For a school fair, choose speculoos biscuits that are clearly labelled as individually wrapped if you want to hand them out or sell them without opening a large pack and splitting it up on the day. Lotus Bakeries lists individually wrapped Biscoff biscuits in packs of 150 and 300; choose the quantity that suits your plans, and check the latest allergen information and the school’s policies before buying. A standard pack of baker’s speculoos is only suitable for the same way of handing them out if you also arrange portioning and make information about the loose biscuits available.
Would you like to give visitors or children a biscuit without opening a large pack and splitting it into portions? Lotus Bakeries describes Biscoff packs containing 150 and 300 individually wrapped biscuits. Check which quantity suits the number of times you expect to hand them out.
Before the school fair, discuss the school’s policies and keep the information from the chosen pack to hand. Lotus Bakeries lists gluten and soya in the Biscoff biscuits described. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre also advises taking account of children who avoid certain products because of an allergy or religious belief.
Count how many individual biscuits you want to hand out or sell, rather than just how much the pack weighs. The Biscoff packs of 150 and 300 state the number of biscuits inside; with standard 600 g packs of baker’s speculoos, you’ll need to plan how to divide them into portions separately.
First decide whether each biscuit needs its own wrapper. Then choose the quantity and portion size, and check the allergens in your chosen variety as well as the school’s policies.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who is this important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Individually wrapped | Look for an explicit statement such as ‘individually wrapped’ or ‘wrapped individually’ and check the number of biscuits. | If I’m handing out lots of biscuits one after another, I don’t want to open a pack and divide it up on the spot. For around 36% of consumers, ease of handing them out would be their main concern. |
| Allergens and school policies | Read the latest ingredients and allergen information, and ask the school in advance what it allows. | If children with food allergies are coming too, I want to be able to explain what the chosen biscuits contain. Allergen information and school policies would be the main priority for around 29% of consumers. |
| Number of individual portions | Compare the planned number of times you’ll hand out or sell biscuits with the number in each pack and the storage instructions. | At a busy school fair, I want to have enough individual portions ready without too many left over. The number of biscuits would be the main concern for around 21% of consumers. |
| Portion size | Choose between a small biscuit and a larger filled biscuit; check the weight per biscuit and the ingredients. | If I want to sell larger biscuits individually rather than hand out smaller ones, the portion size will determine my choice. For around 14% of consumers, the way the biscuits are handed out or sold would matter most. |
A pack labelled 600 g doesn’t tell you whether each biscuit has its own wrapper. Albert Heijn, Jumbo and Lidl describe standard packs of baker’s speculoos; Lotus Bakeries explicitly states that its Biscoff varieties in packs of 150 and 300 are individually wrapped.
Before ordering, check both the packaging type and the number of biscuits. If you choose a standard pack, plan how you’ll hand them out and keep the allergen information available.
If you want to create individual portions yourself, you’ll need to allow time and packaging materials.
A label such as ‘vegan’ doesn’t mean a biscuit is free from allergens. Lotus Bakeries lists gluten and soya in the Biscoff biscuits described.
Read the allergen information on the exact pack you’re buying. If someone has a known food allergy, check with the school and the parent or carer concerned which options are suitable.
The Netherlands Nutrition Centre says schools may have policies about treats. It also advises checking whether any children avoid certain products because of an allergy or religious belief.
Before you shop, ask what you’re allowed to offer at the school fair and who the biscuits are intended for.
If your purchase isn’t suitable, you may end up with biscuits you can’t hand out as planned.
De Molen offers Torondo’s as individually wrapped filled speculoos biscuits weighing 65 g, in packs of 28. That’s a different portion size and quantity from the small Biscoff biscuits in packs of 150 or 300.
First decide whether you want to hand out small biscuits or sell larger ones individually. Then compare how many packs you’ll need.
Pack weight, number of biscuits and individual wrapping describe different things. Always compare the specific variety, rather than just the brand name.
For this range, Lotus Bakeries describes a box of 300 and a dispenser of 150 individually wrapped biscuits.
Albert Heijn describes AH Bakkers speculoos as a 600 g pack.
Jumbo Bakkers Speculaas is a standard 600 g pack for handing out or selling in portions that you prepare yourself.
Lidl Netherlands describes crisp speculoos biscuits in a 600 g pack.
ALDI lists filled speculoos in a 2 × 250 g pack and a 240 g variety.
Yes. Lotus Bakeries states that the biscuits are individually wrapped in both the dispenser of 150 and the box of 300. Compare the number in the pack with how many biscuits you want to hand out or sell at the school fair.
Check the allergen information on the latest packaging for the variety you’re buying. Lotus Bakeries lists gluten and soya in the Biscoff biscuits described; keep the product information available for anyone who asks.
At the very least, you’ll need a plan for handing them out and providing clear allergen information. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority and Ondernemersplein identify allergen information as something to consider when selling non-prepacked food. Check with the school how you should offer the biscuits at your fair, and keep the original product information.
Yes. Ask what policies the school has for the fair and for treats. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre also advises checking whether any children avoid certain products because of an allergy or religious belief.
