If you’re selling or serving fruit yoghurts as they are, choose individually pre-packed pots based on the number of portions you expect to need and the refrigerated storage space available. Keep the ingredient information accessible, particularly so you can flag that the product contains milk. If you’re using yoghurt in the cake recipe, the recipe and number of portions will determine how much to buy.
If you plan to sell or serve the yoghurts on site, check how they’ll be transported and stored until they’re served before you buy. Anses recommends limiting the time refrigerated products spend in transit and using insulated bags.
If you’re expecting a busy event, compare the number of pots in the pack with the portions you expect to need and the space you actually have in the fridge or cool box.
If the ingredients matter to your choice, read the label for the exact product to see whether it contains pieces of fruit, check the ingredients and identify any declared allergens.
For yoghurts served individually, start with storage requirements and the number of portions, then check the packaging and recipe. If you’re making cakes with yoghurt, base the quantity on the ingredients you need rather than the number of pots to hand out.
| Criteria | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Refrigerated storage | Available fridge or cool-box capacity and the storage instructions for the product you choose. | If I can’t keep the whole pack chilled until it’s served, it isn’t the right size for my needs. Around 36% of consumers would put this consideration first. |
| Number of portions | Number of pots and total pack weight, compared with expected attendance. | I want to buy enough pots without being left with more than I can easily store. This would be a priority for around 29% of consumers. |
| Individual servings | Whether each portion comes in its own pre-packed pot and whether its product information can be kept accessible. | When handing out yoghurts individually, I’d like to be able to count the portions and make sure each product can be identified. Individual servings would be the main requirement for around 21% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Ingredient list, declared allergens and nutritional information for the exact flavour. | Before offering a flavour, I want to know what it contains and be able to flag that it contains milk. Around 14% of consumers would prioritise checking this. |
A pack of 16 pots takes up more room to transport and refrigerate. Without suitable equipment, the number of portions alone isn’t enough to make this size the right choice.
Work out how many pots you’ll need and check your storage capacity before buying. Anses advises buying chilled products last, using insulated bags and limiting transport time.
Ingredients vary between products. Yoplait notes, for example, that its Panier 0 % range contains sweeteners, so the brand name alone won’t tell you what’s in a pot.
Compare the ingredient list and nutritional information for the flavour and pack size you plan to buy.
When yoghurt is handed out, people should be able to identify its recipe and allergens. The DGCCRF sets out different information requirements depending on how food is presented.
Keep the packaging for each product accessible while serving and check the allergen declaration on the exact product.
Auchan’s catalogue lists a Danone fruit yoghurt with pieces, in a pack of 16 × 125 g.
Yoplait’s Panier range includes fruit yoghurts with pieces.
La Laitière offers ranges of fruit yoghurts and, for some other products, glass pots.
Carrefour offers, among other products, a selection of Carrefour Extra stirred fruit yoghurts in packs of 6 × 125 g, as well as Carrefour Classic’ blended fruit yoghurts.
E.Leclerc offers Delisse fruit yoghurts with pieces or blended and stirred, in packs of 16 × 125 g.
Auchan offers fruit yoghurts with pieces in packs of 8 × 125 g and 16 × 125 g, as well as an organic option in a pack of 8 × 125 g.
Keep the yoghurts refrigerated in line with the storage instructions for the product you bought, from transport through to serving. Anses advises buying them last, transporting them in an insulated bag and keeping the journey as short as possible. Auchan’s listing for its organic option in a pack of 8 × 125 g states that it should be stored between 0 °C and +6 °C before opening.
Keep the ingredient and allergen information for the exact product available to families. Some Carrefour and Auchan fruit yoghurt products declare milk or milk-derived ingredients. The DGCCRF notes that information requirements differ depending on whether food is pre-packed or not. If you’re using yoghurt in a cake rather than handing it out in its pot, check what information you need to provide about the prepared food.
No. The “0 %” claim doesn’t tell you everything about the ingredients or allergens. Yoplait says its Panier 0 % range contains sweeteners, so also check whether it contains milk and read the ingredients for the product you choose.