Chocolate prices, including Marabou, have risen significantly in recent years and continue to increase. It was on Friday like Anders HaghCEO of the Danish Company Salling Group which runs chains such as Netto, Føtex and Bilka, stated that the grocery prices have become increasingly higher. Especially the chocolate has gone up in price.
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Mondelez confirms
Chocolate prices, including Marabou, have risen significantly in recent years and continue to increase. Mondelez, who is Marabou’s manufacturer, explains that the price increase depends on several factors. The company’s press contact Øyvind Olufsen tells the Danish newspaper Bt That both cocoa, cocoa butter, packaging and transport has become much more expensive over the past year, and they do not seem to have a solution to the problem.
– We have seen sharp increases in our production costs. Key ingredients such as cocoa and cocoa butter have become much more expensive, and the cost of energy and transport is still high, he says.
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Marabou’s manufacturer Mondelez announces that chocolate prices will shoot up. Photo: Bertil Enevåg Ericson/TTTExpert’s advice: “Bunkra”
On December 18, 2024, the cocoa price reached a record level of about $ 11,700 per tonne, which is the highest ever. This means that the cocoa price costs between SEK 130 and 140 per kilo, which Ulf Mazurwhich is the CEO of the Price Compassies Site Food pricemean are extreme levels.
Mazur recommends that you take the opportunity to bunk chocolate, as it has long shelf life.
“It’s probably smart to bunk now,” he says in an interview in After five.
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