For individual sales, choose dark chocolate that can remain in its own packaging with ingredient and allergen information available to each purchaser; check the packaging before ordering a multipack. An assorted box makes more sense as an unopened adult raffle or thank-you gift than as loose chocolates on a stall. In either case, check the exact label and the school’s event and allergy arrangements first.
If you plan to sell individual treats, consider how each purchaser will see the ingredients and allergen information. Anaphylaxis UK advises asking for food brought to school events in its original packaging with ingredient lists or allergen information.
A dark-chocolate box can be given unopened to an adult raffle winner, volunteer or teacher, who can inspect its full label. That is a different use from opening the box to sell individual chocolates.
A description such as dark or vegan does not replace the exact pack’s allergen statement. For example, Montezuma’s labels its Dark Chocolate Bar Library vegan while also listing milk, wheat and soya and warning that it may contain nuts and peanuts.
Decide whether the chocolate will be sold as separate items or handed over as one gift. Then check how its packaging, label and ingredients fit the school’s arrangements.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Allergen information | Read the current pack’s ingredients, declared allergens and ‘may contain’ wording. If selling separate items, check what information stays with each one. | I want purchasers and helpers to be able to check the right label for the chocolate they receive. |
| Sale or prize format | Check whether a multipack’s bars have their own packaging and labels. For an assorted box, consider keeping the whole box unopened as one prize. | Am I selling several separate treats, or choosing a single raffle or thank-you gift? |
| Exact ingredients | Check each variant rather than relying on ‘dark’, ‘vegan’ or its cocoa percentage. Montezuma’s lists milk, wheat and soya for its vegan-labelled Dark Chocolate Bar Library. | I need to assess the actual product against the intended recipient’s requirements, not its front-of-pack description alone. |
| School arrangements | Ask whether chocolate sales are permitted, what packaging the school expects and how its allergy arrangements apply to the event. | I want to confirm the stall plan with the school before ordering food for it. |
Lindt’s LINDOR Dark 70% truffles may contain hazelnuts and other nuts, according to Lindt; the M&S Dark Chocolate Selection carries warnings for several allergy groups.
Check the current label of the exact product, including ingredients and precautionary warnings, before deciding whether it fits the school’s arrangements.
Once pieces are separated from the box, the packaging information may no longer be available alongside each chocolate. Serving loose pieces also requires additional handling.
For individual sales, choose items whose information can stay with each portion. Keep an assorted box intact if it is intended as a raffle or thank-you gift.
Montezuma’s labels its Dark Chocolate Bar Library vegan, but its product information also lists milk, wheat and soya and says it may contain nuts and peanuts.
Check the allergen statement separately from any description of the recipe.
The school’s event and allergy arrangements determine what organisers need to plan for at their particular sale. Department for Education guidance for England says schools must publish an allergy-safety policy setting out arrangements for pupils with known allergens.
Ask the school about the proposed chocolate sale, packaging and allergen-handling arrangements before placing an order.
Divine lists a multipack of thirty 35 g 70% dark-chocolate bars, a format to consider when planning individual sales.
Its dark-chocolate range lists 18-piece and 29-piece Serious Dark Fix boxes to consider as whole gifts or prizes.
The LINDOR Dark 70% Chocolate Truffles 200 g box is a defined dark-chocolate gift option.
The Dark Chocolate Bar Library contains five 90 g bars and suits consideration as a whole adult gift rather than loose stall portions.
The Dark Chocolate Selection is a filled-box option to consider as an unopened adult prize.
These boxed chocolates are options to consider for an adult raffle or thank-you gift, rather than individually labelled treats for a school stall. Check the current pack and the school’s arrangements before choosing either one.
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A boxed dark-chocolate truffle option for an adult prize. Lindt specifies a minimum of 70% cocoa solids for the dark chocolate and says this product may contain hazelnuts and other nuts. Check the current label and whether the box’s packaging suits the planned handover.
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A dark-chocolate assortment box to consider as one adult prize rather than loose stall portions. Its product information lists milk, almonds, hazelnuts and egg, and says it may contain peanuts and other tree nuts. Check the current label, the packaging and the school’s allergy arrangements before ordering.
For a general stall, choose separate items that can retain their own ingredient and allergen information instead. Dividing an assorted box can separate the chocolates from the label and involves more handling; an unopened box is easier to give as one adult prize.
Do not assume they settle the rules for your particular event. Department for Education guidance describes requirements for food and drink provided in state-funded schools in England, while the 2014 school food regulations define chocolate as confectionery. Ask the school how its food and allergy policies apply to the planned sale.
No: neither description establishes allergen suitability. Lindt says its LINDOR Dark 70% truffles may contain hazelnuts and other nuts, and that no Lindt product is guaranteed nut-allergen safe. Check the exact current pack against the recipient’s needs and the school’s arrangements.