Nearly 8 out of 10 French people say they are "
fans
” pancakes, according to a YouGov study of 2021. On this February 2, Candlemas Day, they will not hesitate to have a great time, at home or at the crêperie.
But there is a cumbersome guest this year: the increase in the price of raw materials.
The three basic products necessary for the preparation of pancake batter are particularly affected by the effects of inflation.
Starting with the eggs.
With the rise in the price of cereals, essential for feeding chickens, and the bird flu, prices have soared.
According to INSEE figures, in December 2022 alone, they increased by just over 1% in just one month, and by 17% in one year.
Flour also gained more than 26% between December 2021 and 2022. Finally, milk saw an 18% increase in one year.
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Homemade, the cost of a crepe can vary, knowing that the prices differ according to the distributors, the regions and even the recipe you choose.
For example, if you live in Île-de-France, and you make a little more than twenty pancakes from eggs, milk and flour, a pancake can cost you 15 cents per unit, in having chosen the products of the private labels, according to the calculations of
Figaro
.
Then add the price of the filling of your choice: sugar, chocolate, spread, jam, honey, chestnut cream, butter, lemon, caramel, etc.
The sugar crepe “around three euros in Brittany”
If you opt for the creperie, the note could be particularly salty.
The rise in the price of electricity and raw materials weighs on the bills of professionals.
"
It's a set of things
", explains Gilles Stephant, president of the Fédération de la Crêperie, "
ranging from the evolution of the salary grid, to an increase between 8 and 20% depending on the product
".
Himself owner of the restaurant Le Champ des Sirènes, in Plomeur in Brittany, he confides: "
I increased my prices in June by 5% like other colleagues, but it is far from covering the increases that we undergo
”.
He therefore expects a deterioration in profitability in 2023.
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In Brittany, a sugar crepe costs around "
three euros
", according to Gilles Stephant, who still expects to receive people in his restaurant.
“
La Chandeleur in Brittany is a festive event.
Everyone is used to going to creperies or making them at home,
” enthuses the creperie.
In the “
land of the crepe
”, he reminds us that this dessert can be eaten with Ribot milk as well as with sweet cider.
