Mumbai: Put the swelling of food inflation has brought a wave of wretched again in the new year.
The price of sliced ​​bread has increased by Rs 2 to RS 5, weighing the household that consumes one average bread.
Most brands, including Britannia and wibs, have increased tariffs.
In fact, prices rose recently in 2020, with ordinary 400GM white bread rising rs 30 costs, up from RS 28.
Now MRP has risen to RS 33.
“This time, there is an average increase of 15% in all brands.
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Pack 200gm smallest of white bread has increased from Rs 15 to Rs 17.
350-400gm regular slice, which is mostly consumed by households, has increased from Rs 30 to Rs 33.
the previous 600GM Package costs Rs 45 and now it has gone up.
For Rs 50.
and 800GM white sandwich bread, Rs 60, now it costs Rs 65, “said a vendor in Andheri Lokhandwala.
Most brands, including wibs and Britannia, have hiking prices.
However, there is no manufacturer who responds to a comment request or sends a revised official rate.
Manufacturer of Mehdi Dashti, who runs Bakery City in Worli said, “The main reason is to increase fuel costs.
Be it either gas pipes (PNG) or commercial gas cylinders, costs almost double in four or five months.
Oil can be eaten It has surged too.
“Other Baker Satyajit Dhargalkar said the price of gas, labor costs and the exodus of skilled workers in the middle of locking increase the burden on the business.
Rusk and Khari are also more expensive.
Khalif Uz Zaman Khan, the Gold Star Bakery also raised the MRP, said, “Raw materials such as import from China.
Because tensions between our countries, shipping is being sent through the Roundabout route, not directly.
Acetic acid level, not directly.
Diesel, electricity has all rose.
“The vendor and the owner of the sandwich kiosk said a large piece of wibs who were previously sold for Rs 60, now come for Rs 65.” I bought at least 40 bread a day, but the agent refused to give money discounts, “said Ajay Yadav , which runs a 40-year-old Thakur sandwich kiosk near the family court in the bandra-kurla complex.
“In fact, I only increased the level of my sandwich on December 31, to recover loss of locking because customers began to drip my rates again,” added Yadav.
The margin of the increase in brown bread is even higher, with several brands that increase costs by Rs 3 for Loaf 200GM and RS5 for 350-400GM bread