For one-per-person hand-outs at a car boot sale, choose individually wrapped bars if the current pack confirms the wrapping; a sharing pack suits a table where you can serve pieces. Sainsbury’s lists Cadbury Fudge as four 22g chocolate-covered bars, while Waitrose describes its 150g clotted-cream fudge as approximately six portions. Check the current allergen label, and if you sell or repack food, check which food-business registration and labelling duties apply.
Count one bar per recipient and look for a pack that confirms each bar is wrapped. Sainsbury’s lists the Cadbury Fudge multipack as four 22g chocolate-covered bars; check the pack’s milk allergen information before offering them.
Traditional fudge can work when someone can portion and serve it from an opened pack. Waitrose describes its 150g clotted-cream fudge as approximately six portions; its product information also gives milk and may-contain peanut and nut information.
Selling or packing food yourself raises different questions from handing out unopened retail products. The Food Standards Agency’s food-business registration guidance and the applicable prepacked-for-direct-sale labelling rules are the starting points for checking your activity.
Start with how recipients will take the fudge, then compare the pack count, ingredient information and any handling needed at the stall.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Portion count | Check the number of separate bars or the stated portions, not just the total weight. Sainsbury’s lists Cadbury Fudge as 4 × 22g; Waitrose describes its 150g clotted-cream fudge as approximately six portions. | I want to plan for the expected number of recipients without mistaking pack weight for a hand-out count. |
| Serving format | Confirm whether portions have their own wrappers or must be served from an opened pack. M&S describes its 128g Blond Fudge Bites as a sharing-bag confectionery product, not plain fudge. | For a queue, I would rather hand over a sealed portion; at a staffed table, I can serve pieces from a sharing pack. |
| Allergen information | Read the current pack and keep its information available. The named Cadbury, Waitrose and M&S products contain milk; Waitrose and M&S also give further allergen or suitability warnings. | If I do not know everyone’s dietary requirements, I need recipients to be able to check the information for the exact product offered. |
| Selling or repacking | If you operate a food business, the Food Standards Agency says to register with the local authority at least 28 days before trading or food operations start. For food that meets the prepacked-for-direct-sale definition, Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland guidance describes food-name and full-ingredients labelling with regulated allergens emphasised. | I plan to sell food or pack portions myself, so I need to establish which registration and labelling requirements apply before doing so. |
Cadbury Fudge is a chocolate-covered bar, Waitrose Clotted Cream Fudge is traditional fudge served from a pack, and M&S Blond Fudge Bites combine a fudge core with biscuit and chocolate.
Choose between sealed bars, served pieces and a sharing bag before comparing named products.
Sainsbury’s 88g Cadbury multipack contains four 22g bars. Waitrose describes its 150g clotted-cream fudge as approximately six portions, but those portions need serving.
Estimate recipient numbers and use the stated bar or portion count to plan how many packs you need.
The named products contain milk, and the Waitrose and M&S products carry additional allergen or suitability information. A product name alone cannot establish whether it suits a particular recipient.
Check the physical pack before offering the fudge, retain its ingredient information and let recipients read it.
Separating portions from their retail packaging can also separate them from the original ingredient information. If the activity is a food business or the food meets the prepacked-for-direct-sale definition, registration or specific labelling requirements may apply.
Before trading or repacking, check your activity against Food Standards Agency guidance and confirm applicable requirements with the local authority.
Sainsbury’s lists Cadbury Fudge as a four-bar, 88g multipack of chocolate-covered fudge.
Waitrose Clotted Cream Fudge is a 150g traditional-fudge pack described as approximately six portions.
M&S Blond Fudge Bites come in a 128g sharing bag and combine fudge, biscuit and chocolate.
Thorntons describes a toffee-and-fudge range that includes chocolate-coated vanilla fudge and single-flavour bags.
This chocolate-covered fudge bar pack offers a countable option for planning one bar per recipient; check the current pack before relying on individual wrapping.
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Four bars make it possible to plan one bar per recipient. The matching Sainsbury’s product is listed as four 22g chocolate-covered fudge bars, not traditional plain fudge. Check the current Joybuy pack for individual wrapping and read its milk allergen information before offering it to others.
Count bars or stated portions rather than total grams. Sainsbury’s lists Cadbury Fudge as four 22g bars, allowing four one-bar hand-outs; Waitrose describes its 150g Clotted Cream Fudge as approximately six portions that must be served from the pack.
Choose bars with confirmed individual wrappers when recipients need to take a portion quickly without serving from an open pack. Choose a sharing pack when someone can portion the fudge and keep the original product information available; check the exact pack rather than assuming all fudge products have the same format.
Yes. The named Cadbury, Waitrose and M&S products contain milk, while Waitrose and M&S give further allergen or suitability warnings. Read the current physical label and keep it available to recipients.
If your activity is a food business, the Food Standards Agency says it must be registered with the local authority at least 28 days before trading or food operations start. If food you pack meets the prepacked-for-direct-sale definition, the applicable labelling requirements include its name and a full ingredients list with regulated allergens emphasised, as described by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland. Check which requirements apply before selling or packing portions yourself.