The price of bread has become a major headache, having doubled during the five-year period from 2020 to 2025. Specifically, in 2020 a loaf cost 0.80 cents, while now it reaches 1.50 euros.
Bakeries: Rising bread prices trigger despair from consumers and bakers alike
At the same time, bakers are crying out in anguish, as their operating costs continue to rise relentlessly, forcing bakeries to close one after another. As Panagiotis Sachinidis, president of Attica bakers, characteristically stated speaking to Mega: “Over the past three years, approximately 1,500 points of sale have closed. Energy costs are the ‘Achilles heel’ of all these problems. If we also calculate the raw materials that have become more expensive“.
Panagiotis Sachinidis had spoken on the issue in his interview with Parapolitika 90.1 a few days ago, stating: “There has been no improvement over the past two months. “Daily messages are received about new bakery closures in Athens, something that is characterized as ‘tragic’“.
As he mentioned, the Athens Bakers’ Guild is calling on all members to provide their annual kilowatt hours, so that a large volume of energy can be concentrated and direct negotiations with providers can take place for cheaper electricity. He added that the goal is to collect at least 5 million kilowatt hours, while already, according to him, approximately 3.5 million have been collected within 10 days.
Finally, as he said, the Guild has also requested cooperation with the Attica Butchers’ Association for joint negotiations, but has not received any response.
