Inflation hits mercilessly. Because production costs are rising, even mineral water and soft drinks are now becoming more expensive. The reasons for this are delivery bottlenecks and increased prices for PET, from which the bottles for the drinks are produced. And higher production costs, like “20 minutes” reported.
M-Budget mineral water was a whopping 40 percent more expensive at Migros. The 1.5 liter bottle now costs 35 instead of 25 centimes. “Unfortunately, PET prices have more than doubled. The transport costs have also increased massively, »says Migros on Twitter. “We therefore had to adjust the price for the M-Budget mineral water.”
Water also more expensive at Aldi
The discounter Aldi also recently increased the price of mineral water. By 20 percent. The Aquata mineral water now costs 29 centimes instead of the previous 24 centimes. This might not be the final price. “We cannot rule out any further price adjustments at this point in time,” says a spokesman for “20 minutes”. Lidl has also raised prices. At Coop, mineral water continues to cost a lot. However, price adjustments cannot be ruled out.
Not only mineral water is becoming more expensive. There is also a risk of an upward price adjustment for sweet drinks. “We will not be able to avoid a price increase for our products, like other producers. However, the time and extent of the surcharge cannot be estimated today, »says a spokeswoman for Rivella.
Sugar and aluminum more expensive
At Coca-Cola in Brüttisellen ZH it says: “The production costs for our drinks have increased.” PET, sugar and aluminum have become more expensive. Transport and energy costs have also increased. Coca-Cola does not want to say anything about any price increases. (pbe)
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