Rising prices are forcing the Jindrak confectionery in Linz to strike a balance between cost pressure and the pleasure of candy. The baking plans for Christmas cookies and the like are the same as last year. “I’m an optimist,” says Leo Jindrak.
Next Wednesday the carnival donut season will start and the production of Christmas cookies, gingerbread and Christmas stollen has also started! Despite all the uncertainties, at the moment at the Jindrak confectionery, everything is working as it always has. “We are producing for Christmas at the same level as last year – as an entrepreneur you also have to take risks and I am an optimist,” emphasizes Leo Jindrak, looking at the production plans in his bakery on Petzoldstraße in Linz, where there are only 20 different varieties available. Tea biscuits are made.
“My pastry chef is worth a sin to me” is the confectionery’s motto. But: Is the reach for sweet sin inhibited when the cost of living has risen so high? “Our philosophy is that everyone should be able to afford coffee and pastries,” says Jindrak, “sweet is a reward.”
Long waiting times for packaging
The current situation is a “challenge”. “We have three ovens that run on gas and one on electricity,” reveals the 60-year-old. Fortunately, the family business made timely provisions in the field of energy. There is no story against commodity prices, some of which are through the roof: flour, butter – everything went up. Patience is required when it comes to packaging. “Instead of a few weeks, we sometimes wait up to six months for certain models.”
Source: Krone
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