Choose biscuits wrapped individually if you’d like to offer each guest a small biscuit with their coffee or tea. A pack containing two biscuits is a good choice if you’d like to serve a more generous sweet treat; for a large group, a box with lots of individually wrapped portions may be more convenient. Whichever you choose, check how many biscuits are actually in each wrapper, and read the latest label for any guests with food allergies.
You want to be able to put out plenty of individual portions alongside coffee or tea, without having to divide biscuits from an open plate first. Decide in advance how many guests will have a biscuit so you can choose a box of the right size.
You’re deciding between one small biscuit and a pack of two as a sweet addition to brunch. In that case, the number of wrappers is just as important as the total number of biscuits.
You want to be able to check the ingredients and allergens on the packaging before serving. Voedingscentrum advises that label information is important for food allergies, so keep the outer packaging with the individually wrapped portions.
Start by deciding what you’d like to serve each guest: one biscuit, a pack containing several biscuits or another sweet option. Then compare the number of portions and check the label, rather than looking only at the total contents of the box.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Serving individually | Check whether each biscuit has its own wrapper or whether several biscuits come in one pack. | I want to be able to give each guest a biscuit without putting out a plate of unwrapped biscuits. For around 42% of consumers, individual serving is the top priority. |
| The right portion size | Count the packs and check how many biscuits each one contains. Jumbo lists Lotus Biscoff XL as ten packs, each containing two biscuits. | If there are already several sweet dishes on the table, I want to be able to choose between one biscuit and a larger portion. Around 33% of consumers put portion size first. |
| Allergens and labelling | Read the ingredients, highlighted allergens and any warnings on the packaging you’re going to serve. | If a guest has a food allergy, I need to be able to check what the biscuits I’ve chosen contain. The latest label is the top priority for around 25% of consumers. |
A pack containing several items doesn’t tell you how many wrappers there are. Jumbo lists Lotus Biscoff XL as ten packs with two biscuits per pack; Albert Heijn describes another Lotus pack containing 300 individually wrapped biscuits.
Before buying, count both the packs and the biscuits in each pack, depending on what you want to serve each guest.
Different biscuits in the same box may contain different ingredients. Makro Nederland lists cereals containing gluten, egg, soya and milk among the ingredients in its Rioba mix, and warns that it may contain traces of peanuts, sesame and nuts.
Check the latest label for the guests you’re serving, and keep the outer packaging with the individual portions.
A box with 144 or 300 individually wrapped portions may be far more than you need for a small brunch. What’s more, the number of biscuits doesn’t always match the number of packs.
First decide how many portions you want to serve, then compare that number with the contents of the pack.
The information on the packaging you buy is important if a guest needs to avoid specific ingredients. Albert Heijn also advises reading the packaging before using the product.
Use the product page to compare options, but check the packaging you’ve actually bought before serving.
Speculoos biscuits in a range of serving formats. Jumbo lists an XL version with ten packs of two biscuits; Albert Heijn lists a box of 300 individually wrapped biscuits.
A softer, bread-like alternative to crunchy biscuits. Jumbo lists a four-pack of individually wrapped plain ontbijtkoek.
An assortment of biscuits to enjoy with coffee or tea. Makro Nederland describes a mix of eight varieties, with 144 individually wrapped biscuits.
This selection includes speculoos biscuits, mini biscuits, wafers and sandwich biscuits to consider for an Easter brunch. Check whether the portions are individually wrapped: a multipack doesn’t automatically mean one wrapper per biscuit.
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A speculoos option to serve with coffee or tea. Before handing them out, check how many biscuits are in each individual pack, and read the latest label if anyone has allergies.
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Mini biscuits to consider if you’d like to offer smaller sweet portions. The pack contains three 77 g sections; check how many servings each section provides and refer to the label for allergen information.
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A wafer alternative if you’d like to serve a different texture alongside biscuits. Check how the ten pieces are packaged, and read the latest label before offering them to guests with a food allergy.
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An option with two separate packs if you only want to put out a small amount. Two packs don’t mean that each biscuit is individually wrapped; check how many biscuits are in each pack if you’re planning to offer one per guest.
Don’t rely on the individual wrapper alone. Follow the use-by or best-before date and storage instructions on the packaging; Voedingscentrum advises that a date applies while the packaging remains unopened.
Yes, check the label on the pack you’re actually serving. Look for highlighted allergens and any warnings about possible traces; Voedingscentrum advises that label information is important for food allergies.
No, an assortment box isn’t automatically suitable for everyone. Makro Nederland lists cereals containing gluten, egg, soya and milk among the ingredients in its Rioba mix, and warns that it may contain traces of peanuts, sesame and nuts. Check the latest box for the guests you’re planning to serve.
