For a small group, choose a family-size bag of 250 to 295 g to keep leftovers to a minimum. For a larger gathering, consider a 400 g maxi bag or several bags that you can open as needed. Before stocking up, check the ingredients, allergens and storage instructions for each product: a large bag of ready salted crisps and individual spicy portions won’t suit the same occasion.
If you’re only planning to open one bag, family-size options of 250 g, 270 g and 295 g give you a range of weights to compare with the amount you intend to serve. Carrefour lists two Lay’s sizes, while Auchan lists the Vico size.
For a table of guests, you could consider a maxi-size bag, such as the 400 g Vico bag listed by Auchan. If you’ll be serving snacks over a longer period, several bags also let you open only as much as you need.
Before serving a group, check the ingredients, allergen information and nutritional details on the packs you’ve bought. These can vary between recipes, even when all the bags are described as sharing sizes.
For a group get-together or a bulk buy, consider how much you’ll serve, how you’ll portion the bags and which ingredients you’re looking for.
| Consideration | What to check | Who is it for? |
|---|---|---|
| Amount and leftovers | The net weight of the bag and how much you plan to serve once it’s open. | If I’m having a small group round, I want to avoid opening far more crisps than we need. Around 42 % of consumers prioritise finding a suitable size. |
| How the bags are portioned | One large sharing bag or several bags to open separately; check the number and weight of the individual bags in a multipack. | If portions need to be handed out or served at different times, I’d rather be able to open the bags separately. Around 33 % of consumers say portioning is their main consideration. |
| Recipe and labelling | The ingredients, stated allergens and nutritional values, including salt per 100 g, for each product you buy. | Before serving my guests, I need to know what’s in the recipe I’ve chosen, rather than relying on the word “plain”. Around 25 % of consumers check this before choosing the pack size. |
A larger bag may leave you with leftovers if you don’t serve it all. For the Vico sizes it lists, Auchan advises eating the crisps soon after opening.
Choose a weight that suits your group and when you’ll be serving the crisps, and follow the storage instructions on the pack you buy.
Auchan’s listing for 270 g of Vico plain ridged crisps says they may contain milk and are made in a factory that also handles peanuts. This information doesn’t apply to every product.
Check the ingredients and allergen information on each pack before serving.
A description of how crunchy the crisps are won’t tell you how much is in the bag or what it contains.
First compare the net weight, recipe and storage instructions after opening; treat texture as a matter of taste.
Carrefour lists Lay’s plain crisps in family-size 250 g and 295 g bags, with different recipes.
Auchan lists Vico plain ridged crisps in a 270 g family-size bag and a 400 g maxi-size bag.
The Auchan range includes its own-brand plain crisps in 200 g, 270 g and 350 g bags.
This selection includes 250 g and 295 g Lay’s sharing bags, along with multipacks of small KOIKEYA bags to hand out. It features plain, barbecue and spicy flavours, so choose according to the taste you’re after, too.
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A family-size bag to consider when you want to serve salted plain crisps for everyone to share. Choose the number of bags based on how much you expect to eat once they’re open.
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This family-size bag is a good option for sharing when 295 g is the amount you have in mind. Check its ingredients before choosing it instead of another Lay’s recipe.
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This multipack of spicy crisps lets you hand out individual bags instead of opening one large sharing bag. Bear the flavour in mind when choosing it for a group.
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The 12 individual bags can be shared out as part of a group shop, but they aren’t a substitute for a large bag to put on the table. This product is spicy.
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This barbecue-flavoured bag gives you another recipe to share at a get-together. The “Maxi” name doesn’t change its net weight of 250 g, so compare this with the amount you plan to serve.
Choose a size based on how much your group is likely to eat, rather than automatically converting the weight into a number of guests. Carrefour lists 250 g and 295 g Lay’s bags, while Auchan lists 270 g and 400 g Vico bags.
One large bag works well if you’ll be serving the crisps all at once. Several bags let you open them at different times or hand out individual portions. A pack of 12 x 60 g bags, such as the KOIKEYA products featured here, is a different format from a single sharing bag.
Follow the instructions for the product you buy. The Auchan listings for the Vico sizes featured here say to keep the crisps away from heat and moisture and eat them soon after opening.
Check the ingredients and allergen information on the specific pack you’ve bought, for each product individually. Auchan’s listing for 270 g of Vico plain ridged crisps says they may contain milk and are made in a factory that also handles peanuts; don’t assume this applies to other crisps.