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Foodwatch criticizes: Groceries more than 20 percent more expensive than at Christmas 2024

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Prices for typical Christmas foods – such as mandarins, nuts, and sweets – have risen by more than 20 percent compared to last year. That’s the result of a price check conducted by the consumer advocacy organization Foodwatch at the discount retailer Aldi Nord.

From late November to early December, Foodwatch placed popular Christmas-season foods from Aldi Nord into a shopping basket and compared current prices with those from the same period last year. For this analysis, the consumer advocates used the supermarket app smhaggle, which can be used to create shopping lists, among other features, and also drew on data from the foodcheck price radar.

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foodwatch price check: Christmas groceries more than 20 percent more expensive than in 2024

This year’s Christmas meal is, in some cases, significantly more expensive than in 2024. That’s the result of a price check by the consumer advocacy organization foodwatch. A shopping basket from Aldi Nord containing 24 popular Christmas-season food items – such as speculoos cookies, herring salad, and mandarins – is 21 percent more expensive. While the basket cost €58 in December 2024, it now totals over €70.

It’s not only chocolate Santas, cinnamon stars, and duck that have become much more expensive, but also healthy staples such as oranges, pumpkins, and nuts. foodwatch is calling on Germany’s Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Alois Rainer, to abolish the value-added tax on fruits, vegetables, and legumes in order to make healthy eating more affordable.

foodwatch price check: Christmas groceries more than 20 percent more expensive than in 2024

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foodwatch calls for zero percent VAT on fruits, vegetables, and legumes

This year’s Christmas meal is, in some cases, significantly more expensive than in 2024. That’s according to a price check by the consumer advocacy organization foodwatch. A shopping basket from Aldi Nord containing 24 popular Christmas food items – such as speculoos cookies, herring salad, and mandarins – is 21 percent more expensive. While it cost €58 in December 2024, the same basket now totals over €70.

Not only chocolate Santas, cinnamon stars, and duck have seen sharp price increases, but also healthy staple foods such as oranges, pumpkins, and nuts. foodwatch is calling on Germany’s Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Alois Rainer, to eliminate VAT on fruits, vegetables, and legumes in order to make healthy eating more affordable.

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“The workforce has to pay the price once again for years of poor management decisions,” reads an internal fire-letter. “We are closing sites, reducing staff, and cost-cutting our factories to death.” The products are already suffering – quality, taste, and variety are all in decline. “Innovation? Nowhere to be seen.” Nestlé firmly rejects all of these accusations.

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Chocolate inflation strikes again

Chocolate Santas have become significantly more expensive again this year. Is it due to manufacturers’ greed?

Whether for St. Nicholas Day or throughout the entire (pre-)Christmas season: Germans love chocolate Santas. But a closer look at supermarket shelves might spoil the festive mood – prices for the most popular Santas have risen sharply. That’s shown by an analysis from the price comparison platform Smhaggle, obtained by the F.A.Z.

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Branded products at Aldi, Lidl, Edeka and Rewe: Price comparison surprises everyone

Discounters are generally considered much cheaper than traditional supermarkets – but is that really true? A stern TV report looked into this question and came to a surprising conclusion when it comes to branded products.

Anyone trying to save money on groceries usually keeps an eye on special offers in the supermarket. And for many customers, one rule still applies to regularly priced items: discounters are fundamentally cheaper than supermarkets like Rewe or Edeka. For many, that assumption is even the main reason why they choose a particular retailer in the first place.

Price analysis

Stern

Chocolate Santas and gingerbread significantly more expensive than last year

This Christmas, consumers will have to pay significantly more for many sweets than they did last year. A product comparison shows price increases of 25 percent and more.

Chocolate Santas, domino cookies, gingerbread hearts – Christmas spirit is everywhere on supermarket and discount store shelves. However, many of these popular treats have become noticeably more expensive, according to an analysis by the comparison app Smhaggle for the German Press Agency (dpa).

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