Organisers catering for mixed tastes
A filled custard cream and an unfilled digestive offer different choices. An assortment can cover both, provided you check which other varieties it contains.
Who is choosing the biscuits?
Organisers serving larger meetings
Count portions as well as packs. Buzz Catering Supplies lists a Crawford's assortment containing 100 separate packs of three biscuits, including custard creams and digestives.
Organisers accommodating food restrictions
Keep the supplied packs' ingredient and allergen information accessible. The cited custard creams and digestives differ in their ingredients and precautionary warnings, so a biscuit's style alone cannot establish suitability.
What matters when choosing?
Custard creams
Choose when: Attendees want a sandwich biscuit with a vanilla-flavoured filling, as described in the cited Tesco and ASDA products.
Keep in mind: Those two products contain wheat and milk; check the particular pack before serving it.
Plain digestives
Choose when: An unfilled biscuit better suits the meeting's planned selection.
Keep in mind: Tesco labels its cited Digestives suitable for vegans, but they contain wheat and carry a precautionary warning for peanuts and nuts; neither detail applies automatically to other digestives.
An assortment containing both
Choose when: You want to offer both styles in separate portions; Buzz Catering Supplies lists a Crawford's assortment of 100 three-biscuit packs.
Keep in mind: That assortment also includes other varieties, so confirm the mix and check allergen information for each type.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Biscuit style | Check whether each option is filled or unfilled. For an assortment, confirm that both requested styles are included and note the other varieties. | I would offer both custard creams and digestives if I did not know which style attendees wanted. |
| Ingredients | Read each supplied pack's ingredients, allergen information and precautionary warnings. Check dietary labels on the exact product rather than applying them to a whole biscuit type. | If someone has a food restriction, I need information for the biscuit they will actually be served. |
| Portions | Check the biscuit or serving count, biscuits per portion and variety mix. Buzz Catering Supplies describes its Crawford's assortment as 100 packs of three biscuits, not 100 individual biscuits. | For a larger meeting, I want enough portions and a format that works for serving or handing them out. |
| Nutrition | Compare the exact products' traffic-light labels or nutrition values on the same per 100g basis. Check serving sizes before comparing per-biscuit figures. | If sugar content matters for the selection, I want to compare the packs on a consistent basis rather than judge by the word “digestive”. |
What should you avoid assuming?
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Assuming “suitable for vegans” covers allergies
Tesco labels its cited Digestives suitable for vegans, but the pack lists wheat and warns that it may contain peanuts and nuts.
Check ingredients and precautionary warnings separately from any vegan designation on the supplied pack.
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Counting portion packs as individual biscuits
Buzz Catering Supplies describes the Crawford's assortment as 100 packs with three biscuits in each, including varieties beyond custard creams and digestives.
Plan using the pack count, biscuits per pack and confirmed variety mix.
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Judging sugar content by biscuit style
A biscuit's name does not give you a like-for-like nutrition comparison between particular products or portions.
Compare the exact packs' sugars per 100g, then check the serving sizes you intend to offer.
Brands and biscuit ranges to compare
McVitie's
McVitie's Original Digestives and Tasties Custard Creams are distinct products covering the two biscuit styles.
- McVitie's describes its Original Digestives as having a salty-sweet wheat flavour; Morrisons describes the Tasties product as biscuits with a custard-flavoured filling.
- Check the ingredients on the exact pack rather than applying one product's details to the other.
Crawford's
A catering assortment listed by Buzz Catering Supplies includes custard creams, digestives and other varieties in 100 three-biscuit packs.
- Separate portion packs provide a count to use when planning distribution.
- Tesco lists wheat and milk in a separate Crawford's Custard Creams 300g product and a precautionary sesame warning; do not assume those details describe every biscuit in the assortment.
Tesco
Tesco lists both Custard Cream Biscuits 400g and Digestives 400g.
- The cited Digestives are labelled suitable for vegans, while the cited custard creams contain milk.
- The cited Digestives contain wheat and carry a precautionary warning for peanuts and nuts. Check the supplied labels for both products.
ASDA
ASDA lists a 400g pack of vanilla-flavoured custard creams.
- ASDA suggests 34 servings for this pack, a useful stated figure to check against a meeting's portion plan.
- The cited product contains wheat and milk; its details do not describe every ASDA biscuit.
M&S
M&S lists Extra Cream Custard Creams in a 165g pack.
- “Extra Cream” is M&S's description of this particular filled-biscuit formulation, not an independent comparison.
- The listed ingredients include wheat, milk and soya lecithin; check the supplied pack when serving attendees with restrictions.
Sainsbury's
A Sainsbury's Custard Creams 200g listing documents another filled-biscuit formulation.
- The listing identifies wheat and milk ingredients for this particular product.
- Sainsbury's marks the cited listing as currently out of stock, so confirm availability before including it in a meeting order.
Joybuy biscuit options
These Joybuy options cover a digestive and a custard cream. Check each pack's serving information and ingredients against the people attending your meeting.
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Gullon Zero Sugar Free Original Digestives 400g
An unfilled digestive option for a meeting where you want to offer that biscuit style. The 400g pack is labelled sugar free; check its ingredients, allergen advice and sweetener warning before serving. Its product information warns that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect.
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Schar Gluten Free Custard Creams 125g
A custard cream option for the filled-biscuit side of the meeting selection. The 125g pack is labelled gluten free; check the supplied pack's ingredients, allergen information and serving count when planning for attendees.
Questions about meeting biscuits
How many biscuits should I order for a meeting?
Start with the attendee count and the number of biscuits you intend to offer each person, then check the pack's biscuit or portion count. Buzz Catering Supplies lists its Crawford's assortment as 100 packs of three biscuits, not 100 individual biscuits; check the variety mix if you need both custard creams and digestives.
Are all plain digestives vegan or suitable for someone avoiding milk?
No conclusion about every digestive follows from the biscuit's name. Tesco labels its cited Digestives suitable for vegans, while McVitie's says its Original Digestives may also contain milk. Check the exact supplied pack against the attendee's requirements.
How should I store biscuits after opening a pack?
Follow the instructions on the pack you serve. Tesco directs cool, dry storage and an airtight container after opening for its cited custard creams and digestives.