For your Boxing Day buffet, choose a croissant only if the baker explicitly confirms it is a sourdough croissant, if sourdough is essential. If a classic croissant will do, you can choose a supermarket option or bake one at home. Just check the quantity, serving time and options for ordering or collection with your chosen supplier for 26 December 2026.
If you specifically want to serve sourdough croissants, ask the baker whether the particular croissant you want to order is made with sourdough. A shop that sells both sourdough bread and croissants hasn’t necessarily confirmed how either product is made.
If you want to serve warm croissants and can set aside oven space, a bake-at-home or frozen option could work well. Check the cooking instructions for the product you choose; baking it at home doesn’t in itself mean it contains sourdough.
If your main priority is buying the number of croissants you need and sourdough isn’t essential, compare standard packs and the range at your chosen supermarket.
First, decide whether sourdough is essential. This determines whether you need to ask a baker how the croissants are made or whether you can consider a standard supermarket option. Then plan the quantity and serving time, and check the allergen information for any guests who need it.
| What to consider | What should you check? | Who is this most important for? |
|---|---|---|
| Sourdough in the croissant | Ask the baker whether the specific croissant is made with sourdough and whether you can order the quantity you need for 26 December. | If I want to serve sourdough croissants at the buffet, the description must be accurate for the croissants I order. An estimated 36% of consumers put this confirmation first. |
| Serving them warm | Read the cooking instructions and check whether you’ll have enough oven space at serving time. | I want to bake the croissants just before the buffet without clashing with other dishes in the oven. An estimated 29% of consumers give serving time the highest priority. |
| Number of croissants | Compare the number of croissants in each pack and check the range at your chosen shop. | For a larger group, I want to be able to buy enough croissants, even if they’re classic ones. This is the main buying requirement for around 21% of consumers. |
| Allergen information | For packaged croissants, check the current label; for loose ones, ask about allergen information before buying. | If a guest has a food allergy, I want to know which information applies to the croissant I’m choosing before I buy it. An estimated 14% of consumers put this check ahead of the other considerations. |
A baker may sell sourdough bread and croissants without making the croissants with sourdough. Kometen Brood and Oscar Desemcafé list the two products separately.
Ask how the specific croissant you’re ordering is made. If you’re placing an order for the buffet, also agree the quantity and collection time.
Butter and baking at home describe different product features; neither confirms that sourdough was used to make the croissant.
Present a classic croissant as a classic buffet option. Only call it sourdough when this has been confirmed for that specific product.
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority emphasises that consumers must be able to get allergen information before buying. For a packaged product, the current information may differ from what you saw on a product page earlier.
Check the label on the pack you’ve bought, or ask about allergens in loose croissants before purchasing. If necessary, also ask about cross-contamination.
When ordering from a baker, the quantity you need, whether you can order in advance and the collection time all affect your buffet planning.
Ask your chosen supplier in advance about the order deadline and whether collection is available on Saturday 26 December 2026. If sourdough is essential, confirm separately how the croissants are made.
These shops offer standard croissants or bake-at-home options to compare for your buffet. If sourdough is essential, always ask how the specific product is made.
Supermarket with an online croissant category, including its own butter croissants.
Supermarket offering butter, frozen and mini croissants in a range of pack sizes.
A shop to consider for bakery products, including a multiseed croissant.
A shop to consider for individual butter croissants.
Supermarket offering, among other things, a small butter croissant with oven-cooking instructions.
Supermarket offering butter croissants and a bake-at-home bread range.
These packaged croissants are an option if a standard croissant will do for your buffet. If sourdough is essential, check how this specific product is made before choosing it.
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A pack for anyone who wants to serve classic croissants at the buffet and needs four of them.
The product name states that the pack contains 4 pieces and weighs 180 g. Check the current ingredients and allergen information on the packaging; if sourdough is essential to your choice, ask how they’re made.
No. A baker can sell sourdough bread and croissants without making both in the same way. Ask whether the specific croissant you want to order is made with sourdough.
Yes, if sourdough isn’t essential. Supermarkets such as Albert Heijn and Jumbo offer standard croissants. Choose based on the quantity you need and how you want to serve them, without describing a standard option as a sourdough croissant.
Yes. According to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, consumers must be able to get allergen information about non-prepacked food before buying it. Ask the supplier for information about the specific croissant you want to buy.
Ask your chosen baker or shop well in advance about the order deadline and possible collection times on Saturday 26 December 2026. Confirm the quantity at the same time and, if it matters to you, whether the croissants you order are made with sourdough.
No, don’t assume there’s a general requirement for every croissant. The 2008 covenant published on Overheid.nl describes the promotion of iodised baker’s salt among participating producers; Brood.net states that its use isn’t legally required. Check the ingredients information or ask the producer if you want to know which salt was used in a particular croissant.
