{"id":421945,"date":"2022-03-26T18:29:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/easter-bunny-battered-by-candy-business-inflation\/"},"modified":"2022-03-26T18:29:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T15:29:02","slug":"easter-bunny-battered-by-candy-business-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/easter-bunny-battered-by-candy-business-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"#Easter bunny battered by candy business inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a292f798b23f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a292f798b23f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/easter-bunny-battered-by-candy-business-inflation\/#%E2%80%9CEaster_bunny_battered_by_candy_business_inflation%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Easter bunny battered by candy business inflation&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEaster_bunny_battered_by_candy_business_inflation%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Easter bunny battered by candy business inflation&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Americans face a real candy crush this Easter.<\/p>\n<p>Soaring costs of raw materials such as milk, sugar and cocoa, and a shortage of aluminum used to make wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ers, have sparked a surge in the cost of candy, making it more expensive than ever for the Easter Bunny to fill baskets on April 17.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just going to stick with the basics and buy only what we need,\u201d said Monica Matute, a stay-at-home mom from Bensonhurst, who will celebrate Easter with her two daughters and two nieces, ages 3 to 15. \u201cIt\u2019s not like before. You can just see the difference in prices anytime you go to the supermarket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Post survey of seasonal sweets shows the average cost of an Easter basket has skyrocketed to $61.83, up from $50.46 in the pre-pandemic spring of 2019. That\u2019s an increase of 22.5%, more than double the already historic 9% percent inflation rate in the same period.<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Cohen of Economy Candy on the Lower East Side reports rising costs across the board since 2019: ever-popular confections such as Hershey\u2019s bars and Kit Kats have risen from 99 cents each to $1.25 each (26%); the price of jelly beans has grown from $3.99 to $4.99 per pound (25%); and a medium-sized 6-ounce chocolate bunny has risen from $4.99 to $5.99 (20%).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easter-candy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Easter candy\" class=\"wp-image-21670623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easter-candy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easter-candy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easter-candy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Post survey of seasonal sweets shows the average cost of an Easter basket has skyrocketed to $61.83.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J.C. Rice for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shortages are also plaguing the candy industry, according to experts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly our order of Peeps did not arrive this year and we received only a limited number of chocolate bunnies,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cWe\u2019ll be sold out before Easter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Transportation, logistics and labor issues are making it tough to get product to market this Easter, said Peeps product manager Caitlin Servian, while noting that Just Born will produce 2 billion of the iconic marshmallow treats this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easter-candy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=720\" alt=\"Jacques Torres Chocolate chocolate bunny\" class=\"wp-image-21670622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easter-candy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easter-candy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1079 1080w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easter-candy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=720 720w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easter-candy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360 360w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/easter-candy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><figcaption>Jacques Torres has had to significantly increase the price of giant chocolate bunnies at his luxury shop.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Helayne Seidman for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAll candy companies are facing similar supply chain issues, labor shortages, driver shortages and long lead times on packaging and ingredients,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>Skyrocketing fuel and transportation costs compound the candy crisis. <\/p>\n<p>Luxury chocolatier Jacques Torres of Brooklyn spent $23,000 on a recent shipment of packaging from Indonesia. It cost him only $9,000 for the same shipment just two years ago. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ITEM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cadbury eggs (4 pack)<\/td>\n<td>$2.50<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peeps (10 pack)<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>$4.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jelly beans (lb)<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>$4.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hersheys bar<\/td>\n<td>$0.99<\/td>\n<td>$1.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chocolate bunny (6 oz)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$4.99<\/td>\n<td>$5.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>M&amp;M\u2019s Easter mix (lb)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$9.49<\/td>\n<td>$11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kit Kat<\/td>\n<td>$0.99<\/td>\n<td>$1.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cups (10.5oz)<\/td>\n<td>$2.99<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Easter Pez\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>$4.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eggs (dozen)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$1.55<\/td>\n<td>$2.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paas Easter egg kit<\/td>\n<td>$6.99<\/td>\n<td>$7.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wicker Easter basket<\/td>\n<td>$8<\/td>\n<td>$9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>$50.46<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>$61.83<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>His giant 6-pound, 2\u00bd-feet tall chocolate bunnies, which he sold for around $90 in recent years, are listed at $130 this year.<\/p>\n<p>Even at that price, \u201cwe\u2019re taking a hit\u201d said Torres. \u201cWe can\u2019t pass along the entire added costs to consumers.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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