High cost of production makes chocolate egg cost more than bars

This is the explanation of the industry to an increasingly common complaint of consumers on social networks in recent years
Every Easter, increase the posts and consumer shares that compare prices for chocolate eggs with their respective versions into bars. In addition, the economic crisis should take the Brazilian to acquire more chocolate bars and candy boxes this year, according to research published recently.
According to Abicab (Brazilian Association of the Industry of Chocolates, cocoa, peanuts, hard candies and derivatives), the manufacture of eggs is more complex and carries on higher costs. There are strengthening in the manufacturers '' teams during the period, with the hiring of temporary workers, for the areas of production, distribution and sale.
The packing process, the entity, is manual, in addition to being bigger and more sophisticated than the regular line. Add to this the fact that these products are fragile, requiring special logistics and storage processes.