When choosing biscuits for a birthday party, first decide how many you want to hand out to each guest. A pack containing two biscuits gives you a pre-portioned serving, but it isn’t an individually wrapped biscuit; three biscuits make for a larger serving. Before buying, check the label of your chosen variety for allergens, and ask the school or after-school club which treats are allowed.
Inner packs save you having to portion out biscuits during the party. Just check how many biscuits each contains: Lotus Bakeries lists packs of two, while Jumbo also shows a variety containing three.
First, ask about the venue’s rules. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre also advises taking allergies and religious or dietary requirements into account when choosing treats.
Choose the flavour and number of biscuits per guest carefully. Also check the ingredients for the specific variety, especially if any guests have allergies or dietary requirements.
First, decide whether you mean one biscuit or one pack per guest. Then consider your guests, the occasion and how many biscuits are in the pack you choose.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Portioning | Count the inner packs and check whether each contains one, two or three biscuits. | If I want to give every guest a pre-portioned pack, the number of packs needs to match my guest list. For around 33% of consumers, portion size would be their top priority. |
| Allergens and venue rules | Ask about allergies and dietary requirements, read the label for the variety you’ve chosen, and check the school or after-school club’s rules on treats. | If I’m handing out treats at school or an after-school club, I want to know whether biscuits are allowed and whether guests can eat them. These considerations would come first for around 27% of consumers. |
| Flavour | Compare the type of biscuit and the variety you’ve chosen; don’t assume every flavour from a brand has the same ingredients. | For a party at home, I want to choose a flavour that suits the planned biscuit break. Flavour would be the main reason for choosing a particular product for around 27% of consumers. |
| How substantial the treat is | Decide whether one biscuit, a pack containing several biscuits or a non-food alternative is right for the occasion. | I want to keep the treat small, so I’m also considering something other than biscuits. This would be the most important consideration for around 13% of consumers. |
An inner pack may contain two or three biscuits, which changes the portion each guest receives.
Count your guests and decide how many biscuits you want to hand out to each person. Then compare the number of inner packs.
Lotus Bakeries lists wheat and soya as ingredients in its original Biscoff variety. Other flavours or varieties may contain different ingredients.
Ask about allergies and dietary requirements beforehand, then read the label on the exact pack you’re buying.
A school or after-school club may have its own rules for birthdays, so an edible treat may not always be suitable.
Before you buy, ask the venue what’s allowed and consider a non-food alternative if necessary.
Product ranges and information on product pages can change. If any guests have allergies, the label on the pack you buy is what matters most.
Check availability shortly before the party and read the current label when you buy.
For its original speculoos biscuits, Lotus Bakeries lists options including a Pocket Pack of 8 × 2 and an XL pack of 10 × 2.
Albert Heijn lists several Lotus Biscoff packs in its online range, including a snack pack and an XL size.
Jumbo lists Lotus Biscoff varieties with two or three biscuits per pack.
Lidl uses Sondey for a range that includes cookies, biscuits, wafers and bars.
ALDI describes a Biscotto pack containing 20 chocolate biscuits, wrapped in pairs.
These biscuits may be useful if you’re planning portions for a birthday party. Check how many packs and biscuits you can actually hand out from each product; a box or multipack doesn’t automatically mean one portion per guest.
Image unavailable
If you want to portion out biscuits for each guest in advance, check how many individual portions are in the 150 g pack and read the label for allergen information.
Image unavailable
For a treat featuring mini biscuits, the listed quantity is 3 × 77 g. Check the pack to see how many biscuits are in each individual pack, and read the label for allergen information.
Image unavailable
If you want to hand out speculoos biscuits, the product name lists 8 biscuits and 200 g. Check the inner packaging before counting portions for your guests, and read the label for allergen information.
Image unavailable
The product name lists two separate packs, making these an option for a small treat. Check how many biscuits each pack contains and read the label for allergen information.
No. Lotus Bakeries lists the XL variety as 10 packs, each containing two biscuits. So one pack is one portion to hand out, but it contains two biscuits. If you want exactly one biscuit per guest, check how many biscuits are in each inner pack.
First, ask about the rules at the school or after-school club in question; edible treats aren’t automatically allowed. The Netherlands Nutrition Centre also advises taking allergies and religious or dietary requirements into account when choosing treats.
Don’t assume they are: Lotus Bakeries lists wheat flour and soya flour in the original variety. Before handing them out, read the current label on the exact pack you bought.
