielines, print plates and color standards from previous runs stay on file, so a reorder is a one-line message with a quantity. The 4-day average order gap in this program is mostly top-ups against a live sales forecast.

Why do the SKU counts run into the hundreds?

A chain runs seasonal items, size variants and campaign stickers on top of core packaging. This customer accumulated 330+ distinct SKUs over 25 months — most are variants sharing tooling, which is what keeps small runs affordable.

Does GAOPAK handle cold-chain packaging?

Yes — insulated bags for chilled and frozen bakery lines plus the cold-chain labeling that goes with them are a standing part of this program.

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