For a self-service office tin, start with small dark-chocolate bars and confirm whether each is separately wrapped; large bars need someone to break and serve them. A truffle box or mixed selection may suit colleagues who want variety, but check every item and its current allergen information—especially if the request is for dark chocolate only.
Divine Chocolate lists packs of 160 small 12.5 g dark bars and 30 larger 35 g dark bars. Either gives you a stated number of bars to plan around; if colleagues will help themselves, also check whether the bars are individually wrapped.
For a team that has asked for a particular cocoa level, compare the actual products rather than the word “dark”. Divine Chocolate lists 70% bars, while Montezuma's lists a bundle of 100% cocoa bars. The latter is a more specific choice, not a default for an unknown group.
Read the exact current ingredients and allergen information before putting chocolate in a shared tin. Assortments can contain nut or milk ingredients, and the Food Standards Agency explains that a precautionary “may contain” statement signals that an allergen could be unintentionally present.
Decide how colleagues will take a serving, then check the contents of the exact pack against the office's dark-chocolate and ingredient requirements.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Serving format | Compare the number and size of bars or pieces. Confirm individual wrapping if colleagues need to take a serving without handling a shared bar. | I want colleagues to help themselves over several days. Divine Chocolate lists 160 bars at 12.5 g each and a separate 30-pack of 35 g bars; large bars would need breaking and serving. |
| Dark-only contents | Read the item-by-item contents and cocoa percentages. Check mixed bundles rather than treating their names as a list of what is inside. | If the office has asked for dark chocolate only, every included item needs to fit. Divine Chocolate's five-pack variety bundle includes 70% dark bars alongside 45% and 38% milk chocolate products. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Check the full current ingredient list, declared allergens and any precautionary statement for the exact product. Inspect each variety in an assortment. | I need colleagues with dietary requirements to be able to assess the packaging before taking a piece. Montezuma's 100% cocoa bundle includes an almond bar, while the M&S Dark Chocolate Selection lists a hazelnut-praline centre. |
| Cocoa and fillings | Compare stated cocoa percentages and whether the selection contains plain, flavoured or filled chocolates. For boxes and truffles, check the individual pieces rather than assuming they match a plain bar. | Our team may want 70% dark chocolate, a specifically requested 100% cocoa bar, or filled pieces. I would choose the format and flavours the colleagues using the tin actually want. |
Divine Chocolate's five-pack variety bundle includes 45% and 38% milk chocolate products as well as 70% dark bars. That matters when the office has made a dark-only request.
Read the contents item by item before buying; choose a pack whose listed products all meet the request.
Montezuma's Absolute Black bundle includes an almond bar, and M&S lists hazelnut praline in its Dark Chocolate Selection. The Food Standards Agency explains that precautionary allergen wording can indicate possible unintended presence of an allergen.
Keep the exact packaging available so colleagues can assess ingredients and warnings. Do not present a communal chocolate as suitable for someone with an allergy on the strength of a broad product label.
Four 90 g bars in Montezuma's Absolute Black bundle call for different handling from Divine Chocolate's pack of 160 small 12.5 g bars.
For self-service, check bar size and wrapping. If buying large bars, decide who will break, serve and replenish them.
Montezuma's Absolute Black bundle contains 100% cocoa bars, whereas the Divine Chocolate multipacks listed here are 70% dark chocolate. The percentages identify different products, not a group preference.
Choose 100% cocoa when colleagues have specifically asked for it; otherwise check preferences before committing to a large bundle.
These brand examples show how pack formats and contents differ; check the exact product rather than applying a range description to every item a brand sells.
Divine Chocolate lists 70% dark bars in a 160-pack of 12.5 g bars and a 30-pack of 35 g bars.
Lindt Shop UK lists a 1 kg box of LINDOR Dark 70% truffles alongside dark-chocolate bars.
Montezuma's lists dark products including its Absolute Black bundle of four 90 g, 100% cocoa bars.
Hotel Chocolat's UK dark range lists 70% and 85% batons, fruit-and-nut selectors and boxed chocolates.
M&S lists an 85% dark bar and a separate Dark Chocolate Selection with filled centres.
This Joybuy option is a 348 g dark-chocolate box for an office considering a shared selection. Check its portion format and the current packaging before placing it in the tin.
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A boxed option if colleagues want a selection rather than bars. Confirm how the pieces are portioned, and check the exact current ingredients and allergen statements—particularly where nuts, milk or eggs are a concern—before sharing it.
No. Divine Chocolate's five-pack variety bundle includes 70% dark bars as well as 45% and 38% milk chocolate products. Check every item in a bundle if the office wants dark chocolate only.
No. A vegan label does not establish that a product is free from nuts or possible cross-contact. Check the exact ingredients and precautionary allergen wording; the Food Standards Agency explains that “may contain” information can communicate that an allergen might be unintentionally present.
Check the pack count, serving size and whether each piece is wrapped, then read the current contents, ingredients and allergen information. For an assortment, inspect the individual varieties rather than assuming every piece matches the description on the front.
Choose small bars when colleagues need to take individual servings, and confirm wrapping if separate handling matters. Divine Chocolate lists a pack of 160 bars at 12.5 g each; large bars can also serve a small team, but someone will need to break and serve them.