Choose a pack with one individually wrapped biscuit if each visitor is to receive exactly one sealed treat. A pack of two is only suitable if two biscuits per person, or sharing, is acceptable. Also check the allergens, best-before date and storage instructions on the pack you buy.
Look for an explicit statement that each biscuit is individually wrapped. Albert Heijn describes LU Time Out choco chip as five individually wrapped biscuits; a label such as ‘packs of 2’ does not meet the same requirements for handing them out.
If your group has different dietary needs, the label on the variety you choose is what matters. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, allergen information must appear on the label of prepacked products. Check this information on the pack you’ll actually be handing out.
If each person doesn’t need their own sealed biscuit, a pack of two could work well. For example, ALDI says its Biscotto chocolate biscuits are packed in twos. Before buying, check how many inner packs you’ll need.
First decide how many biscuits each visitor will receive. Then check how many are in each inner pack and read the label for the variety you’ve chosen.
| What to consider | What to check when buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| One biscuit per wrapper | Look for an explicit statement such as ‘individually wrapped’ or ‘wrapped individually’; ‘packs of 2’ means a portion of two. | If I want to give everyone one sealed biscuit, I don’t want to have to divide them up during the parade. For around 50% of consumers, individual wrapping comes first. |
| Allergens and labelling | Read the ingredients and allergen information on the current packaging of the exact variety. | When handing biscuits out to a mixed group, I want to be able to judge who the biscuits I’ve chosen are suitable for. Around 30% of consumers give this check top priority. |
| Chocolate variety and portion size | Check the type of chocolate described and the number of biscuits in each inner pack. | If we’re sharing a portion, each biscuit doesn’t need its own wrapper, and the type of chocolate also plays a part. This combination matters most to around 20% of consumers. |
ALDI says its Biscotto chocolate biscuits are ‘packed in twos’. This works if each recipient can have two biscuits, but not if everyone needs to receive exactly one sealed biscuit.
Count the biscuits in each inner pack, not just the total number in the outer pack.
A chocolate variety or small pack doesn’t confirm that each biscuit has its own wrapper. For example, Lotus Bakeries lists Biscoff with dark chocolate as 7 x 3 pieces, without stating that each biscuit is individually wrapped.
Check the packaging details for the exact variety before planning your portions.
Ingredients and allergens vary from product to product. The name or type of chocolate is no substitute for checking the allergen information.
Find out in advance which allergies you need to take into account, then read the information on the pack you buy.
A pack with lots of biscuits may contain fewer individual portions to hand out. ALDI says its Biscotto pack contains 20 biscuits, packed in twos.
Count the people you plan to give them to and compare that number with the number of sealed inner packs.
Albert Heijn describes LU Time Out choco chip as a pack of five individually wrapped biscuits.
ALDI Netherlands lists Biscotto chocolate biscuits as a pack of 20, packed in twos.
Lotus Bakeries Netherlands lists Biscoff speculoos with dark chocolate in a pack of 7 x 3 pieces.
Verkade describes Tops Milk Chocolate as biscuits with a milk chocolate topping and cream filling.
These products offer different portion options: individually wrapped biscuit sticks and chocolate biscuits in packs of two. Choose according to what you want to give each visitor; a biscuit stick isn’t the same as a regular chocolate biscuit.
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An option if you’d like to hand out individually wrapped biscuit sticks instead of regular chocolate biscuits.
Check how many sticks are in each pack before working out how many you’ll need, and read the allergen information on the pack you’ll be handing out.
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Suits a plan where two chocolate biscuits in each sealed portion is acceptable.
The biscuits come in inner packs of two, so each biscuit doesn’t have its own wrapper. Check the allergens on the current packaging.
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A milk chocolate option if you want to give two biscuits in each sealed portion.
Each inner pack contains two biscuits. Before handing them out, read the allergen information on the pack you’ve chosen.
No, it means that two biscuits are wrapped together. If you want to give each visitor one sealed biscuit, look for an explicit statement such as ‘individually wrapped’ or ‘wrapped individually’.
Yes, read the allergen information for the biscuits you’re going to hand out. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says that allergen information must appear on the label of prepacked products. Check the current packaging for the variety you’ve chosen.
Check how many sealed portions are in the pack, as well as the best-before date and any storage instructions on the packaging. This will help you work out how many packs you need and store the biscuits as directed.
No, suitability depends on the ingredients and allergens in the exact variety, and on the allergy you need to take into account. Don’t rely on the name ‘chocolate biscuit’ alone; check the current label before giving the product to that person.
