Maud Descamps, edited by Ugo Pascolo 06:22, April 05, 2022
Due to the rise in raw material prices, the price of eggs could (also) reach peaks.
So much so that some food manufacturers could simply stop producing certain biscuits or egg-based cakes.
This is particularly the case of Christian Astruc, owner of the biscuit factory of the same name.
After wheat, sunflower oil or even poultry, the price of eggs could reach record highs.
This is one of the consequences of the rise in commodity prices and the surge in energy prices.
As a result, food manufacturers could stop producing certain biscuits or egg-based cakes.
"We put between 15% and 25% egg in our recipes, so it's very impactful", explains to the microphone of Europe 1 Christian Astruc, boss of the Astruc biscuit factory which has existed for four generations.
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“We have no visibility since there is more availability”
"Today, it took 30%, we don't know if tomorrow it will be 40%. We have no visibility since there is more availability. There has been a lot of slaughter following the flu avian. So we follow events almost day by day. Not a week goes by where we haven't had new price increases for one or more materials," adds the boss.
"So if we're going to have no more chefs, there are certain kinds of products that we won't make anymore."
Not to mention the fact that it is possible that consumers "forget the product, or no longer think about buying it the day it comes back on the shelves," says Christian Astruc.
"So it raises a lot of questions about our future, it's a major crisis."