Tchibo increases prices Drinking coffee is getting more expensive

Status: 14.06.2021 10:42 a.m.

The rising prices for green coffee are now also being felt by consumers: for the first time in four years, market leader Tchibo is asking more for its filter coffee. Other dealers could follow suit. In the past weeks and months, some foods have become more expensive, especially vegetables and fruits. Now German consumers also have to dig deeper into their pockets for their favorite drink. From this week onwards, coffee will be more expensive. Tchibo is increasing prices by between 50 and 100 cents per pound – depending on the variety and country of origin. The 500 gram “Feine Milde” pack will cost 5.69 euros in future – instead of the previous 4.99 euros.

A poor harvest is threatened in Brazil

Tchibo justifies the first price increase since 2017 with the rise in green coffee prices. The poor harvest forecast of the world’s largest coffee producer, Brazil, has recently pushed up purchase prices. Tchibo’s move should have a signal effect for the entire industry. Because the market leader usually gives the direction. The group can set the prices in its branches itself. Other roasters and dealers could follow Tchibo’s example.

05/28/2021

Discounters are still waiting

According to Armin Valet from the Hamburg consumer center, the supermarkets will soon follow suit. The consumer advocate predicts that coffee capsules are also likely to become more expensive soon. So far, the discounters Aldi and Lidl have been keeping a low profile. You have not yet commented on price changes. Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord have their own coffee roasters and can determine the prices of their own brands themselves.

Tchibo competitors are likely to follow suit soon

The big coffee roasters are still waiting. Melitta and Dallmayr do not want to comment on possible price adjustments. A spokeswoman for Dallmayr only confirms that the company has been massively affected by the very significant current cost increase. The Jacobs Douwe Egberts Group has announced that it has increased its factory prices due to increased purchasing costs. The Dutch group, which is controlled by the Reimann family, owns well-known brands such as Jacobs, Café HAG and Senseo. Its trading partners are, in particular, grocers who set the end consumer prices on their own responsibility.

analysis 06/09/2021

Green coffee has become almost twelve percent more expensive

The so-called ICO price index, which is made up of several types of coffee, rose by 1.4 percent in April, the sixth month in a row. According to calculations by the Federal Statistical Office, the import prices for green coffee in April were almost twelve percent above the level a year ago. The high-quality Arabica variety in particular has risen significantly in price. The prices have now climbed to their highest level in four years. In New York, Arabica coffee cost around 164 cents a pound at the beginning of June.

02.12.2019

Coffee capsule boom

Coffee is the most popular drink among Germans. The per capita consumption is 168 liters. It is true that significantly less coffee was drunk in cafes, bakeries and canteens during the corona pandemic. At home, however, German citizens consumed eleven percent more. The market for coffee capsules in particular has experienced an unexpected boom in recent years. Competition could soon intensify. With its coffee brand Costa, Coca-Cola wants to attack the market leader Nespresso. The Brause group relies on a partnership with Krüger: The German family company produces the aluminum capsules for Coca-Cola. The capsules are compatible with the Nespresso system.

Judgment on Presale Fees Defeat for ticket retailer CTS Eventim

As of: 06/09/2021 5:24 p.m.

Are ticket retailers allowed to keep advance booking fees for concerts that have been canceled due to corona? The Munich Regional Court has declared a clause ineffective that excludes a refund. However, there is no general claim. Several CTS Eventim customers are upset. You had booked a concert at the ticket dealer early on, which was then canceled due to Corona. Nevertheless, CTS Eventim withheld the advance booking fee. Now they want the fee back. The North Rhine-Westphalia consumer center therefore took it to court and sued the company. With success: the consumer advocates were partially right at the Munich I Regional Court. The judges declared ineffective a clause in which the company had excluded a reimbursement of the advance booking fee if the event was canceled or postponed. A corresponding sentence in the general terms and conditions is illegal.

It depends on the contracts

In the opinion of the court, the ticket retailer must bear the risk of an event alone and should not pass costs on to the customers if the event does not take place. After all, the dealer collects a commission if an event goes off successfully, the judges argue. In addition, the amount of the advance booking fee is often not visible in the ticket prices, the court complained. This is not transparent. However, the judgment, which is not yet final, does not mean that all customers are now entitled to a refund of the advance booking fees for the concert that has been canceled due to Corona. That depends on the respective design of the contracts. CTS Eventim would only be responsible for the reimbursement at a commercial agency. Eventim arranges event tickets either through a commercial agency or through an organizer through a commission. In the latter case, the concert promoter would be responsible for the reimbursement. “We are assuming that in a large number of cases Eventim wrongly withheld amounts of money,” said Wolfgang Schuldzinski, board member of the consumer advice center in North Rhine-Westphalia. Now those affected who are in dispute with the group could ask it to pay and refer to the judgment.

CTS Eventim suffers from the lull in concerts

The dispute over the advance booking fee shows how tense the situation in the concert event industry is. The largest German ticket retailer CTS Eventim is suffering from the unusual concerts and events. In the first quarter of this year, sales collapsed by almost 90 percent compared to the same period in the previous year. The Bremen company slipped into the red. The number of employees including temporary workers fell by almost a third. Nevertheless, CEO Klaus-Peter Schulenberg does not give up hope of a new start soon. He relies on the “longing of people to experience culture together”. The more people vaccinated, the greater the chance of concerts.

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