Shopping is becoming more expensive in numerous supermarkets and discounters.
The reason for this is a price increase for everyday products due to rising material costs.
Munich - Your purchase could soon be several cents or even euros more expensive.
At Edeka, Rewe, Aldi and Lidl, among others, there are price increases, since everyday products from the manufacturer Henkel are expected to cost more in the future.
Edeka, Rewe and Aldi: Price increase for detergents and Co. - Henkel boss explains the reasons
Henkel boss Carsten Knobel revealed this in an interview with the
Rheinische Post (content behind the payment barrier).
Accordingly, price increases for products such as detergents, dishwasher tabs from the sub-brands Persil, Pril, Bref and Somat are to be expected. According to Carsten Knobel, the price increase has to do with an "increase in the price of materials in the higher mid-single-digit percentage range". For the end product, this could mean a price increase of six to eight percent.
At Edeka, a pack of Persil heavy-duty detergent currently costs 5.95 euros.
After the price increase, it could be just under 50 cents more.
Knobel explains the reason for the price increase in an interview: “The prices of some raw materials have risen more sharply than in the past 15 years.
This is due to the unexpectedly high global demand for certain raw materials and products after the crisis.
In addition, there are special events such as the extreme winter that blocked the petrochemical industry in Texas for weeks. "
Edeka, Rewe and Aldi: Increased material costs will probably be passed on to customers
Customers would have to assume that this would also happen with other manufacturers and that prices would rise.
"When it comes to detergents and beauty products, we have to try to pass on the increased costs for raw materials," explains the Henkel boss.
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