For a self-service conference break, individually wrapped biscuits are an obvious choice. Choose a portioned speculaas bar if you want to offer a more substantial treat, or a sharing pack if you’ll be managing the serving yourself. Before ordering, decide what counts as one portion: one biscuit, one inner pack or one bar. Check the latest allergen information for every product, especially if you’re serving it unwrapped.
Want guests to be able to grab something with their coffee without you having to portion it out on the spot? Check how many biscuits are in each inner pack. For example, Lotus Bakeries Netherlands lists packs of 10 × 2 and 20 × 2 biscuits, so one pack to hand out doesn’t mean one biscuit.
With a mixed group, you need to be able to check the ingredients and allergens in the products you choose. This is particularly important for filled speculaas bars and when serving products unwrapped. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains the information requirements for allergens in non-prepacked foods.
If you’re looking for more than a biscuit with coffee, compare a filled speculaas bar with a speculaas-flavoured snack bar in terms of product type, portion size and allergens. A speculaas-flavoured snack bar isn’t necessarily traditional speculaas.
First decide what you want to hand out to each guest and whether someone will be overseeing the serving. Then compare the allergen information and portion size for the exact product.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Portions and self-service | Count the inner packs and the biscuits in each one; check that every portion is sealed. | If guests are helping themselves, I want to know in advance what counts as one portion to hand out. Around 46% of consumers put portion checks first. |
| Allergen information | Check the latest ingredients, allergens and possible traces; decide how you’ll make the information available when serving unwrapped products. | For guests with different allergies, I want to be able to provide clear information about every product on offer. Around 36% of consumers put allergen management first. |
| Snack size | Compare the product type and weight per portion; if you’re choosing a bar, check the ingredients too. | If the break needs to offer more than a biscuit with coffee, I’ll choose a larger portion deliberately. That’s the priority for around 18% of consumers. |
A sealed pack may contain several biscuits. Lotus Bakeries Netherlands lists formats of 10 × 2 and 20 × 2 biscuits; Albert Heijn also describes a Lotus version with six inner packs of three biscuits.
Work out how many you need based on the number of inner packs you’ll hand out and how many biscuits each contains, rather than relying on the multipack name alone.
Ingredients vary by product. Jumbo’s product information lists almonds, wheat, milk and egg among the ingredients in its butter speculaas bars.
Check the latest packaging for the bar you’ve chosen and make sure the relevant allergen information is available when serving it.
Ingredients, allergen information and product ranges can change. Albert Heijn notes that its product information may be updated.
Before placing your order, confirm the current packaging, portion details and availability with your chosen retailer.
Information about allergens present must be available for non-prepacked foods. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority outlines this requirement for food businesses.
Make sure guests can find out which allergens are in each product at the serving point.
For its classic biscuits, Lotus Bakeries Netherlands lists formats including Pocket Pack 8 × 2, XL 10 × 2 and Mega Pack 20 × 2. These are useful options if you want to offer small portions with coffee.
Jumbo describes its butter speculaas bars with almond paste as six 45 g portions per pack. This is a different way to serve speculaas than offering a small biscuit with coffee.
Albert Heijn describes a range of speculaas products, including a Lotus version with six inner packs of three biscuits.
ALDI Netherlands describes Biscotto Bakers’ Speculaas as a 600 g pack containing 48 biscuits. It’s a useful option if you want to serve biscuits from a central point.
Lidl lists bakers’ speculaas in its range. When choosing products for a conference, the information on the specific pack is important.
These Joybuy products show three ways to offer a speculaas treat: a speculaas-flavoured snack bar, speculaas biscuits and a larger pack of bakers’ speculaas. Compare them by product type and decide how you want to serve them before ordering.
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A good choice if you want to hand out a speculaas-flavoured snack bar rather than traditional speculaas. The pack contains 3 bars of 35 g each. Check the latest packaging for allergen information, paying particular attention to spelt, wheat, almonds and barley.
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For serving speculaas biscuits at a coffee break when you want to organise the portions yourself. The pack lists 8 biscuits and weighs 200 g. Check how the biscuits are arranged inside the pack and consult the latest allergen information, including for wheat, milk and egg.
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For serving speculaas from a central point. The pack contains 450 g; check how many biscuits it includes and decide on your portions before the conference. Check the latest packaging for wheat and possible traces of nuts.
Yes. Information about allergens present must be available when serving non-prepacked foods. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority explains this requirement. Make sure guests can get information about the specific product on offer.
No. A vegan label doesn’t mean a product is free from allergens such as wheat or soya. According to its own product information, Lotus Bakeries describes its Biscoff biscuit as vegan, while the classic version contains wheat and soya. Always check the allergen information on the exact pack.
Use the product page to help you decide, then check the latest packaging or product specification. Albert Heijn notes that product information may change; Lidl doesn’t provide an online overview of ingredients and allergens for its food products.
A biscuit portion suits a short coffee break, as long as you check how many biscuits you’re giving each guest. A filled speculaas bar is a different, more substantial portion: Jumbo lists six 45 g portions per pack for its butter speculaas bars. Check the allergens too before offering either option.
