Food prices in Germany also rose sharply in August. At the beginning of the month, around 20 products on the supermarket shelf became more expensive, as FOCUS Online’s price radar shows. However, consumers’ hands are not tied. Three indicators on the supermarket shelf can help you save.
At the beginning of the month, a number of products in German supermarkets became more expensive.
The price adjustments for a number of popular baking ingredients were particularly severe. Consumers at Aldi Süd, Aldi Nord, Rewe and Lidl now pay EUR 1.19 for the cheapest whole milk baking glaze. In the previous month, a maximum price of 69 cents had been estimated.
There was also a hefty adjustment to baking powder. The cheapest bag of ten, each containing 15 grams, now costs 65 cents. In the previous month it was 59 cents. Vanilla sugar and cocoa also became more expensive.
FOCUS Online predicts: Prices could increase again in October in this product segment. Anyone who wants to stock up on Christmas baking should now actively look around for offers. Not only the weekly brochures can help, but also apps.
Bread, fruit, vegetables, fresh milk, yoghurt, fish and meat are among the perishable foods in German retail.
It’s worth taking a look at the shelves here – especially on hot days.
When temperatures rise, many retailers remain seated on the goods because customers avoid the heat to shop. So that the companies do not have to sit on the goods and have to throw them away, they sell these perishable products at bargain prices. The goods usually have a shelf life of one to two days after purchase.
The companies do not make a severe loss. “When pricing, we also calculate with goods that are part of the staple food and have to be sold irregularly,” says an Aldi insider.
However, there is a catch: the bargain offers, which are supposed to lead to a sale of the goods, are now more popular with customers than ever before. The industry is talking about “increased demand”.
This is due on the one hand to the increased food prices and on the other hand to the strong savings. Up to 50 percent can be saved for dairy products, over 60 percent for sausages and meat products and over 30 percent for fruit and vegetables.
FOCUS Online advises: You should process the purchased bargain items quickly.
Thanks to the discount, cherries, strawberries or apples can be processed much more cheaply into jams, ice cream or other desserts.
It can always be worthwhile. Dairy products usually have a longer shelf life than stated on the packaging. Exception applies to the use-by date. If this date has passed and you have not processed or frozen the goods in the meantime, you should be aware that foodstuffs with an expired use-by date pose a possible immediate health risk.
But how do I find out which groceries are sold cheaper in the morning and in the evening? There are three important characteristics.
On the fruit, vegetable, fish, meat, yogurt and dairy aisle, the price tag of the product has either the letter “T” or the letters “TS”.
These products are always available shortly before the store closes at a lower price. At TS, new goods are packed into the sales area on Saturday and then go on sale on Monday. Old goods are then reduced by up to 80 percent on Saturday evening to make room in the sales compartment.
The letter “T” stands for daily check and “TS” for daily check Saturday. These labels can be found, for example, at Lidl, Kaufland, Rewe or Penny.
In addition, there is often a sticker with a percentage on the product. Consumers should also be aware of this indicator. If there is a “30 percent” sticker on a yoghurt, this discount then applies to the current price.
When it comes to bread and baked goods, you should always stop by one hour before the shop closes in the evening. Rye bread is usually reduced by 30 percent, wheat bread by up to 50 percent. This product can be frozen without any problems and therefore has a longer shelf life.
Discounts on yoghurt and fresh milk can often be found in the refrigerator compartment from the afternoon hours. The same applies here: if it is a best-before date, the product can usually be stored in the refrigerator for a few more days. Pay attention to taste, mold growth and smell.
Fruit and vegetables, on the other hand, tend to be sold in the evening hours. Example strawberries. At Rewe in Stuttgart, the fruit was available on Tuesday morning for 6.99 euros per bowl. In the evening hours, the price was reduced to 2.79 euros.
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