Coffee-break organisers
If you’re putting biscuits out for colleagues or visitors, small individually wrapped portions can make them easier to hand out. For a plate where everyone can help themselves, a larger pack gives you more flexibility.
Who are these biscuits suitable for?
Anyone who regularly serves biscuits with coffee
Consider how many biscuits are in each pack and which type you like to serve. A larger pack is most suitable if you expect to use its contents after opening.
Shoppers who need to check allergens
If you’re buying for yourself or a guest with an allergy or intolerance, the ingredients and allergen information for the exact product should take priority over flavour and portion convenience. The Voedingscentrum advises that common allergens must be clearly listed on the label.
What should you look for when choosing?
When choosing biscuits for a coffee break, first think about how you want to serve them. If allergies are a concern, check the packaging of the exact product before choosing a flavour or pack size.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Portions and serving | Check how many biscuits are in a portion and whether they’re wrapped individually, in pairs or together. | If I’m serving coffee to a group, I want to hand out biscuits easily without having to divide them up first. This convenience is a top priority for around 44% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients and allergen information on the packaging of the exact product, including any warnings about traces. | If I’m buying for someone with an allergy, I want to know whether that particular biscuit is suitable to serve. Ingredients and allergens are the first concern for around 33% of consumers. |
| Flavour and quantity | Compare the type of chocolate, biscuit texture and the quantity in the pack with the number of coffee breaks you have in mind. | If I serve biscuits with coffee regularly, I want to have some variety without choosing a pack that doesn’t suit how I use it. This combination of flavour and quantity matters most to around 23% of consumers. |
Common mistakes
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Assuming a vegan label applies to every biscuit in a brand’s range
Lidl lists vegan options in its Sondey range. That doesn’t tell you whether a particular chocolate biscuit is vegan; chocolate varieties may contain milk, for example.
Check the ingredients and any dietary information for the exact flavour on the packaging.
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Treating online allergen information as definitive
Albert Heijn warns that product information, including ingredients and allergy information, can change. This matters when you’re buying for someone with a food allergy.
Check the ingredients and allergen information on the physical pack before serving.
Brands to consider
Lotus Biscoff
Lotus Biscoff offers a chocolate-coated speculoos biscuit. Albert Heijn describes a version with six wrapped portions, each containing three biscuits, for serving with coffee.
- An option if you’re specifically looking for speculoos with chocolate in set portions.
- According to Lotus Bakeries’ ingredient information, the chocolate variety contains wheat, milk and soya. If any of these are relevant to an allergy, check the current packaging.
Biscotto
ALDI describes Biscotto butter biscuits with dark, white and milk chocolate, wrapped in pairs.
- The different types of chocolate work well on a plate where guests can choose from more than one flavour.
- Check the chosen pack to see which ingredients and allergens apply to the biscuits.
Sondey
Lidl presents Sondey as a brand offering a range of cookies and biscuits, and lists vegan options across its wider range.
- A brand worth exploring if you want to compare different types of biscuits at Lidl.
- The mention of vegan options doesn’t tell you about the ingredients or dietary suitability of a specific chocolate biscuit.
Jumbo
Jumbo’s range of chocolate biscuits includes its own-brand milk chocolate biscuits and cookies with dark chocolate chips.
- You can compare a biscuit and a cookie as different options for the same coffee break.
- Check the packaging and ingredients for each product you choose. The different types of biscuit aren’t interchangeable if you’re looking for a particular texture.
AH
The AH brand at Albert Heijn includes chocolate chip biscuits with milk and dark chocolate.
- An option to consider if you’re looking for biscuits with chocolate chips rather than a chocolate-coated biscuit.
- Albert Heijn warns that ingredients and allergy information can change, so check the current packaging too.
Biscuits and wafers for your coffee break on Joybuy
These products offer a range of options for a coffee break, from biscuits and biscuit sticks to chocolate wafers. Bear the difference in mind if you’re looking specifically for a biscuit, and check the packaging if portions or allergens will influence your choice.
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Lu Scholiertje Milk Chocolate Biscuits, 150 g
For a coffee break when you want to serve biscuits with milk chocolate. The pack contains 150 g; check the packaging to see how the biscuits are portioned if set portions are important.
If you have allergies, read the current ingredients and warnings on the pack.
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Nestle Kitkat Strawberry Short Cake, 9 pieces, 104.4 g
For anyone who’d like to offer a strawberry-flavoured KitKat alongside biscuits. The pack contains nine pieces and weighs 104.4 g in total; it’s a wafer, not a traditional biscuit.
If allergens are a concern, check the current ingredients on the packaging.
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Kahve Dunyasi Gofrik Pistachio Paste Milk Chocolate, 10 × 12.5 g
A good choice if you’d like to serve a pistachio-flavoured chocolate treat with coffee. The product name lists ten pieces of 12.5 g each, with milk chocolate and pistachio paste.
Before serving to someone with an allergy, check the ingredients and allergens on the exact product packaging.
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Glico Pocky Cookie Bar Chocolate Flavor, 47 g IN
For anyone who’d like to serve chocolate-flavoured biscuit sticks with coffee instead of round biscuits. The pack contains 47 g; check the packaging if portioning is important.
If you have allergies, read the ingredients and warnings on the current packaging.
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KitKat Gold Wafer Chocolate Salted Caramel Flavor, 9 pieces
For a coffee table where you’d like to offer a salted caramel-flavoured wafer alongside biscuits. The product name lists nine pieces; check the pack if you need individually wrapped portions.
If you have allergies, check the ingredients and warnings on the packaging.
Frequently asked questions
Can I serve chocolate biscuits to someone with a milk, wheat or soya allergy?
It depends on the ingredients in the exact product, so check the current label before serving. Lotus Bakeries lists wheat, milk and soya among the ingredients in its Biscoff Speculoos with chocolate; this variety isn’t suitable for someone with an allergy to any of these ingredients.
Is the ingredient information on a supermarket website enough?
Use it to help you make your choice, but check the packaging before eating the product too. Albert Heijn says that ingredients, nutritional values and allergy information can change.
Which type of pack is handy if I’m putting biscuits out for colleagues or visitors?
Small wrapped portions are handy if you want to hand biscuits out without using a serving plate; with a larger pack, you can decide how many to put on a plate. Albert Heijn describes a Lotus Biscoff chocolate variety in portions of three biscuits, while ALDI describes Biscotto chocolate biscuits wrapped in pairs.