Another full container of small-pack honey has left Delee Foods and is on its way to Morocco. We’re in the second year of working with the customer who placed the order. Once the jars reach store shelves, they may end up next to the bread at breakfast or on the counter beside a pot of tea. That’s the part of the journey we like to picture when the doors of a container close.
🚢 Behind the Shipment
Talking Small-Pack Honey in Morocco
Before this shipment, our team traveled to Morocco to meet our customer in person. After the usual emails, calls, and samples, we finally had time to sit down and talk about the market. We wanted to hear what their shoppers look for in honey and what the customer needed from us to serve them well. Our partner knows the people who buy those jars. We came home with a better sense of who we were packing them for.
We were especially glad to hear that our customer was happy with the quality of our honey. When we talk about honey export to Morocco, it’s easy to start with the container and the sailing date. That conversation brought us back to a simpler measure of how the partnership was going. Our customer knew the honey from previous orders and wanted to work with us again.
Checking Small-Pack Honey Before Packing
The work starts at the apiary. We source carefully, handle the honey batch by batch, and carry out quality checks before packing. When buyers ask how to discuss quality with a supplier, moisture and sugar composition are useful places to start. Both are covered in the Codex Standard for Honey.
When you’re reviewing a sample of small-pack honey, taste it the way your customers might use it. Try a spoonful on its own, then spread some on a piece of bread or stir it into tea. Ask what the supplier checks from one batch to the next. Our sample FAQ explains how to request a sample and how shipping is handled.
If the order will carry your own label, keep a record of the sample you approve and the product specifications you agree on. Both teams can refer to them when it’s time to reorder.
📦 The Second Year
Small-Pack Honey on the Shelf
Retail honey packaging gives buyers several decisions to make. A small jar may suit someone trying a variety for the first time. A squeeze bottle might be easier to handle at the breakfast table. For the distributor, the case count matters too. It affects how the jars can be split between stores and how often each store may need more stock.
If you’re comparing options for small-pack honey, start with the net weight and the number of units per case. Our honey packaging catalog lists both for a range of glass jars and plastic packs. When you have a shortlist, set the packs side by side and look at how much room each leaves for the label and how easily shoppers can read it on the shelf.
Reordering Small-Pack Honey
There’s a practical advantage to reaching year two. Both teams can refer to the previous order when they talk about what to carry forward and what to revisit. A buyer may want the same jar and case count, for example, while needing a different delivery window. The earlier we hear about that change, the more time both teams have to plan around it.
To our partner in Morocco, thank you for welcoming us and telling us frankly what matters to your business. We appreciate the trust you’ve placed in us with another small-pack honey order. And to the team here in China who handled the honey, checked the labels, and packed the cases, thank you for the care you put into getting this container ready.
🐝 Visit Us in China
What Will I See on the Tour?
If you’re an importer, distributor, or brand owner planning a honey factory visit in China, we’d be glad to show you our apiaries and factory. You can learn how we source and handle our honey, see how we check quality, and follow small-pack honey from filling and labeling through to the packed cases. Our bee farms overview offers a look at where that work begins.
Bring along a jar or label you’re considering, or tell us which pack sizes you’re weighing up. It’s easier to talk through the options with the containers in front of us. If you have questions about how we prepare a shipment or what to review before placing a repeat order, we can go through those together while you’re here.
For now, our container is on the water. To our partner in Morocco, we look forward to hearing how the jars do when they reach your shelves. If you’d like to discuss an order for your market or arrange an apiary and factory visit, get in touch with the Delee Foods team.
