If you’re buying 240 hot chocolate sachets for an office or a large household, start by identifying the allergen you need to avoid. Check the ingredients and any ‘may contain’ warnings for the exact product before choosing a pack size. Individual sachets make portions easier to count and serve, but they don’t guarantee that a product is suitable for someone with an allergy. Then compare the sugars per 100 g and check how each drink needs to be prepared.
You need to know which allergen to avoid and what precautions are necessary before placing an order. The ingredients list and any ‘may contain’ warnings for the exact product matter more than its brand or packaging.
Individual sachets make it easy to count out portions. You’ll also need to plan how to prepare the drinks and check the recipe is suitable for the people you’re serving.
A large pack isn’t enough to tell you which product is best. Sugars per 100 g and the ingredients give you useful points of comparison, even when no Nutri-Score is shown.
Worth considering: if you need to count and hand out individual portions in an office, at a buffet or in a large household.
Bear in mind: you’ll need milk to prepare the drinks, and individual sachets don’t remove the need to check the recipe for allergens.
Worth considering: if having a larger quantity of powder matters more than getting 240 individual portions.
Bear in mind: you’ll need to measure out each serving and organise service with allergens in mind.
| Criteria | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Allergens | Check the ingredients, highlighted allergens and any ‘may contain’ warnings on the packaging of the exact product. | If I’m serving someone with an allergy, I need to know which allergen to avoid before choosing a recipe. Around 42% of consumers put suitability for allergies at the top of their list. |
| Portions and serving | Confirm the number of individual sachets and the quantity of milk or water specified for each serving. | For an office or buffet, I want to serve drinks without measuring out powder each time. This ease of serving is the main priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Sugars and recipe | Compare the sugars per 100 g of powder, then check the available information for a serving made with your chosen milk. | In a large household, I want to compare recipes without relying on the packaging alone. Nutritional comparisons come first for around 25% of consumers. |
According to the POMONA EpiSaveurs product details, the 240-pack of Nesquik sticks contains soya and may contain milk. Portioning doesn’t change the powder’s ingredients.
Identify the allergen in question and check the ingredients and any ‘may contain’ warnings on the product you’re actually buying before serving it.
Banania Original and Super Poulain are available in 1 kg packs, but a tin of powder that you measure out won’t meet the need for 240 individual portions.
If the number of separate servings is important, check that it’s stated explicitly on the packaging. For loose powder, plan how you’ll measure and use utensils with the allergens to avoid in mind.
Serving loose powder can take time to measure out and may require separate utensils or containers.
Nutri-Score is no substitute for the ingredients list or nutritional information. Displaying it is voluntary, whereas a nutrition declaration is generally required for prepacked foods, according to the DGCCRF.
Compare sugars on the same basis, particularly per 100 g, and check allergens and ‘may contain’ warnings separately.
POMONA EpiSaveurs lists a Nesquik drink mix in a case of 240 individual 13.5 g sticks, with around 150 ml of milk specified per stick.
Banania Original is a chocolate-flavoured powder containing, among other ingredients, cocoa, cereals, banana and honey. The brand lists 250 g, 400 g and 1 kg pack sizes.
The products described include Super Poulain in a 1 kg pack and Poulain 1848 in a 450 g tin, with the latter containing 50% cocoa, as stated on the product information.
No. Nutri-Score is voluntary in France, according to the Ministry of Health. A nutrition declaration is generally required for prepacked foods under DGCCRF rules; check the sugars per 100 g in particular.
No. They separate the portions, but they don’t remove allergens from the recipe. The POMONA EpiSaveurs product details list soya and possible traces of milk for the 240 Nesquik sticks. Check the label on the product you buy against the allergen in question.
The POMONA EpiSaveurs product details specify around 150 ml of milk per stick, which works out at around 36 litres for 240 drinks prepared to those instructions. Check the directions on the pack you receive before planning how to serve them.
It could suit you if you need a larger pack and are happy to measure out the powder, but it won’t provide 240 pre-portioned servings. Compare the recipe of the product you choose and plan how to serve it with the relevant allergens in mind.