

It's another wrench in the works of the artisan. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) WORLD BAKER CHAMPION, DOMI VELEZ, SAYING:"We do not have the means to be able to counteract this type of rise and we end up having to raise the cost of the product, with all that implies. "We used to pay between 950 and 1,000 euros for electricity and now we pay 2,000 euros approximately, depending on the month." He has appealed to his government to lower taxes on electricity


Spaniard Domi Velez is a fifth-generation bakerĪnd was crowned world’s baking champion in Berlin in 2021īeating 44 contestants from around the worldīut his promising operation is now compromised by soaring energy costs Then, we have to add the cereal costs, which this month is already the third increase in the year, and the shipping costs because the cost of gasoline has increased a lot, so it's more damage to artisan's work." "The rise of electricity has added 50 percent more to the final bill. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) WORLD BAKER CHAMPION, DOMI VELEZ, SAYING: This baking champion says he’s getting burned by rising energy prices
