For festival lunchboxes that need separate portions, Schär Gluten-Free Custard Creams 5 x 25g has five portion packs, with two biscuits in each, according to ASDA Groceries. A 400g Tesco or ASDA pack instead suits sharing or portioning into your own containers; Sainsbury’s 450g Summer Fruit assortment suits a shared table where flavour variety matters. Check the exact pack’s ingredients and allergen information against each guest’s needs before serving.
If each person needs a separate portion without opening a shared packet, check for inner packs rather than relying on the word ‘multi-pack’. ASDA Groceries describes Schär’s 5 x 25g custard creams as five portion packs with two biscuits per pack.
A larger packet can work for a shared table or for biscuits divided into your own containers. Tesco Groceries and ASDA Groceries each list a 400g custard-cream pack; check that everyone receiving a portion can eat its declared ingredients and allergens.
Choose by the labelling on the exact product, not by the biscuit category. ASDA Groceries labels the Schär 5 x 25g pack gluten-free, wheat-free and suitable for vegans, while the Tesco and ASDA standard packs declare wheat and milk.
Decide whether the biscuits need to arrive in separate portions, be shared from one packet or provide several flavours; then check the label for the people who will eat them.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Separate portions | Check for sealed inner packs and the number of biscuits in each. ASDA Groceries describes Schär 5 x 25g as five portion packs with two biscuits per pack; the Tesco and ASDA 400g examples are single packets. | I want to hand out lunchbox portions without opening one communal packet. If I use a larger pack, I can divide the biscuits into my own containers instead. |
| Dietary and allergen fit | Read the exact pack’s ingredients, allergen declarations and precautionary warnings. ASDA Groceries labels the Schär example gluten-free, wheat-free and suitable for vegans; Tesco Groceries and ASDA Groceries declare wheat and milk in their standard examples. | Before serving someone with a dietary restriction or allergy, I need to check the pack against that person’s specific requirements. |
| Group quantity | Compare pack weight with the number of people and how portions will be divided. The Tesco and ASDA standard packs each contain 400g; the Schär portioned pack contains 125g. | For a shared table, a larger single packet may fit my plan. For individual lunchboxes, I care more about how many separate portions the pack provides. |
| Flavour variety | Sainsbury’s Groceries describes its 450g Summer Fruit pack as containing blueberry-and-cream, strawberry-and-cream and peach-and-cream fillings. The listing calls it limited edition and states 12 servings; check availability for the event date. | I would like several flavours on a shared snack table, rather than only classic custard creams. |
The Tesco and ASDA 400g examples are single packets, unlike the five portion packs described for Schär by ASDA Groceries. A large packet will need dividing if each lunchbox requires its own portion.
Check the number of inner packs and biscuits per pack. If you plan to divide a sharing pack, arrange containers that will keep the biscuits dry and protected.
Portioning a sharing pack may also mean arranging tubs or bags and allowing time to fill them.
Tesco Groceries and ASDA Groceries declare wheat and milk in their standard custard creams. ASDA also lists possible rye, barley, oats and sesame; Tesco lists possible sesame.
Read the physical label of the exact pack before serving it, including precautionary allergen information. Choose a specifically labelled alternative only if it meets the guest’s requirements.
Sainsbury’s Groceries describes its Summer Fruit assortment as limited edition. It may not fit a plan that depends on finding the same flavours for a particular event date.
Confirm availability when arranging the festival food and have another suitable pack in mind if those flavours are important.
These examples show how pack formats differ; their inclusion does not mean every product is available for your event.
ASDA Groceries lists Schär Gluten-Free Custard Creams 5 x 25g as a portioned dietary-labelled option.
Tesco Groceries lists a 400g custard-cream packet suited to sharing or dividing into your own portions.
ASDA Groceries lists a standard 400g custard-cream packet for sharing or self-portioning.
Sainsbury’s Groceries describes a 450g Summer Fruit Custard Cream Variety Pack for shared serving.
The Joybuy listing describes McVitie’s Tasties Custard Creams as a 300g sharing pack.
This Joybuy option is a 125g gluten-free custard-cream pack with five portioned servings, relevant when planning separate festival lunchbox snacks.
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For lunchboxes needing separate portions, Joybuy describes this 125g gluten-free custard-cream pack as containing five portioned servings. Check the physical pack’s ingredients and allergen information against each recipient’s requirements before serving.
Do not assume they are: the standard Tesco and ASDA custard creams described by those retailers declare wheat and milk. ASDA Groceries labels its Schär 5 x 25g example gluten-free and wheat-free, but check the received pack against every guest’s specific requirements before serving.
No. ASDA Groceries describes the Schär 5 x 25g product as five portion packs with two biscuits in each, whereas the Tesco and ASDA 400g examples are single packets. A flavour assortment is not necessarily a set of individually wrapped lunchbox portions, so check its inner-pack description.
Read the actual pack’s ingredient list and allergen information for every product you plan to serve, then match it to the people receiving it. Check portion format too: separate inner packs and a sharing packet require different plans for handing out biscuits.
Follow the storage instructions on the pack you bought. Tesco Groceries advises keeping its 400g custard creams in a cool, dry place and, once opened, in an airtight container.