The smallest legible detail
Silicone reads down to a defined feature size. If your logo has features finer than that, we'll suggest a legible simplification rather than delivering a smudged detail.
Service · branded work
Branded cavities that read on the finished product.
A moulded logo on a chocolate bar or a jelly is a manufacturing detail, not just a graphic. The mould has to render it and the finished product has to keep it.
Overview
Branded cavities that read on the finished product.
A branded cavity is a discipline of legibility. The logo lives in the mould floor; the product carries it out. If the depth is wrong or the draft is missing, the detail turns to mud.
We cut branded detail into cavity floors for chocolate bars, tablets, pralines, gummies, boiled sweets, jellies and dessert tops. Every job starts with a look at your logo file to check the smallest feature will read.
What we make
Common asks in this service.
01
Logos in the cavity floor
Recessed lettering, marks and monograms cut into the cavity floor, so the finished product carries a raised, legible detail.
02
Embossed frames and borders
A border, a frame or a shield around the cavity edge, sized so the mark reads without weakening the product edge.
03
Numbered or dated batches
Cavity floors with a small numeric or dated mark, useful for limited-run or seasonal production.
04
Cavity-shape brand marks
The cavity itself becomes the brand — a signature shape rather than a stamped detail.
05
Approval samples before scale
We produce a single-cavity sample of the branded detail before committing to the full tray.
How it gets made
Drawn, proofed, then poured.
Every mould starts as a drawing we agree with you. We make a master, pour a single proof cavity in PFAS-free platinum-cure food-grade silicone and let you test it with your own recipe.
Once you are happy, we pour or press the full tray, record the grade against your order and keep the drawing on file for reorders.
What we ask up front
Four questions on every enquiry.
Depth and draft
A logo needs enough depth to read and enough draft to release. We work with your graphic file to find that balance.
Positioning on the product
A logo on the top face reads differently from one on a side wall. We show you both options at proof stage.
What the product is going to do
A chocolate bar keeps a detail forever; a gummy loses it if the dosing weight is off. Grade and cavity form both matter.
Typical work
Case studies and further reading.
Chocolate
Chocolatier signature bar mark
A recessed maker's mark on a signature bar face, sized to read as the bar is snapped.
See project
Gummies
Gummy shape as brand mark
The cavity itself is the brand — a signature outline for a confectionery brand's gummy range.
See projectConfectionery
Boiled-sweet cavity floor mark
A recessed graphic in a boiled-sweet cavity floor that reads through the finished glass.
See projectAt a glance
The ideas in pictures.
How a production tray is laid out
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How a food mould gets made
- 01DrawingWe agree the shape with you
- 02MasterMade to the drawing
- 03Proof cavityPoured in food-grade silicone
- 04Your testTry it with your own recipe
- 05Full trayPoured or pressed to size
- 06On recordGrade and drawing kept for reorders
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Questions
Four that come up on this service.
How small can the detail be?
It depends on grade and product. We tell you the smallest reliable feature at proof stage, and suggest simplifications if needed.
Can you match my brand's exact logo?
Yes, in almost every case. Send the vector file. If a feature is too fine to render, we'll say so and propose a modification.
Will the logo add lead time?
A little — we cut a sample cavity first for sign-off. That's a small step but a worthwhile one on branded work.
Can I add a batch number to each cavity?
Yes, on a limited scale. Fully variable per-unit numbering is a print job, not a mould job.
Ready?
Talk to us about branded cavities.
Send a photo, a sketch or a sample. We'll come back with a route and a quote.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Culinary, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
- BRCGS Grade AATechcraft Industries Culinary Ltd. See the certificate details.
Thomas LaneManaging Director
George PrestonDesign & Project Manager
Kelly BallingerHead of Partnerships
Jim AndertonProduction Manager
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