About CCFX
Who We Are
We are a hardworking team specializing in making beautiful molds. We create high-quality silicone molds and high-definition PETG plastic molds. With both our custom mold making services and innovative gourmet culinary stock products, we are an important key player in helping innovators within the culinary industry develop and produce unique food shaping solutions.
What We Do
We produce superior food-contact-safe custom molds, both in detailed flexible silicone and recyclable high-def PETG plastic. For over 20 years, we have built a stellar global reputation as the Chicago School of Mold Making, establishing ourselves as industry leaders. Now, doing business as CCFX, we work with professional chefs, entrepreneurs and multinational brands. We have the ability and resources to resolve your food shaping needs.
Founded by Master Mold Maker, Michael Joy, CCFX is known as a world-class source for custom molds that is a trusted for creating both innovative and effective food shaping solutions. This is done through our scalable mold designs which is then hand-produced to a high-volume manufacturing process. Our design studio runs quickly and precisely in order to help one’s business stay ahead of the ever-changing market and regulatory demands. When it comes to consistency for dosing and product recognition, our molds allow for your customers with to leave satisfied and content knowing that they are in good hands with our products.
For over the past 15 years, we have given shape to some of the most unique and creative culinary items created.
Over the past 25 years, Michael has accumulated a wealth of technical skills encompassing several industries. He is proficient in a wide range of industrial mold making techniques, including those used for casting in clay (ceramic), resin, bronze, ornamental plaster for applications in architectural restoration, photographic models/props, museum work, confectionery and other food-related mediums. Most recently, Michael’s skills have been applied in medicine, dental work and other industrial sciences.
This being done from chefs and entrepreneurs from all over the world as well as international brands who use our design services and our molds in order to give shape to their project ideas. It is through these collaborations that has given us the ultimate edge to develop solutions for projects that go far beyond the usual candy molds. Whether you are hand-pouring or working with a depositor, we can take your design and create effective custom molds for your specific production needs.
As both a company and staff here at CCFX, we are approachable and accustomed to working with individuals at a spectrum from both professionals and first-time buyers. We listen to your ideas and requirements, ask questions, solve problems, and generate solutions. This way we can best create the custom molds you want. Allowing us to closely monitor your entire design and production process, from start to finish.
Our impressions within the mats are both textured and flexible which is ideal for adding unique patterns to your health bars, chocolate, lollipops, and hard candies. Ultimately, these custom molds offer you creative ways to add your branding or regulatory information to your products. From individual chefs to large corporations, we have designed and manufactured molds for hundreds of different food and THC companies.
Clients will be assisted with our trained and skilled artists who are capable of looking at your sketches or files and creating a concept out of it this is done by listening to what you are hoping to accomplish and coming up with a cost-effective way in order for there to be any creative solutions to take place. In addition to our talented crew’s hand sculpting and model-making abilities, we also do 3D printing, laser cutting/engraving, 3D design CAD modeling, and HD thermoforming. Whether you need a one-off prototype, or your goal is large-scale mass production, we can assist you throughout any ideas you may have.
CCFX work has been featured in several trade publications such as Pastry Art and Design, Pastry’s Best, So Good, Pasticceria Internazionale, World Chefs and Marijuana Venture magazine by Greg James who states the importance of asking the right questions to the right people in order for there to be success in an edible business. In it we discuss how passionate we are about making beautiful molds for numerous individuals and manufactures. We have received thousands of satisfied customers from all over the world that chose to work with us for their custom food shaping needs. We don’t just cater to THC and CBD customers, but help entrepreneurs and R&D departments custom shape everything from body butter, to laboratory equipment. We also provide custom shaping services for museums, artists, research, science, medical and the construction trades.
Start your partnership here by visiting our website and filling out our Custom Mold Quote form. Let us know what you need to accomplish, and we will get back to you in a timely manner with pricing to get your project started. Your success is our success and we want you to succeed.
Testimonials
Culinary Institute of America
"I appreciate your hurry-up on my order as well as the special treat you included. I made a point of mentioning you at a presentation that I made to the entire school last week complete with a shot of your website and pass-around of the catalogue."
-Stephen Durfee, Pastry Chef
Executive Pastry Chef, Frederic de Villeneuve
"Thank you once again for all the help, support and flexibility you have given me during the MOF, what a great adventure it has been."
-Frederic de Villeneuve
Jewel Johnson, Pastry Chef
"Thank you very much for the secondary option. This is one of the many reasons I so frequently use CCFX. The attentiveness and service is overwhelming."
-Jewel Johnson, Pastry Chef
Senior Chef Chocolatier, Thierrey Muret
"I would like to thank you again for your involvement in this project, not only were the top executives of Campbell's were impressed by the show piece but the Marriot culinarians were asking a lot of questions about the molds provenance. Thank you again."
"Thank you so much I really appreciate how fast you and your team jumped on this. As always it shows how professional you all are. We really appreciate it."
-David Ramirez, Pastry Chef
Women's Athletic Club Chicago
"A huge thank you to you and your team. The molds are lovely and we can’t wait to start using them.
I’m so grateful your company exists and we were able to work together to make this happen."
-Laura Herman, Pastry Chef
The Cultured Nut
"The mold worked so well. The lines were visible with no issues at all! It was perfect in every way."
-Janet Darby, Director of The Cultured Nut, Inc.
Intersect by Lexus
I cannot thank you enough for making such beautiful molds and helping me to make this project successful! I received it yesterday and tested it with chocolate. It came out great!
I greatly appreciate for making the molds in such a short period of time while you have other ongoing projects. I will test it with a mousse and reach out to you for the large order.
Thank you so much again.
-Kazuo Fujimura, Intersect by Lexus
Turning Stone Resort and Casino
"I can’t believe that the event has now come and gone…thank you so much for everything, we couldn’t have done it without you and your team."
-Dennis Miller, Executive Pastry Chef
Larry Hageman, Ph.D.
"The architects were the most amazed and could not believer the detail of the chocolate. Thank you for all your efforts to make this a special occasion!"
FroPro
"Thanks for getting back to me! Happy to say these molds have been an amazing addition to our business."
-Chelsea Williams, Owner
Executive Pastry Chef, Andy Chlebana
"Thank you, the mold is killer!!"
Dawn Brodrogi
"First, I have to say that you people sound like really great folks and I am glad to have made your brief acquaintance. Paul (my brother, spoke of you and said you were really terrific, and it's so nice to see that confirmed in real life.
You went above and beyond the call of duty alerting me to the fact that my sister-in-law had already bought Paul the molds. I so appreciate your personal attention and effort and your concern has made a difference to Paul's experience which in turn means the world to me."
