Choose a large sharing pack if you’re serving biscuits from a central platter. Individually wrapped portions are a better fit if people arrive at different times or you want to keep some biscuits unopened. Work out how much you need by counting biscuits or portions, not just by weight. If anyone has mentioned an allergy, check the label of every variety you put out.
Wants to put out enough biscuits to enjoy with tea or coffee without ending up with lots left over. When serving from a central platter, the number of biscuits or portions, along with expected attendance, helps you work out how much to buy.
Is looking for portions that attendees can help themselves to, for example when they arrive at different times. Unopened portions are also easier to set aside for another meeting.
Needs to check the ingredients and labelling on the packaging of every chosen variety if anyone has mentioned an allergy or other specific dietary requirement. A brand name or product photo isn’t enough.
Decide how you want to serve the biscuits and what matters most for this meeting. Then check the packaging for quantity, ingredients and serving format.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity and leftovers | Check the net weight and the number of biscuits or portions; weight alone won’t tell you how many you can hand out. | If attendance might vary, I want to put out enough without ending up with lots of biscuits left over. For around 36% of consumers, quantity is the biggest consideration. |
| Handing out and storing | Check whether there are individual bags and how many biscuits each contains. | When colleagues arrive at different times, I want to be able to hand out biscuits easily and set aside unopened portions. Around 29% of consumers prioritise this. |
| Allergens and nutritional information | Read the ingredients, allergen information and any warnings on the exact product packaging; compare the nutritional information for similar biscuits per 100 g. | If someone has mentioned an allergy, I need to know which variety is suitable before serving. Around 21% of consumers put checking the label first. |
| Flavour and presentation | See which varieties you’re offering and check the label of each one separately. | For a gathering with different flavour preferences, I want to be able to put out more than one variety. This is the main consideration for around 14% of consumers. |
The weight doesn’t tell you how many biscuits or portions you can serve. For example, Jumbo lists 12 portions for its 468 g butter stroopwafels, while ALDI Netherlands gives an approximate count of 27 biscuits for its 400 g Biscotto Digestive Biscuits. These are different ways of counting.
Check the number of biscuits or portions, then base your purchase on that and the expected attendance.
According to Jumbo’s product information, the allergen listings for its butter stroopwafels and LU Bastogne Original differ: the stroopwafels list milk and soya, among other things, while Bastogne lists egg.
Read the current ingredients and allergen information on the packaging of every variety you serve.
Individual bags are useful when handing out biscuits at different times, but they aren’t necessary if everyone can help themselves from a central platter.
Choose how you’ll serve the biscuits first, then check whether the number in each bag or sharing pack suits your meeting.
Albert Heijn warns on its product pages that information, including details about ingredients and allergens, can change.
Use the product page to help you decide what to buy, then read the packaging of the product you’ve purchased before serving.
An option if you want to serve speculoos biscuits with coffee. Jumbo lists Lotus Biscoff XL in a pack containing 10 bags, each with 2 biscuits.
A supermarket own-label range that includes 468 g packs of butter stroopwafels for sharing; Jumbo lists 12 portions in this pack.
A biscuit range from ALDI Netherlands, including 400 g packs of Digestive Biscuits with around 27 biscuits and 400 g packs of Sprenkeltjes with around 30 biscuits.
Jumbo lists LU Bastogne Original as a 260 g pack and as a set of 2 × 260 g.
A supermarket with AH Marie biscuits and Lotus Biscoff products among the options in its online range.
Both of these FESTIVAL packs contain 403 g of biscuits, in vanilla or strawberry flavour. The right choice for your meeting also depends on the number of biscuits and the serving format shown on the packaging.
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A good choice for a meeting where you want to offer vanilla-flavoured biscuits; check how many biscuits the pack contains before buying.
Pack size: 403 g. If anyone has mentioned an allergy, read the ingredients and any warnings on the exact product packaging.
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A good choice if you want to serve strawberry-flavoured biscuits on a platter; check the pack to see how many you’ll get.
Pack size: 403 g. If handing out individual portions matters, check the packaging. If anyone has mentioned an allergy, read the ingredients and warnings.
Estimate how many people will attend and how many biscuits you want to offer, then use the number of biscuits or portions listed on the pack. Weight alone isn’t enough: Jumbo lists 12 portions in a 468 g pack of stroopwafels, while ALDI Netherlands gives an approximate count of 27 biscuits for its 400 g Biscotto Digestive Biscuits.
Individual portions are handy if people arrive at different times or you want to keep some biscuits unopened. For example, Jumbo lists 10 bags of 2 biscuits each for Lotus Biscoff XL. If everyone can help themselves from a platter at the same time, a large sharing pack may be a better fit.
Check the ingredients, allergen information and any warnings on the packaging of every variety you plan to serve. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains the mandatory allergen labelling on packaging; don’t rely on the brand name or information about a different flavour.
Compare similar biscuits per 100 g if you want to check values such as sugars, fats or fibre. According to the Netherlands Nutrition Centre, manufacturers set their own portion sizes, so values per portion don’t always relate to the same quantity.
