A large, single pack of chocolate sprinkles is a good fit for an oliebollen stall that mainly wants to stock one topping. Choose a multipack if individual sealed packs are easier to distribute between serving points or save for different occasions. A smaller flavour option can add variety, but check the current label for each product you choose. If you sell oliebollen with sprinkles unwrapped, customers must be able to get information about any allergens before they buy.
If you mainly use one type of chocolate sprinkles, the pack size and the number of packs you want to keep in stock will determine which option is right for you. Jumbo and ALDI each list a 600 g pack of dark chocolate sprinkles; these are single packs, not multipacks.
If you use sprinkles as an ingredient or topping, keep the current allergen information for each variety to hand. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says customers must be able to get information about allergens in unwrapped foods before they buy.
If you want to offer another dark or milk chocolate variety alongside your standard option, compare pack sizes and labels individually. A smaller pack may suit an extra flavour that you don't use as part of your main stock.
If you sell unwrapped products, first decide how you’ll keep track of allergen information for each topping. Then choose a pack size that suits your main stock, how you’ll distribute it between serving points and the number of flavours you want to offer.
| What to consider | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Allergen information | Check the current label for each variety and keep a record of the unwrapped products you use the sprinkles on. | If I sell an oliebol with sprinkles unwrapped, I want to give customers accurate information before they buy. Around 42% of consumers put this allergen information first. |
| Main stock | Compare the net weight of each pack and decide how many sealed packs you need for one standard topping. | If I use a lot of the same topping, I want to keep enough in stock without having to switch varieties all the time; around 33% of consumers put this first. |
| Distribution and flavours | Check how many individual packs are in a multipack and consider each additional flavour as a separate variety. | If I work across several serving points or offer different toppings, I want to be able to distribute sealed packs and keep the varieties separate. Around 25% of consumers put this need first. |
A description such as ‘dark’ doesn’t, by itself, tell you which allergens are listed for a product. For example, Albert Heijn lists milk and soya, and possible traces of lactose, for De Ruijter Specials Intens Puur.
Record the ingredients and allergen information from the pack you actually use. Update your records whenever you change variety or recipe.
According to Albert Heijn, De Ruijter Specials Intens Puur comes in a 200 g pack. If you use a lot of the same topping, you’ll need more of these packs to get the same quantity as one 600 g pack.
Decide which variety you’ll use as your standard option and which you’ll offer as an additional flavour. Keep the allergen information for each one separate.
A brand to consider if you want to split your chocolate sprinkles across individual packs.
A brand with standard varieties as well as a smaller dark chocolate option.
A supermarket own-brand option in a large, single pack for your main stock.
An ALDI own-brand option in a large pack of dark chocolate sprinkles.
An option if you’d rather distribute smaller packs of dark chocolate sprinkles.
A multipack can be useful if you want to distribute sealed packs between serving points or save them for different occasions. Albert Heijn says the Venz Hagelslag puur 2-pack contains two 400 g packs supplied as separate items; check whether that’s the set-up you need.
Yes. If you sell an oliebol with sprinkles unwrapped to consumers, they must be able to get information about any allergens before they buy. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority says this information can be given in writing or verbally. If you give it verbally, you must display a notice at the point of sale telling customers they can ask for it.
No. Don’t rely on the description ‘dark’ alone: check the label for every variety you choose. Albert Heijn lists milk and soya, and possible traces of lactose, for De Ruijter Specials Intens Puur; don’t assume the same information applies to another product.
Follow the storage instructions on the label for the variety you’ve chosen and reseal opened packs after use. Keep different varieties separate so you can match the right ingredients and allergen information to the topping you’re using.
