As soon as the end-of-year celebrations are over, Epiphany brings its traditional pancake back to the tables. Monday January 6, the official date of this Christian holiday in 2025, you might want to buy a king cake. But it is possible that you will also be faced with its price increase, due to that of pasteurized butter. What's stopping you from enjoying a galette des rois?
The ways of liking the galette are varied but it is certain that, frangipane or brioche galette, we prefer it without increasing the price. As reported by franceinfo, based on a study by the FranceAgriMer establishment, the price of pasteurized butter sold in Rungis has increased by almost 40% compared to last year. “Butter, which represents half the weight of a frangipane pancake, increased this year from 5,500 to more than 8,000 euros per ton.“, recalled Paul Boivin, general director of the FEB (Federation of bakery and pastry companies).
To understand this new increase, we must also take into account the increase in the price of energy, but also in the salaries of professionals in the sector. “The manufacturing cost will therefore increase, but bakers will often cut back on their margins“, continued Paul Boivin, specifying that many consumers may not feel the difference in cost: “As the purchase remains one-off, the consumer does not necessarily realize the increases, if they take place.“
An increase of a few cents
Butter is unfortunately not the only ingredient to have increased in recent months. This is also the case for eggs, the price of which was affected by avian flu. “In two years, the share of raw materials has increased from 23% of bakers' turnover to 26-28%.“, regretted Dominique Anract, president of the National Confederation of French Bakery and Bakery-Pâtisserie, before concluding: “Bakers could increase their prices slightly, in the order of 10 to 20 cents, or even 50 cents per slice, or they will not increase. But it will be wise.“After all, would you pass up the opportunity to be queen or king for such a slight increase in cake?
published on January 4 at 7:00 a.m., Teddy Perez, 6Medias
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