Choose a box of individually wrapped chocolates if you want guests to be able to pick up a thank-you gift themselves. Choose chocolate sprits biscuits if you want to serve biscuits with coffee or on the dessert buffet. Sprits biscuits are not a box of chocolates. So first decide how you want to serve them, then check the current ingredients and allergen information for each product.
If guests need to be able to help themselves, a box of individually wrapped chocolates is a better fit than a plate of sprits biscuits. Albert Heijn describes the Merci Gift Box as containing individually wrapped chocolate bars, not biscuits.
If you want to serve biscuits with coffee, tea or dessert, chocolate sprits biscuits are worth considering. Verkade and PLUS describe these products as sprits biscuits with chocolate. If serving them on an open platter, make sure the product information for each type of biscuit is easy to identify.
When serving several types of biscuits and chocolates, it’s important to check the ingredients and allergens on each chosen pack. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority sets requirements for allergen information for providers of non-prepacked food. If you’re using a caterer, agree who will make this information available at the buffet.
How you plan to serve them is the first thing to consider: chocolates to hand out, chocolate sprits biscuits for the buffet, or plain sprits biscuits if you don’t need chocolate. Then check the pack contents and allergen information for the exact product variant.
Choose these if: you want guests to be able to pick up a little chocolate thank-you gift themselves. The Merci Gift Box described by Albert Heijn contains 32 individually wrapped bars.
Bear in mind: these are not sprits biscuits. If you choose an assorted box, check the allergens for the different types of chocolate.
Choose these if: you want to serve biscuits with coffee, tea or dessert. Verkade describes Nobo Sprits Melk as a biscuit with milk chocolate; PLUS calls its chocolate sprits a sprits biscuit with dark chocolate.
Bear in mind: a plate of biscuits is not a substitute for a box of chocolates to hand out individually. If serving them unwrapped, keep the allergen information for each type of biscuit handy.
Choose these if: you’re looking for a traditional buffet biscuit and chocolate isn’t essential. PLUS and ALDI describe their butter sprits as individual biscuit products.
Bear in mind: plain sprits biscuits won’t meet your needs if you want chocolate as the main feature. You’ll also need to check the current label for their allergen information.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters most to |
|---|---|---|
| How they’re served | Check whether the contents are individually wrapped or intended to be served as biscuits on a plate. | If I want every guest to take something away, I need a product they can pick up individually. For around 40% of consumers, this way of handing out products is the top priority. |
| How much you’ll need for the buffet | Compare the weight and, where stated, the number of pieces in each pack with how you plan to serve them. | If I’m serving biscuits on a plate, I want to work out how many packs I’ll need. For around 30% of consumers, quantity is the top priority. |
| Allergen information | Read the current label for each product variant and make the information easy to identify for products served unwrapped. | When guests can choose from several options, I want to be able to clearly tell them which allergens each product contains. For around 30% of consumers, this is their main concern. |
Adding chocolate to a sprits biscuit doesn’t make it a box of chocolates to hand out. Verkade and PLUS describe sprits biscuits, while Albert Heijn says the Merci Gift Box contains individually wrapped chocolate bars.
Before choosing a product, decide whether you want guests to take away a thank-you gift or to serve biscuits at the buffet.
If different types of biscuits or chocolates are mixed together, it becomes harder to match ingredients and allergens to the right product. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority sets requirements for allergen information for providers of non-prepacked food.
Keep the packaging, make sure the different products are easy to distinguish, and agree with your caterer, if you have one, how allergen information will be available at the buffet.
Verkade Nobo Sprits Melk is a biscuit option for anyone looking for sprits biscuits with a milk chocolate coating.
The product ranges described by PLUS include both chocolate sprits biscuits and plain butter sprits biscuits.
Biscotto is worth considering if you’re looking at butter sprits biscuits at ALDI.
The Merci Gift Box is a good choice if you want individually wrapped chocolates to hand out, rather than biscuits for the buffet.
Despite its name, the Elvee Chocolade spritsen described by PLUS are a chocolate product, not confirmed sprits biscuits.
If you’re putting on a buffet and want to serve biscuits with coffee or tea, this chocolate biscuit is worth a look. It isn’t described as a sprits biscuit or as a box containing assorted chocolates.
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A biscuit to consider if you’d like to serve something with milk chocolate alongside coffee or tea. It isn’t confirmed as a sprits biscuit or a box of chocolates. The product name states 150 g. Check the ingredients and allergens on the packaging before serving.
No, sprits are biscuits. The chocolate sprits biscuits described by Verkade and PLUS are biscuits with chocolate, while Albert Heijn says the Merci Gift Box contains individually wrapped chocolate bars. Choose according to how you want to serve or hand out the product.
Keep the ingredients and allergen information for each type of biscuit clearly identifiable alongside the product, and retain the original packaging. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority sets requirements for allergen information for providers of non-prepacked food. If you’re using a caterer, agree who will provide this information to guests.
The requirements described by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority apply to providers of non-prepacked food. This doesn’t necessarily make clear what legal role someone has if they’re organising a private event only. If a caterer is providing the buffet, agree in advance how guests can access allergen information for the food being served.
