Choose individually wrapped biscuits if you want to serve them easily with coffee, or loose biscuits if you’d like guests to help themselves from a platter. The word ‘dark’ and the proportion of dark chocolate in a biscuit don’t prove that it has a high cocoa content: check what any percentage on the packaging refers to. Also read the allergen information for the variety you’re serving.
Wants to offer dark chocolate biscuits alongside sweeter wedding desserts. If a high cocoa content is important, they check the percentage on the packaging and whether it refers to the chocolate or the whole biscuit.
Wants a serving format that suits the buffet: biscuits wrapped in pairs to serve with coffee, or loose biscuits that guests can help themselves to from a platter.
Needs to check the allergens present and any ‘may contain’ statements on the packaging actually being used. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority also requires information about allergens present when food is sold or supplied to customers.
First decide whether dark chocolate, serving format or allergen information is the most important factor for your buffet. Then check the exact variety on the packaging.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Dark chocolate option | Check which types of chocolate are used and whether any stated percentage refers to the chocolate or the whole biscuit. | If I want to serve biscuits with a pronounced dark chocolate flavour, I don’t want to rely on the word ‘dark’ alone. For around 27% of consumers, this flavour choice comes first. |
| Portions and presentation | Check whether the biscuits are individually wrapped or can be served loose on a platter, and read the storage advice for once opened. | For a coffee break, I want to be able to prepare portions in advance; for self-service, I want to top up the platter easily. Around 27% of consumers prioritise the serving format. |
| Allergen information | Read the information on the packaging for your chosen product, including both the allergens present and any ‘may contain’ statements. | When guests ask about ingredients, I want to be able to give them information about the exact biscuits on the buffet. This is the top priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Assortment for larger numbers | Check the pack size and whether a mixed selection also contains white or milk chocolate. | For a larger buffet, I want plenty of variety, but a selection with white and milk chocolate won’t suit an exclusively dark range. Around 13% of consumers prioritise this choice of assortment. |
Jumbo states that its Chocolate Cookies contain 40% dark chocolate pieces and its Chocolettes Puur contain 27% dark chocolate. These figures don’t tell you the cocoa percentage of the biscuit as a whole.
Check any stated cocoa percentage on the current packaging and see whether it refers to the chocolate component or the whole product.
According to Albert Heijn’s product information, LU Scholiertje Puur contains milk ingredients; Jumbo Chocolettes Puur also contains milk ingredients. A biscuit’s name is no substitute for checking the allergen information.
Compile the buffet’s allergen list using the physical packaging for each variety you’ve chosen.
Verkade Chocolate Chip Melk & Puur combines dark and milk chocolate pieces. ALDI describes Biscotto Chocoladekoekjes as biscuits containing dark, white and milk chocolate.
Present these products as a mixed selection, or choose a different variety if you want to serve dark chocolate only.
For Jumbo Chocolate Cookies, Jumbo advises resealing the packaging carefully after opening and eating any remaining biscuits within a few days.
Read the storage advice for your chosen biscuits, top up platters as needed and keep the remaining packs sealed.
Jumbo’s options include Chocolate Cookies with dark chocolate pieces and Chocolettes Puur, which are examples of loose biscuits for a buffet.
LU Scholiertje Puur is a butter biscuit topped with a bar of dark chocolate. According to Albert Heijn’s product information, the biscuits are wrapped in pairs.
Verkade makes biscuits containing dark chocolate, including Chocolate Chip Melk & Puur and Duo’tjes Chocolade.
Albert Heijn’s range includes AH Zaans huisje pure chocolade, LU Scholiertje Puur and McVitie’s Digestives pure chocolade.
ALDI describes Biscotto Chocoladekoekjes as butter biscuits with dark, white and milk chocolate, wrapped in pairs.
For a coffee break during your wedding buffet, you could consider this chocolate biscuit. Check the packaging for your chosen variety to make sure the type of chocolate, portion size and allergen information suit your plans.
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Consider this biscuit for a coffee break where you’d like to portion out the biscuits in advance. The pack contains 150 g; check the label for the type of chocolate and allergen information for your chosen variety.
Yes. If you sell or supply food to customers, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says you must provide information about the allergens present. For unpackaged products, you can do this with labels or a menu, for example, or verbally, provided it’s clearly indicated that guests can ask for the information.
For hospitality, craft and retail businesses covered by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority’s guidance, a food safety plan or hygiene code based on HACCP is mandatory. The authority also includes selling food at events.
No. Albert Heijn’s product information lists milk ingredients in LU Scholiertje Puur, and Jumbo’s does the same for Chocolettes Puur. Check the allergen information on the packaging for the exact variety you’re serving.
Keep your supplies sealed and top up the platter as needed. For Chocolate Cookies, Jumbo advises resealing the packaging carefully after opening, storing it in a cool, dry place and eating any remaining biscuits within a few days.
They can be useful if you want to prepare portions in advance for coffee. According to Albert Heijn’s product information, LU Scholiertje Puur is wrapped in pairs; for an open dessert platter, though, this serving format means handling more individual packs.
