Only add spiced biscuits to the office biscuit tin as a Fairtrade option if you can check for the FAIRTRADE Mark or a verifiable Fairtrade statement on the current packaging. Then compare the quantities and how you plan to serve them: retailers list a 150-piece catering pack from Mocca d'Or and a 300-biscuit pack from Vermeiren. Before sharing them, check the allergen information and storage instructions too.
You want to check the Fairtrade statement on the current packaging before buying spiced biscuits for the office. Fairtrade Netherlands explains how the mark is used on products with multiple ingredients, such as biscuits.
You’re looking for a supply that suits daily serving, so you compare the number of biscuits in each pack with how you plan to hand them out.
You want to keep the ingredients and allergen information available, even when you take the biscuits out of their original packaging. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority stresses the importance of making allergen information available to consumers.
Assess the Fairtrade statement, serving format and allergen information separately. A suitable biscuit quantity doesn’t make up for an unclear certification claim or missing product information.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade statement | Check for the FAIRTRADE Mark or a Fairtrade statement on the current packaging. If the mark includes an arrow, read the explanation about the ingredients too. | If Fairtrade is a firm purchasing requirement, I want to be able to check the claim on the packaging before the biscuits go into the tin. This check is a top priority for around 42% of consumers. |
| Serving format and stock | Compare the number of biscuits with expected usage, and check whether they’re individually wrapped and how to store them once opened. | For daily coffee breaks, I want to hand out biscuits without being left with an impractical amount of stock. Serving logistics matter most to around 33% of consumers. |
| Allergen information | Read the ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging, and keep it available when serving the biscuits loose. | When colleagues share biscuits, I want them to be able to check the allergen information by the tin. This is the top priority for around 25% of consumers. |
A mark covering other ingredients or product lines doesn’t confirm that the spiced biscuits in the tin are a Fairtrade product. For example, Lotus Bakeries lists Rainforest Alliance certification for chocolate ingredients in certain products; this isn’t a Fairtrade statement for Biscoff spiced biscuits.
Check the Fairtrade statement on the packaging of the exact biscuits you plan to buy.
The number of biscuits in a box doesn’t tell you whether you’ll receive loose biscuits or individually wrapped portions. This affects how you can hand them out and what you need to store once the pack is open.
Check the packaging details and storage instructions before deciding how to serve the biscuits in or beside the tin.
A new delivery may have different labelling from a pack you bought previously. In September 2026, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority issued a warning about a specific speculaasbrok product that may not have listed almond on the label.
Check the current ingredients and allergen information with every delivery, and keep the packaging while you’re serving the biscuits.
An option to consider if you’re looking for a larger supply of speculoos for the office.
A spiced biscuit option that retailers promote for coffee and tea breaks in catering settings.
A reference point for office packs when Fairtrade isn’t a firm purchasing requirement; the sandwich biscuits mentioned aren’t the same product as the Fairtrade spiced biscuit options.
Check for the FAIRTRADE Mark or a verifiable Fairtrade statement on the current packaging of the product you’ve chosen. Fairtrade Netherlands explains that, for composite products such as biscuits, a mark with an arrow points to an explanation of which ingredients were sourced under Fairtrade terms. Read that explanation too.
No. A Rainforest Alliance statement doesn’t in itself confirm the Fairtrade status of spiced biscuits. Lotus Bakeries links this certification to chocolate ingredients in certain product lines, not to a FAIRTRADE Mark on Biscoff spiced biscuits.
Keep the information from the current packaging available beside the biscuits. That way, colleagues can check the ingredients and allergens if the original pack is no longer next to the tin.
Choose a quantity that suits how often you serve biscuits and how you’ll store an opened pack. Kantinewinkel.nl lists Mocca d'Or Speculaas Fairtrade with 150 pieces for coffee breaks; bol lists Vermeiren Fairtrade Bio Speculoos with 300 biscuits. Check the serving format, allergen information and Fairtrade statement for both packs.
