For a conference in Great Britain, check fat per 100 g before describing a solid snack bar as low fat: Business Companion’s February 2025 guidance sets the limit at 3 g per 100 g. If the brief instead calls for reduced fat, ask for a documented comparison with a similar product rather than treating a protein or lower-sugar claim as equivalent; plan separately for current allergen information and delegates’ dietary requirements.
You need a rule that can be checked against the exact product. For a low-fat claim on a solid bar in Great Britain, Business Companion’s February 2025 guidance specifies no more than 3 g fat per 100 g. A reduced-fat brief calls for a separate, documented comparison.
You need detailed requirements before ordering and product-specific ingredient and allergen information that staff can communicate when bars are served. The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers advises collecting dietary requirements at registration rather than relying on vague notes such as “no nuts”.
You may want bars that are straightforward to hand out, but protein, fibre, vegan and no-added-sugar descriptions answer different questions from fat content. Compare the nutrition panel and check each selected product’s ingredients and allergens.
Set the fat requirement before shortlisting bars, then check the exact packs against the rest of the catering plan.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Fat claim | Read total fat per 100 g on the current pack. For a low-fat claim on a solid bar in Great Britain, Business Companion’s February 2025 guidance specifies no more than 3 g per 100 g. For a reduced-fat description, request the supplier’s comparison with a similar product. | I need to know whether the bar meets the event’s precise fat brief, not just whether its front-of-pack wording sounds relevant. |
| Whole nutrition panel | Compare per-100-g values across bars of different sizes, then check per-bar values for the portion being served. Look at fat, saturates, sugars and energy alongside any protein or fibre information. | A smaller bar might change the amount served, but I still want a like-for-like comparison before choosing between products. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Confirm the ingredient list and allergen statement for each exact product and pack version. Record detailed delegate requirements and agree how catering staff will communicate product information. | Delegates need to be able to identify which bar, if any, fits their own requirements before taking one from a shared table. |
| Dietary preferences | Check vegan or gluten-free labelling against the stated requirement. Assess protein, fibre or no-added-sugar information separately from the fat criterion. | I may offer a choice for different delegates, without describing every option as reduced fat. |
| Serving format | Confirm the pack count, portion size and whether each serving retains the information delegates need. Recheck the supplied product against the specification used to plan the order. | Bars need to be practical to distribute at the conference without losing track of which ingredients and allergens belong to each option. |
A lower-sugar or no-added-sugar description does not establish low fat. Tesco lists 22 g fat per 100 g for Graze Cocoa Vanilla Oat Boost, while nākd. lists 14 g per 100 g for Cocoa Delight; both exceed the 3 g-per-100-g low-fat limit in Business Companion’s February 2025 guidance for solid foods.
Put total fat per 100 g in the ordering specification. If the brief uses “reduced fat”, obtain the comparison behind that description for the exact product.
Nature Valley lists peanut, soy and milk ingredients in its Protein Peanut & Chocolate bar, with possible tree nuts. Eat Natural lists peanuts and soya in its Dark Chocolate & Peanut Protein Bar, with possible milk and tree nuts.
Collect detailed requirements before ordering, keep information for each product accessible and arrange alternatives where the planned bars do not meet a delegate’s requirements.
Bars can have different serving weights, so a per-bar fat figure alone does not provide a like-for-like comparison. Nature Valley UK advises using per-100-g values when comparing bars of different sizes.
Compare fat per 100 g first; use the per-bar panel afterwards to understand the portion offered to each delegate.
Alpen identifies Alpen Light Bars Chocolate & Orange and several other historic bars as products it no longer makes. An older menu entry is therefore not a dependable specification for a new order.
Confirm the exact product, current ingredients, allergens and nutrition panel with the supplier before placing the conference order.
A product that differs from the planned specification may require a replacement choice close to the event.
These product examples show why a brand or range name cannot stand in for the nutrition and allergen details of the bar you intend to serve.
Graze’s Oat Boost range includes oat-based flapjacks; its own lower-sugar and saturated-fat statements are not low-fat claims.
Nature Valley UK lists Crunchy, nut-based and Protein ranges, whose labels need to be considered product by product.
The brand describes Cocoa Delight as vegan, gluten free and no added sugar.
Eat Natural offers fruit-and-nut and protein bars with differing ingredient combinations.
Trek protein flapjacks are a separate format to consider only against the exact conference brief.
Alpen is included as a brand organisers may recognise from earlier bar lists, rather than as a confirmed current snack-bar option.
These are packaged oat, cereal and snack-bar options to assess for conference breaks. Choose against the fat brief and each exact pack’s allergen information rather than assuming that inclusion here establishes a reduced-fat claim.
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The four-bar format gives you a defined quantity to plan for a conference break. Check the Lemon Blueberry pack’s fat per 100 g, ingredients and allergen statement before assigning it to the catering brief.
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These oat squares offer a four-portion format for the conference snack table. Check the exact product’s fat per 100 g and allergen statement; the Protein Bites name does not establish a reduced-fat claim.
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Six 21.5 g servings make the pack quantity relevant to delegate numbers. Compare the current per-100-g fat figure with the brief rather than using serving size to judge whether the bar is low fat.
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The variety pack offers ten 42 g servings for a conference break. Check the nutrition and allergen information for each included flavour rather than assuming one flavour’s details apply to the whole pack.
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This 160 g chocolate-dipped oat option can be assessed alongside the other break-time bars. Confirm its portion count, fat per 100 g and current allergen statement before ordering for delegates.
Low fat describes the bar’s fat content against a limit: Business Companion’s February 2025 guidance sets no more than 3 g fat per 100 g for a solid food in Great Britain. Reduced fat describes a comparison, so ask the supplier which similar product forms the basis of the claim and check the selected bar’s own nutrition panel.
Not on the strength of those descriptions alone. For example, nākd. lists Cocoa Delight as vegan and no added sugar but gives 14 g fat per 100 g; Nature Valley UK lists 28.3 g fat per 100 g for its Protein Peanut & Chocolate bar. Check the exact bar against the event’s fat requirement separately.
Keep the ingredient and allergen information for each exact bar accessible to delegates and catering staff. GOV.UK’s allergen guidance for food businesses in England, Northern Ireland and Wales covers both prepacked and non-prepacked food and drink and calls for effective allergen management; confirm the arrangements with the caterer for the venue.
Yes. The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers recommends collecting accurate, detailed requirements at registration and communicating them to the caterer. A short note such as “no nuts” may not convey the precise requirement or its severity.
No: Alpen’s own FAQ lists Alpen Light Bars Chocolate & Orange among products it no longer makes. Confirm an active supplier listing and the current product label before specifying any Alpen bar for the conference.