Buyers supplying individual hotel rooms
You want to offer guests a pre-portioned serving of chocolate sprinkles, perhaps alongside rusks. Albert Heijn lists De Ruijter Kleintjes as a pack containing eight portions.
Who is this relevant for?
Buyers supplying a shared breakfast
You expect the product to be used repeatedly and can serve the chocolate sprinkles yourself. Jumbo lists, among other options, a standard 390 g pack of De Ruijter Hagelslag Puur and a 600 g pack of its own-brand chocolate sprinkles.
What should you consider when choosing?
Rusks with chocolate sprinkles
Choose this when: guests will be given chocolate sprinkles as a topping, along with rusks or another suitable base.
Bear in mind: without a suitable base, chocolate sprinkles don’t serve the same purpose as a ready-to-eat gift.
Individual box of chocolates
Choose this when: the chocolate is intended as a ready-to-eat welcome gift to enjoy with coffee.
Bear in mind: check the contents, packaging and allergens for the specific box. Information about chocolate sprinkles won’t tell you anything about these.
Are you offering chocolate sprinkles with coffee in the hotel room, along with rusks or another suitable base? Focus on how you’ll serve them to each guest, the allergen information and how much you expect to use.
| Consideration | What should you check? | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Portions per guest | Check how many individual portions are included and whether they suit the way you plan to serve them. | If I want to give every guest their own portion, I don’t want to have to scoop it out of a shared pack each time. Individual servings are the main priority for around 42% of consumers. |
| Allergen information | Check the current label for the exact variant and decide how guests will be able to access the information. | If guests won’t receive the original packaging, I want them to be able to check the allergens before eating. Accessible information is the top priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Flavour and usage | Compare the variant you want with the pack size and how much you expect to use. | For a shared breakfast, I want to choose a flavour that suits what’s on offer without buying more than I can use. Around 25% of consumers put this choice first. |
Common mistakes
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Treating chocolate sprinkles like a box of chocolates
Chocolate sprinkles are used as a topping. Without rusks, bread or another suitable base, they’re not an equivalent alternative to a ready-to-eat gift with coffee.
Before choosing a product, decide whether you want to offer a breakfast item or an individual welcome gift.
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Assuming dark chocolate sprinkles are free from milk or soya
For its 390 g pack of De Ruijter Hagelslag Puur, Jumbo lists milk and soya as allergens and states that the product may contain lactose. The flavour name is no substitute for checking the label.
Check the ingredients and allergen information on the exact pack you plan to offer.
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Choosing a large pack without considering how you’ll serve it
A 600 g pack doesn’t provide pre-portioned servings for individual hotel rooms. Serving it yourself may be a better fit for a shared breakfast.
Choose a pack size to suit the number of guests, how much you expect to use and how you plan to serve the chocolate sprinkles.
Relevant brands to consider
De Ruijter
For this type of chocolate sprinkles, both pre-portioned servings and a standard pack are worth considering.
- Albert Heijn lists eight portions in De Ruijter Kleintjes; Jumbo lists De Ruijter Hagelslag Puur in a 390 g pack.
- Don’t choose on brand name alone: check the ingredients and allergens for each variant.
Venz
A brand to explore if you want to choose between different varieties of chocolate sprinkles.
- Jumbo’s range overview includes milk, dark, white and mixed varieties.
- For your chosen variant, check the pack size, ingredients and allergens on the packaging.
Jumbo
Its own brand offers a larger pack of chocolate sprinkles for sharing.
- Jumbo lists dark and milk chocolate sprinkles in 600 g packs.
- A large pack isn’t a substitute for individual portions; how you serve it still matters.
Mister Choc
A dark chocolate sprinkles option in a larger pack for those who want to portion it themselves.
- Lidl Netherlands lists Mister Choc Hagelslag Puur in a 600 g pack.
- Check the ingredients and allergens on the packaging before offering it to guests.
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Frequently asked questions
Can chocolate sprinkles replace a box of chocolates with coffee in a hotel room?
Not if you want to give a ready-to-eat gift. Chocolate sprinkles are intended as a topping, so choose them when guests will also be given rusks, bread or another suitable base.
How can hotel guests find out about allergens in chocolate sprinkles?
For pre-packed chocolate sprinkles, allergen information is shown on the label. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority states that consumers must be informed about allergens in unpackaged foods in another way. So, before serving, decide how guests will be able to check the information for the variant you’ve chosen.
Are dark chocolate sprinkles automatically free from milk and soya?
No. For its 390 g pack of De Ruijter Hagelslag Puur, Jumbo lists milk and soya as allergens and states that the product may contain lactose. Read the label on the pack you’re actually offering.
Does the Dutch rule on iodine in bakery products mean that chocolate sprinkles contain iodine?
No, that doesn’t follow from the rule. The information cited from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority relates to bread, bread substitutes and other bakery products, not the ingredients in chocolate sprinkles. Check the exact packaging for the ingredients in your chocolate sprinkles.