Which packaging suits your needs?

Office buyers stocking coffee stations

You want to offer one biscuit with coffee or tea without opening a shared pack each time. Individually wrapped biscuits are a good fit for this way of serving them.

Meeting and team event organisers

You’re looking for pre-portioned snacks to hand out or take away. A sharing bag could work well if each biscuit doesn’t need its own wrapper.

Offices mindful of allergens

You want to check exactly what a product contains before serving it. A vegan label doesn’t replace checking the ingredients and allergen warnings.

What should you look for when choosing?

The packaging mainly determines how you serve the speculoos: one biscuit per person, a bag with several biscuits or a bulk supply that you portion out yourself.

One wrapper per biscuit

Best for: coffee stations where you want to offer one biscuit per person.

Consider: each biscuit has its own wrapper; Lotus says this helps its Biscoff biscuits retain their flavour and crunch for longer.

Sharing bags

Best for: meetings or takeaway occasions where a bag containing several small biscuits makes a suitable portion.

Consider: the bag is pre-portioned, but each biscuit isn’t individually wrapped.

Shared bulk pack

Best for: an office that wants to manage its own shared supply.

Consider: once opened, you’ll need a suitable place to store it and a hygienic way to serve the biscuits.

What to consider What to check when buying Who it matters to
Serving one per person Look for ‘individually wrapped’ and check how many biscuits are wrapped separately. If I want to offer one biscuit with coffee, I don’t want to have to open a shared pack. Individual serving is the top priority for around 36% of consumers choosing speculoos for the office.
Allergens Read the ingredients, listed allergens and any ‘may contain’ warnings on the pack you receive. When colleagues or guests need to avoid certain allergens, I want to be able to check the label on the exact product before serving it. For around 29% of these consumers, this is the most important requirement.
Portions to take away Compare the number of bags and the contents of each one; decide whether a single bag makes a suitable portion. For a meeting, I want to be able to set out portions that people can take away, without needing one individually wrapped biscuit per person. This is the top priority for around 21% of consumers.
Shared supply Decide how you’ll seal an opened pack and how staff can take biscuits without reaching into it. If our office can portion out the biscuits itself, I’d prefer to manage one shared supply. This is the main consideration for around 14% of consumers.

Common mistakes

  • Mistaking a sharing bag for an individually wrapped biscuit

    According to Albert Heijn, the Smoeltjes Speculaasjes pack contains eight sharing bags. That doesn’t mean each biscuit has its own wrapper.

    If you want to offer one biscuit per guest, check both the pack description and the number of individually wrapped biscuits.

  • Confusing vegan with allergen-free

    The Lotus Biscoff variety described is labelled vegan, but its ingredient information lists wheat and soya. A dietary claim doesn’t give you the full picture when it comes to allergens.

    Check the current label on the product you’re actually serving.

  • Opening a bulk pack without a serving plan

    A bulk pack doesn’t provide individual portions. For AH Bakkers speculaas, Albert Heijn advises storing the biscuits in a sealed tin after opening.

    Choose this format if you can store the opened pack and serve the biscuits hygienically.

  • Relying only on a product page you viewed earlier

    When you place a new order, the label on the pack you receive is what matters for checking the ingredients and allergens.

    Read the label again before serving the speculoos, especially if dietary requirements or allergies are a concern.

Relevant brands and product ranges

Lotus Biscoff

Lotus Bakeries describes a foodservice box containing 300 individually wrapped Biscoff biscuits, ready to serve one at a time.

  • Lotus says the individual wrapper helps the biscuits retain their flavour and crunch for longer.
  • The ingredient information lists wheat and soya; check the label if allergens are a concern.

Smoeltjes (Hellema)

The Smoeltjes Speculaasjes described by Albert Heijn come in a 200 g pack containing eight sharing bags.

  • The bags make it easy to prepare portions in advance for a team event.
  • A sharing bag isn’t the same as a single individually wrapped biscuit; also check the current label for allergen information.

De Ruiter’s Bakkerij

De Ruiter’s Bakkerij describes its Speculoos Poppetjes as seven 25 g bags that you can hand out or take away.

  • The portions are already divided into individual bags.
  • Check the allergen information on the specific pack before serving.

Albert Heijn

AH Bakkers speculaas is a 600 g bulk pack for a shared supply, rather than an option for serving individually wrapped biscuits.

  • A good fit for an office that wants to manage its own portions and serving arrangements.
  • Albert Heijn’s storage instructions say to keep the biscuits in a sealed tin after opening.

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Frequently asked questions

What’s the difference between individually wrapped biscuits and sharing bags?

With individually wrapped speculoos, each biscuit has its own wrapper; according to Lotus Bakeries, the Lotus Biscoff foodservice box contains 300 biscuits wrapped this way. A sharing bag is one pre-portioned pack that may contain several biscuits, like the eight sharing bags in a pack of Smoeltjes Speculaasjes.

Is vegan speculoos suitable for everyone in the office?

No. Vegan doesn’t mean allergen-free. According to its ingredient information, the Lotus Biscoff variety described contains wheat and soya; check the current label on the pack you’ve chosen before serving.

Do individually wrapped Biscoff biscuits stay crunchier for longer?

Lotus says the individual packaging helps its Biscoff biscuits retain their flavour and crunch for longer. This is a claim about a specific product, not a shelf-life guarantee for other speculoos; always follow the storage instructions on the pack too.

What allergen information should I check on the pack?

Check the ingredients list, the allergens listed and any warnings about the possible presence of other allergens. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority states that 14 allergens must be declared on the label; check the label on the speculoos you receive before serving.

How should I store speculoos from an opened bulk pack?

Follow the storage instructions for the product you’ve chosen. For AH Bakkers speculaas, Albert Heijn advises storing it in a cool, dark and dry place and keeping it in a sealed tin after opening. If you’re managing a shared supply, make sure you also have a hygienic way to serve the biscuits.