Bakery & Confectionery Packaging Automation
Gentle, efficient, & flexible secondary packaging for diverse & fragile bakery and confectionery products.
SECONDARY BAKERY & CONFECTIONERY PACKAGING
Packaging Automation that Preserves Delicate Details
Few products offer as much variety and sensitivity as the bakery and confectionery industry. From artisanal pastries and frosted cupcakes to shelf-stable snack bars and seasonal confectionery assortments, no two products — or packages — are the same. Douglas designs equipment that delivers precise orientation, gentle handling, and pristine presentation across formats like clamshells, cartons, pouches, tins, and tubs.
Bakery & Confectionery Specializations
Douglas offers innovative secondary packaging solutions for a wide variety of products.
Breads, Bagels & Rolls
Candy & Treats
Cookies, Cakes & Pastries
Unbaked & Frozen Goods
OUR SOLUTIONS
Packaging Options for Bakery & Confectionery Products
Choose from a wide range of secondary packaging machines that offer flexible options for cases, trays, shrink bundles, sleeves and more. Our tailored solutions for the bakery and confectionery market handle your product with precision and consistency, whether it’s pouches of candy in display cases or cartons of pastries in shipper cases.
Packaging Challenges We Solve
Gentle handling
for fragile or irregular baked goods
Automated variety pack creation
for seasonal assortments
Consistent product orientation
for retail display and window cartons
Fast, recipe-based changeovers
across product SKUs
Configurations
for retail-ready tray and shelf display
Hassle-free integration
for limited floor space
Tablet-based support center
to assist operators and close workforce skills gap
Hygiene-friendly
machine design and construction
Smart Automation for Real-World Challenges
Every bakery and confectionery operation faces pressure to do more with less — less downtime, less rework, less waste. Our secondary packaging systems combine fast changeovers, gentle robotics, and hygienic design to protect both your product and your uptime.
- GuidePoint tablet-based guidance for operators and maintenance
- Robotics and vision systems for fragile, varied shapes
- Washdown and dust-resistant components for food safety
- Variety pack and display-ready capabilities
- Recipe recall with servo-driven adjustments
- Remote monitoring and predictive maintenance options
KEY ADVANTAGES
Why Bakery & Confectionery Teams Choose Douglas
Flexible systems for top-load, side-load, shrink bundling, and sleeving
Vision-guided robotics for precision placement and orientation
Variety pack automation and club-store configuration support
Compact, modular machines that fit tight, diverse layouts
US-based field service and remote support throughout your machine lifespan
Real-time diagnostics and easy-to-use HMIs for minimal operator training
