For a biscuit placed on an individual hotel-room tea tray, Schär Gluten-Free Custard Creams offer five sealed portion packs in a 125 g pack, with two biscuits per portion. An Asda or Sainsbury’s 125 g free-from pack suits staff-controlled service when its milk-free and vegan claims are also relevant, but the hotel needs a way to store and serve biscuits after opening. Whichever format you choose, check the delivered pack’s gluten-free claim and allergen information; an ordinary custard cream containing wheat is not a substitute.
A sealed, small serving can be placed in a room without dividing biscuits from an opened pack. Tesco Groceries describes the Schär 125 g format as five portion packs; Asda Groceries describes two biscuits in each individual pack.
Choose a biscuit explicitly labelled gluten-free and keep its current allergen information available. Sainsbury’s describes its Free From custard creams as suitable for coeliacs; the claim should still be checked on the delivered pack.
Asda and Sainsbury’s describe their Free From custard creams as milk-free and suitable for vegans. Check each requirement against the particular pack rather than assuming that every gluten-free biscuit has the same dietary claims.
Start with the gluten-free claim, then decide whether biscuits will be placed in individual rooms or served from a managed pack.
Choose when: a defined serving is to be placed on each tea tray; the Schär 125 g format has five individual packs.
Check: Schär’s stated lactose-free claim does not itself answer a request for milk-free food; consult the current allergen label.
Choose when: staff will serve the biscuits and the milk-free or vegan claims on the Asda or Sainsbury’s packs meet the guest request.
Allow for: a process for storing and serving biscuits after the 125 g pack has been opened.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free claim | Look for an explicit gluten-free claim on the delivered pack. The Food Standards Agency defines the claim as no more than 20 mg/kg of gluten in food as sold to the final consumer. | I need a biscuit labelled gluten-free, not a conventional custard cream that happens to look similar. |
| Serving format | Check the number of sealed portions and biscuits per portion, or establish how staff will serve an opened pack. Tesco Groceries lists five portion packs for the Schär 125 g product. | For a tea tray in each room, I want a sealed serving; for staff service, I can manage a standard pack. |
| Other dietary requests | Read the exact milk-free, lactose-free and vegan statements on the chosen pack. Do not treat these as interchangeable claims. | Some guests may also ask for a milk-free or vegan biscuit, so I need to check those requests separately. |
| Allergen information | Keep the current ingredients and allergen details accessible when stocking or serving the biscuits. Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland guidance covers allergen information for both prepacked and non-prepacked food. | I need staff to be able to identify the biscuit and give guests accurate information, including when a pack has been opened. |
A Crawford’s ingredient declaration published by TFS Ltd lists wheat flour and wheat starch. Similar appearance does not make that biscuit an alternative to one labelled gluten-free.
Stock explicitly labelled gluten-free biscuits for that offer, and keep conventional biscuits separately identified.
Tesco Groceries identifies five portion packs in the Schär format, while the Asda and Sainsbury’s free-from products are described by servings from a standard pack. That changes how biscuits can be issued to rooms.
Check the packaging format before ordering; use a defined storage and service process if staff will open a standard pack.
Serving from an opened pack may require staff time and separate packaging for room placement.
A previous listing is not a substitute for the ingredients, dietary claims and portion format on the pack being served.
Check the gluten-free claim, allergen statement, best-before date and pack format when stock arrives.
A gluten-free claim does not establish whether a biscuit meets a milk-free or vegan request. Guests and staff also need the relevant allergen information for the specific product.
Read the full label for each biscuit stocked and match its stated claims to the request.
These references describe particular custard cream products, not every biscuit sold under each brand.
A portioned gluten-free custard cream format for individual hotel-room tea trays.
A 125 g custard cream pack for a hotel serving biscuits through staff rather than relying on sealed room portions.
A 125 g free-from custard cream option for managed service.
A supermarket own-label gluten-free custard cream to consider where individually sealed guest portions are not essential.
A conventional custard cream reference, not an option for the gluten-free offer described here.
This Schär option represents the sealed-portion route for placing gluten-free custard creams on hotel-room tea trays.
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The individually portioned format suits placing a defined biscuit serving on a hotel-room tea tray.
The 125 g product is described as five portion packs. Check the delivered pack’s gluten-free claim and allergen information before serving it.
Choose a product explicitly labelled gluten-free for the gluten-free offer. The Food Standards Agency defines that claim as no more than 20 mg/kg of gluten in the food as sold to the final consumer; wheat-free wording alone is not the same claim.
Not if the particular biscuit contains wheat. The Crawford’s ingredient declaration published by TFS Ltd lists wheat flour and wheat starch, so use an explicitly gluten-free product for that tray and identify standard biscuits separately.
They provide a sealed, defined serving that staff can place on a room tea tray without dividing an opened pack. Tesco Groceries lists five portion packs for the Schär 125 g product, and Asda Groceries describes two biscuits per individual pack.
Keep the current ingredients and allergen information for the exact biscuit being supplied. Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland guidance addresses allergen information for both prepacked and non-prepacked food, so staff should be able to identify the product even when serving biscuits from an opened pack.