If you’re looking for a sweet baked treat to offer each guest at hotel breakfast, egg cakes are better suited to the job. A box of chocolates is more appropriate as a separate welcome gift or for a specific sharing occasion, rather than as a replacement for a breakfast item. Whichever you choose, check the portions, the latest allergen information and the storage instructions for the exact product.
Wants to offer each guest a sweet baked treat without using a gift product as a breakfast substitute. The number of items and portion size on the pack can help with planning; Albert Heijn, for example, lists 12 portions of 30 g for AH Egg Cakes.
Needs up-to-date information about the products being served, whether they are wrapped or displayed on an open buffet. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, food businesses must inform guests about allergens present in food. So check the exact product and how guests will access that information.
Wants chocolate for a welcome, event or thank-you. That’s a different purchase from choosing a baked treat for the regular breakfast buffet; Verkade, for example, presents its chocolate as something to share.
Choose these: if you want to offer each guest a sweet baked treat alongside other breakfast items.
Keep in mind: the portion size, allergens and storage instructions for the product you choose.
Choose this: if you’re looking for a welcome gift or something to share on a specific occasion.
Keep in mind: chocolate serves a different purpose; a box won’t tell you how many buffet portions you can offer.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast suitability and portions | Compare the number of items, the portion size and how you’ll present the product. | If I want to offer each guest a baked treat, I need to know in advance how many portions I can put out. For around 40% of consumers, portion planning comes first. |
| Allergen information | Check the allergens for the exact product and make the information accessible to guests when serving it unwrapped. | At an open buffet, I want to be able to answer questions about allergens before guests help themselves. Around 30% of consumers give this information the highest priority. |
| Gift presentation | Decide whether you’re looking for a welcome gift or a product for the regular breakfast service. | For a welcome or thank-you, I want something to give separately, not a regular breakfast option. Around 30% of consumers place the greatest importance on its gift appeal. |
A box intended as a gift serves a different purpose from a baked treat placed on the buffet for each guest.
First decide whether you’re providing a breakfast option or a welcome gift. Offer chocolate separately for the latter, without using it to replace other breakfast items.
The ingredients in egg cakes and chocolate vary from product to product. Bolletje, for example, lists egg, cereals containing gluten, milk and soya for its Brosse Egg Cake; this doesn’t tell you anything about other egg cakes.
Use the current packaging for the product you’ve bought to provide information to guests, and update buffet labels if you switch products.
The quality of egg cakes can deteriorate if they aren’t stored properly after opening.
Top up the buffet in small quantities and follow the pack’s instructions for storing the rest. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises keeping egg cakes in a cool, dry, dark place in a tightly sealed container.
Worth considering if you’re looking at Brosse Egg Cake as a sweet baked treat for the buffet.
The product information for AH Egg Cakes gives you specific details to help plan buffet portions.
Worth considering if the chocolate is intended as a separate gift or something to share.
These Joybuy products are chocolate options for a gift or a specific sharing occasion. For a baked treat to offer each guest at the breakfast buffet, choose egg cakes instead; the chocolate products below aren’t designed for that purpose.
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A chocolate option if you’re looking for a separate thank-you gift, rather than an egg cake for the breakfast buffet.
110 g pack. Check the current allergen information before offering the pralines to guests.
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A chocolate collection to consider as a thank-you or separate gift, rather than as a replacement for a breakfast baked treat.
125 g pack. Check the current packaging for the ingredients and allergens in this collection.
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A chocolate assortment to consider for a specific sharing occasion; it isn’t an egg cake for a regular breakfast.
143 g pack. Check the current allergen information before serving the assortment to guests.
Egg cakes work well as a sweet buffet option for individual guests, provided the portion size of the variety you choose suits your presentation. Albert Heijn, for example, lists 12 portions of 30 g per pack for AH Egg Cakes. Check the count and size of the product you actually buy.
A box of chocolates is better suited to a separate gift or sharing occasion than as a replacement for a baked treat on the breakfast buffet. So first decide whether you need a breakfast option for each guest or a gift for another occasion.
Tell guests about the allergens in the products you serve. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, food businesses must provide this information. If you’re serving food unwrapped, for example, use clear buffet labels or make sure guests know where to ask for the information. Check the details for the exact product every time.
Store any leftover egg cakes according to the instructions on the pack. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre advises keeping them in a cool, dry, dark place in a tightly sealed container. It’s better to top up the buffet in small quantities than to put all the cakes out at once.
Check the packaging, best-before date, ingredients and allergen information, and storage instructions for the product delivered. This lets you make sure the information you give guests matches the product actually being served on the buffet or offered as a gift.
