Choose crushed anise sprinkles if you want to serve traditional anise sprinkles with rusks or bread. If Fairtrade chocolate is a firm purchasing requirement, choose chocolate sprinkles and check the certification on the current packaging: the ingredients listed for the crushed anise sprinkles reviewed contain no cocoa. Whichever you choose, check the allergen information before serving it to attendees.
Wants to serve chocolate at a work meeting and check the Fairtrade mark on the chosen product. The ingredients listed by Foodstore Andaluz for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes do not include cocoa; a similar sprinkle format does not make it chocolate.
Is specifically looking for the anise sprinkles that go with rusks or bread. This serves a different purpose from chocolate sprinkles bearing a Fairtrade mark.
Wants attendees to be able to check the ingredients and allergens in the product being served, even after it has been unpacked. This requires extra care when sprinkles are served in a bowl.
Choose these: if serving anise sprinkles with rusks or bread is the point of the work-meeting break.
Bear in mind: the ingredients listed by Foodstore Andaluz do not include cocoa and mention wheat and milk. So these are not a substitute if Fairtrade chocolate is required.
Choose these: if chocolate and a verifiable Fairtrade mark matter more than serving anise sprinkles.
Bear in mind: chocolate sprinkles have a different taste and appearance. The dark chocolate variety described by Fairtrade Original may contain milk, so check the packaging of the variety you serve.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade and chocolate | Check the chocolate ingredients and the exact Fairtrade wording on the pack you choose. | If Fairtrade chocolate is a firm purchasing requirement, I don’t want anise sprinkles as a substitute. Around 42% of consumers put this chocolate requirement first. |
| The occasion | Decide whether you’re serving rusks or bread, and whether you want to serve anise or chocolate sprinkles with them. | For a traditional rusk break, I’m mainly looking for the familiar anise flavour; around 33% of consumers put this occasion first. |
| Allergen information | Read the current label and keep the packaging or written product information available if you’re serving the sprinkles loose. | If attendees need to check the ingredients, I want that information to be available even when the sprinkles are served in a bowl. Around 25% of consumers put this first. |
The ingredients listed by Foodstore Andaluz for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes do not contain cocoa. The shape of the sprinkles does not tell you whether they meet a Fairtrade chocolate purchasing requirement.
Before buying, decide whether you need an anise product or chocolate with a Fairtrade mark. Then check the label on the pack you choose.
A shop selling products with a Fairtrade mark doesn’t confirm that another pack in its range carries one. Milieu Centraal also explains that a Fairtrade logo on a white background may apply only to a certified ingredient.
Check the packaging to see which product or ingredient the mark refers to, rather than relying on the brand or shop name alone.
The listing reviewed for crushed anise sprinkles mentions wheat and milk; Fairtrade Original says its dark chocolate sprinkles may contain milk. Once they’ve been poured into a bowl, attendees can no longer read the label for themselves.
Keep the packaging by the serving area or make the ingredients and allergen information easy to find there. Keep different products clearly separated.
Relevant if you’re considering traditional crushed anise sprinkles with rusks or bread.
Relevant if you’re considering chocolate sprinkles instead of anise sprinkles.
Relevant as a retailer where you can view product information for crushed anise sprinkles and chocolate products.
Not according to the ingredients listed by Foodstore Andaluz for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes: they include aniseed but no cocoa. If Fairtrade chocolate is required, choose a chocolate product and check the exact wording of the certification mark on the current packaging.
Read the logo and accompanying information on the specific pack, rather than relying on the brand name alone. According to Milieu Centraal, a Fairtrade logo on a white background may mean that only an ingredient is certified.
Always check the label on the pack you’re actually serving. The listing reviewed for De Ruijter Gestampte Muisjes mentions wheat and milk; Fairtrade Original says its dark chocolate sprinkles may contain milk. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority lists cereals containing gluten and milk among the allergens that require product information.
Keep the original packaging by the bowl or make the ingredients and allergen information easy to find there. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority stresses the importance of allergen information for unpackaged food; whether specific legal requirements apply to your work meeting depends on the circumstances in which the food is offered.
