Sweets are becoming scarce in supermarkets - popular candy bars are becoming collectors' items

Well-known sweets are becoming scarce on the shelves, and manufacturers are struggling with delivery bottlenecks.

A popular chocolate bar in particular could become a scarce commodity. 

Hamburg - Germany has a firm grip on inflation.

Not only are fuel and electricity becoming more expensive, but consumers are also having to dig deeper into their pockets for food.

But it could get worse.

Will the sweets soon run out in German supermarkets and discounters?

One might come up with this idea in light of the reports about some confectionery manufacturers.

According to the

, Mars

has been

fewer bounty bars than the retailers have ordered for weeks.

The reasons for this are, according to the company, that typhoons in the Philippines are hindering the coconut harvest and there is a lack of freight capacity.

Confectionery manufacturers have delivery problems: high demand and Brexit lead to delays

Mars is trying to counteract this by increasing the number of suppliers by 30 percent and using alternative transport routes.

But apparently without much success.

The company cannot say when the coconut supply restrictions will end.

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The bounty bar is becoming a scarce commodity

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Delays in deliveries can also occur at Ferrero *, manufacturers of Nutella, Mon Chéri or Duplo.

The reason, however, is that the company is overrun by the great demand.

At CFP Brands, which sells Mentos, Fisherman's Friend and Ricola, among others, the delivery situation is worsening mainly because of the Brexit, which is also leading to rising costs.

Delivery bottlenecks for juices and beverage cans: unfavorable climate and magnesium deficiency put a strain on production

There are not only bottlenecks with sweets.

There are also gaps in fruit juices.

According to information from

, some products from the juice producer Eckes-Granini may not be fully available during the Christmas business.

The cause is cited as a berry shortage due to unfavorable climatic conditions, which have added raspberries, blackberries and blueberries in the main growing areas in Southeast Europe and Latin America.

Even Coca-Cola * has delivery problems.

There is a lack of beverage cans because the demand is far greater than expected.

Because cans have a better reputation than plastic bottles when it comes to recycling.

The situation even threatens to worsen as aluminum, the raw material for beverage cans, is becoming increasingly scarce.

The background to this is that China has greatly reduced its export of magnesium, which is required for aluminum production.

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