Why mini pastries for an office breakfast? Five reasons

We prefer mini pastries at an office breakfast because they are eaten in two bites, standing, with no plate and no knife, and because they let everyone try several kinds. At 2 per person, a tray of 30 costs €48.90 excl. VAT, which is €1.63 excl. VAT a piece.

Why do mini pastries suit an office breakfast?

1. They are eaten standing. A team breakfast happens around a high table or a coffee corner: a piece eaten in two bites avoids the plate, the knife and the crumbs on the keyboard.
2. They let everyone try several kinds. A tray mixes mini croissants, mini pains au chocolat and mini pains aux raisins: everyone takes what they like, without starting a full-size pastry they will not finish.
3. They make the quantities easier to get right. With small pieces you count 2 per person, and 3 for a group of 10 people or fewer. You adjust by the piece, not by the whole pastry.
4. They fit the trays. A tray of 30 mini pastries serves 10 to 15 people: for 20 people, 2 trays deliver 60 pieces, 20 of them as margin.
5. They leave room for the rest. With a madeleine, some fruit and a juice, two small pieces are enough: the whole thing stays balanced without anyone feeling obliged to finish it all.

How many mini pastries per person?

Allow 2 mini pastries per person, and 3 up to 10 people. The table gives the number of trays of 30 pieces.

People	Mini pastries	Trays of 30	Price excl. VAT
10	30	1	€48.90
20	40	2	€97.80
30	60	2	€97.80
50	100	4	€195.60
100	200	7	€342.30

The detail by context (meeting, offsite, welcome) is in the guide how many mini pastries per person.

How much does one mini pastry cost?

A tray of 30 pure butter mini pastries costs €48.90 excl. VAT, which is €1.63 excl. VAT a piece. Two pieces per person comes to €3.26 excl. VAT, and three pieces €4.89 excl. VAT.

When should you prefer full-size pastries?

For a management breakfast, a client welcome or a brunch, we complete or replace the mini pastries with a wider selection (patisserie, yoghurts, savoury items), on quote. See the guide prestige breakfast.

And for an afternoon break?

An afternoon break is made of sweet bites instead (madeleines, cookies, loaf cakes, fruit skewers). See our afternoon breaks, from €6 excl. VAT per person.

How do you order?

Build your breakfast in breakfasts and breaks or ask for a quote within 24 hours. Order until 2 pm the day before, delivery from 6:30 am in Paris and the Paris region. To see the full composition, read what goes into an office breakfast.

L'Écrin Traiteur prices, October 2026, in euros excluding VAT. Calculation: products plus one delivery at €29 excl. VAT, Paris and nearby towns. Minimum order €50 excl. VAT.

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