situation is more complicated, explains irina eldorkhanova, vice-president of the russian guild of confectionery bakersetwork of confectionery boutiques. in africa about 20 years ago, the international community created subsidy programs. planting cocoa trees, that is, a certain amount was paid for each tree planted, therefore a large number of small farmers and even private farms planted these cocoa trees, but almost 20 years have passed and many of the trees have become very decrepit, but new trees are no longer a farm, nor do farmers want to plant them, because there is no subsidy program, and without... a situation where factories are afraid to go to retail chains, because the answer is, you can leave and not supply us with anything, nothing related to the fact that a chocolate bar should cost more, we are with you we won’t discuss it, i think that now it’s as if the confectionery industry will leave people who consume normal, high-quality, and therefore expensive chocolate, without a product. confectionery manufacturers are trying their best, some reduce the size of the standard bar, others add a l

vice-president of the russian guild of bakers and confectioners, owner of a network of confectionery africa, about 20 years ago , the international community created programs to subsidize the planting of cocoa trees, that is , a certain amount was paid for each tree planted, so a large number of small farmers and even private farms planted these cocoa trees. but almost 20 years have passed and many trees have become very strong. loose, but neither the farm nor the farmers want to plant new trees, because there is no subsidy program, without these programs it is unprofitable, from here we can conclude: the price will not drop quickly, and rising costs are becoming a complex problem for the industry. if the product is made 100% from raw materials, which have risen in price by 2 and a half times just in the last 3 months, then what can one do? the one who uses this raw material. russian confectioners find themselves at a fork in the road, describes the situation of irina eldorkhanova, or switch to cheap analogues of cocoa butter, or increase selling prices. but large retail chains throu