Planned from launch date
Timeline set backwards from when you need product.
Custom shapes · seasonal launch moulds
Seasonal launch moulds for a limited run.
Easter, summer, Christmas, a festival or a local event. A seasonal shape can sell a range, if it arrives on time.
Overview
Seasonal launch moulds, done properly.
Seasonal products have a hard deadline. The mould needs to be designed, proofed and delivered with time for production.
We plan seasonal moulds backwards from your launch date and keep the drawing on file for next year.
What we design for
The details that make this format work.
Short-run economics
Hand-poured where volumes are small.
Next-year ready
Drawing and master on file for repeat seasons.
Themed families
Several shapes sharing one tray layout.
What we ask up front
The same four questions we ask on every job like this.
What the dish or product is
Describe or show us what you're making — a mould is designed around a product, not in the abstract.
Constraints
Portion size, plate size, weight, cavity count on the tray. Give us what you know.
Sign-off process
Chef, brand team, food safety. Tell us who needs to see what, when. We build sign-off checkpoints into the schedule.
Where you're going with it
One dessert on one menu, or a range across ten venues. Both are valid; both drive different tool choices.
Related case study
A Devon ice-cream producer's Union Jack lolly mould.
A three-colour lolly with a wooden stick, blast-frozen, extracted by warm-water dip, wrapped by hand. Sequenced fill drove the mould design.
Questions
What people ask about this format.
When should we start for Christmas?
Late summer is comfortable. Talk to us early.
Can we reuse next year?
Yes. Store trays well, or we reorder from file.
Can we do a one-off event?
Yes. A single tray is a real order.
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Talk to us about seasonal launch moulds.
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
TheodoreEmployee Welfare