More for your cuppa
A storm is brewing over the cost of a cup of coffee, after this week's announcement that the price of Switzerland's morning staple is to rise by 15 per cent.
An average cup of coffee in a restaurant costs SFr3.40 ($2), but from next month customers will have to dig a little deeper into their pockets for their regular caffeine fix.
Coffee drinkers are not expected to gag over the 51 centime price hike, but initially at least they may be inclined to linger a little longer to savour the flavour of their pricier morning beverage.
It is the biggest price increase in several years and is largely due to a rise in wage costs, said Georg Gnaedinger, president of the Swiss Coffee Federation.
The rise will vary across the country. Hardest hit will be those in rural areas, where prices are set to rise by a fifth, Gnaedinger said. The increase will bring coffee prices in the country closer in line with the more expensive cuppas on sale in the cities.
Gnaedinger added that price rises in French-speaking Switzerland would be less severe than in German-speaking areas.
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