Chocolate letters and pepernoten prices set to hit the roof
1 year, 4 months ago

Chocolate letters and pepernoten prices set to hit the roof

Dutch News  

Soaring cocoa and sugar prices are going to have an impact on the price of traditional Sinterklaas goodies, such as chocolate-coated pepernoten and chocolate letters, producers have said. “We are paying 50% more for cocoa, our main ingredient, and 25% more for sugar.” Droste increased its prices and unprecedented three times last year. More expensive cocoa and sugar will inevitably impact on the price of sweets, Oscar de Lange, owner of pepernoten maker Delft Biscuits said. De Lange said his pepernoten will probably be some 20% more expensive and that means a kilo bag of chocolate-coated pepernoten could be as much as €5 or more.

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NPR  

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