In a sample of the Association for Consumer Information (VKI) in March, you had to pay around 111 to 160 percent more for the most expensive Easter bunny chocolate of well-known manufacturers than for the most expensive conventional table chocolate from the same house.
“Chocolate east bunnies are comparatively expensive, this also applies to products without a Fairtrade seal,” said consumer advocates on Tuesday. The recently made comparison resulted in “considerable price differences even within the same brand”. “The most expensive Easter bunny chocolate from Lindt costs around 111 percent more than the most expensive conventional Lindt table chocolate, at Ferrero it is 158 percent and even 160 percent,” said the testers at Ferrero.
They also discovered large price differences in other standard and Easter variants: “This is how the comparison of the ‘Manner Oster Minis’ with the classic four -pack of men – based on the kilo price – results in a difference of 129 percent.” According to VKI, the maximum prices via Billa.at and Interspar.at in March 2025. VKI expert Birgit Beck advised to pay attention to the basic price award, “even if the basic price is unfortunately often very small”.
Criticism of the use of palm oil
It was also criticized that palm oil can still be found in many Easter chocolate products. The monocultures not only displace rainforests that serve as CO2 memory: palm oil is also considered unhealthy because it mainly contains saturated fatty acids, said Beck.
Source: Nachrichten
