Chocolate prices in danger: doubling is imminent!

Chocolate prices in danger: doubling is imminent!

The chocolate prices are in front of a steep climb! Helmut Wanschitz, a well-known confectioner and chocolatier from Allhaming in the Linz-Land district, predicts that the price for a bar of chocolate can even rise in the near future. In order to counteract the increasing costs, he initially plans to increase the price of its products by 50 cents per 100 grams. The cheap mass goods are particularly affected because renowned manufacturers like Mondelez are forced to reduce packaging sizes. For example, 100-gram panels shrink to 90 grams and 270-gram tablets to 250 grams in order not to directly pass on the high market prices to consumers. According to Wonschitz, the current price situation mainly depends on the poor harvests in West Africa, where 60 percent of the cocoa beans are harvested. Ostated cocoa trees and drought repositors mean that the yields go back, which forces to avoid more expensive beans from Indonesia or Peru.

A sweet trend from Dubai in Vienna

At the same time, you notice a blooming curiosity for exotic sweets in Vienna, especially the Dubai chocolate, which brings a fresh air to the traditional shelves. These special chocolate variations that combine different ingredients have aroused the interest of the Vienna Schleckermäuler. Products from three different manufacturers are already available in shops such as "Julius Meinl am Graben". The "Dubai Dream Chocolate" by Wagner Chocolates costs € 19.99 for 140 grams, while the "Werschitz Dubai Schocolade" by Wesschitz Maitre Chocolatier is available for € 12.99 per 75 grams. The »Al Bidaya Dubai Schocolade« costs € 24.99 for 200 grams. These new offers show that the Viennese not only hold on to the traditional Sachertorte, but are also open to international tastes, as orf.at . It remains to be seen how the market will develop and whether the sweet seduction from Dubai can conquer the hearts of the Viennese.