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Something to chew over
22nd August 2008
It was a surprise at breakfast today to read the following in the births, deaths and marriages column of my newspaper
Mars Bar Twix Snickers Aero
Then on closer inspection I realised I was reading the A-Bit_Chewy column
This pun reminds me of the cost pressures that confectionery manufacturers are under. Mars is the latest chocolate monalinth to report that the rising cost of ingredients is having a negative effect on their profit margins and that they will be looking to push through higher prices to wholesalers - this will feed through pretty much direct to chocolate-lovers in the days and weeks ahead.
This BBC report looks inside the Bournville chocolate factory in Birmingham
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.