Hungarians buy fewer baked goods

The majority of Hungarian bakeries escaped closure, however, due to the rising price of bread, the population buys less baked goods. Less weight According to the president of the Hungarian Bakers' Association, due to the epidemic and the rise in energy prices, 20-25 percent of the baking industry companies were expected to cease or be acquired, but this did not happen. "The number of bakeries is around 850-900, this does not include the Albanian bakeries and the bakeries at the supermarkets. Although the Hungarian Bakers' Association had previously predicted that due to the epidemic and rising energy prices, 20-25 percent of bakery companies would cease to exist, close or be acquired by the big ones, but this did not happen. József Septe, president of the Hungarian Bakers Association, told Napi.hu. In recent years, bread consumption has decreased in Hungary due to the coronavirus epidemic, the war and inflation. The annual average bread consumption per person decreased from 72 ...