The desire for a more sustainable packaging solution, combined with the purchase of a new flow wrapper inspired Solomons Gold to approach Convex in 2023 to look at alternative options for packaging their 55g mylk chocolate bars, which previously had been packed using a traditional foil wrapper and cardboard outer.

Convex Account Manager, Mark Hughes, worked closely with Solomons Gold Director, Glenn Yeatman, to develop a unique custom variant of Convex’s Econic home compostable packaging which ran smoothly and met the tight specifications of the Solomons Gold flow wrapper machine.

The successful transition of the Dark Mylk and Classic Dark 55g chocolate bar ranges to Econic home compostable wrappers at the end of 2024 was followed by the launch of a new product, Swirls, packed in EconicClassic home compostable pouches, at the beginning of 2025.

Econic home compostable packaging is made by Convex from certified home compostable films derived from sustainably-produced wood-pulp and GM-free corn sources, and is designed to break down in a composting environment containing heat, water, oxygen, soil and micro-organisms. Finding a local supplier for their packaging, and decreasing their carbon footprint was important to Solomons Gold, as they are a social enterprise. Their Solomon Island based company, C-Corp, works on the ground with over 100 local cocoa growers and landowners, providing plantation infrastructure, fair wages and a commitment to improve the communities’ standard of living. All of the cacao that is exported to make their award-winning chocolate is naturally organic, premium grade, and single origin, and made in Solomons Gold’s New Zealand factory from ‘Bean to Bar’.

Solomons Gold chocolate bars and Swirls are available to purchase at select stores across New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong or can be ordered direct from their website: solomonsgold.co.nz/collections/all-chocolate