Choose individually wrapped chocolate biscuits if you want to set them out in advance and hand them out without using a serving plate. According to product information from Jumbo Supermarkten, Lotus Biscoff Chocolate comes in six wrapped portions of three biscuits. For a larger, informal coffee break, you can serve loose digestives, provided you reseal the pack after opening. If you need a gluten-free option, choose a separate product that is explicitly labelled as such, and check the other allergens on the current packaging too.
Want to set something out with the coffee before the meeting, without using serving plates or tongs? Jumbo Supermarkten describes Lotus Biscoff Speculoos Chocolate as six wrapped portions of three biscuits. Check whether three biscuits per portion will suit your meeting.
For an informal coffee break, you can arrange biscuits from a sharing pack on a plate. Jumbo Supermarkten lists its milk chocolate digestives in a 300 g pack with around 18 portions. When planning, consider how many times you’ll be serving them, and reseal the rest after opening.
If you need to provide a gluten-free biscuit, choose one that is explicitly labelled as gluten-free and serve it separately. The gluten-free digestive with milk chocolate described by Jumbo Supermarkten also contains milk, oats and soya, and may contain nuts. Keep the packaging to hand so attendees can check the current information.
First decide how you want to serve the biscuits and whether anyone needs a separate option for a dietary requirement. Then consider the quantity and the type of biscuit and chocolate you’re looking for.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of handing out | Check whether the biscuits come in individually wrapped portions and how many each portion contains. | If I want to put biscuits out before the meeting, individually wrapped portions save time when handing them out. Around 31% of consumers are said to rank this convenience as their main buying need. |
| Allergens and dietary requirements | Read the ingredients, allergen information and warnings on the current packaging; check the gluten-free label for the specific product variant. | If a colleague needs a gluten-free option or clear allergen information, I want to be able to offer that choice separately. For around 31% of consumers, this is said to be the main need. |
| Quantity | Compare the pack size and stated number of portions with the number of attendees and serving occasions. | For a larger group, I want to bring enough biscuits without having to guess how many portions there are. Around 23% of consumers are expected to prioritise quantity. |
| Flavour and style | Choose between milk and dark chocolate, and between options such as speculoos, digestives and filled biscuits. | For a coffee break, I want to serve a type of biscuit that suits the treat I have in mind. For around 15% of consumers, flavour and style are said to determine their first choice. |
A biscuit with dark chocolate isn’t automatically suitable for someone avoiding milk. Jumbo Supermarkten’s ingredient information for Jumbo Digestive Biscuit Dark Chocolate also lists milk.
Check the ingredients and allergens for the exact product variant, not just the type of chocolate shown on the front.
For its gluten-free digestive with milk chocolate, Jumbo Supermarkten lists milk, oats and soya, and warns that the product may contain nuts.
Keep a gluten-free option separate and leave the current packaging available for anyone who needs to check the ingredients or allergens.
The weight in grams doesn’t tell you how many portions you can put out for the meeting. And one portion of three biscuits isn’t the same as three individually wrapped portions.
Plan based on the number of attendees, how many portions you want per person and the portion information on the pack you choose.
After serving loose biscuits, you’ll need somewhere to put the rest of the pack. Jumbo Supermarkten’s product information advises resealing opened packs of digestives securely.
Put only the biscuits you’re serving straight away on a plate, then reseal the rest.
The chocolate version of Lotus Biscoff is an option if you want to hand out speculoos in set portions. Jumbo Supermarkten describes a pack containing six portions of three biscuits.
Albert Heijn sells sugared biscuits with milk chocolate and dark chocolate as separate variants.
Jumbo Supermarkten describes regular chocolate digestives in a 300 g pack, as well as a separate gluten-free milk chocolate variant in a 165 g pack.
Verkade Tops is a different type of biscuit: Albert Heijn describes it as a biscuit with a milk chocolate topping and cream filling.
McVitie's Milk Chocolate Digestives are an option for an informal break where you want to share biscuits. Jumbo Supermarkten describes a 266 g pack.
These products include milk chocolate biscuits, a chocolate snack in stick form, and digestives with milk or dark chocolate. For your meeting, compare how they’re served, the pack size and the allergens in the exact product variant.
Image unavailable
An option if you want to serve milk chocolate biscuits with coffee. Check how many portions are in the 150 g pack before buying for a group.
If you’re catering for anyone with allergies, pay particular attention to milk, wheat, gluten and soya, as well as the warning about nuts on the current packaging.
Image unavailable
For anyone who’d prefer to serve a chocolate snack in stick form rather than a round biscuit. If you’re planning for several colleagues, check the number of sticks and portions in the 47 g pack.
If you’re catering for dietary requirements, check the current information on wheat, milk and soya, and possible traces of egg and nuts.
Image unavailable
A milk chocolate digestive for a coffee break where you want to share biscuits. Plan how you’ll serve the 266 g pack, and reseal the rest securely after opening.
Check the current packaging for milk, soya, wheat and gluten.
Image unavailable
A dark chocolate digestive if that’s the type of chocolate you’re looking for to share over a coffee break. When serving the 266 g pack, plan how you’ll portion it out and reseal any remaining biscuits after opening.
Dark chocolate doesn’t automatically mean dairy-free: check the current packaging for milk, soya, wheat and gluten.
Individually wrapped portions are handy if you want to set out biscuits in advance and hand them out without using a serving plate. Jumbo Supermarkten describes Lotus Biscoff Speculoos Chocolate as six portions of three biscuits; decide whether that portion size will suit your meeting.
Yes. Check the ingredients and allergens for the exact product variant on the current packaging. The regular chocolate digestives described by Jumbo Supermarkten list ingredients including wheat, milk and soya; the type of chocolate alone won’t tell you this.
Not necessarily. Jumbo Supermarkten lists milk in Jumbo Digestive Biscuit Dark Chocolate. So don’t rely on the word ‘dark’ instead of checking the ingredients and allergens.
No. The gluten-free digestive with milk chocolate described by Jumbo Supermarkten contains milk, oats and soya, and may contain nuts. Serve this type of biscuit separately and keep the current packaging available so people can check the ingredients.
Reseal any leftover biscuits securely. Jumbo Supermarkten also advises this for the digestives described, so only put out the amount you want to serve at that time during the meeting.
