Hobnobs boss warns biscuit prices are set to soar due to extra production costs

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Omicron disruption, absenteeism, and the rising cost of business going forward present a big challenge for us. "At the end of the day, like in many other categories, it will flow through to higher prices."The firm – which also makes Go Ahead bars and Jacob’s crackers – said that there had been a double digit percentage price hike on ingredients like cocoa beans, reports the BBC.David continued: “We've dealt with substantial challenges in the past in the food industry - whether it's natural disasters, inflation in the economic crisis."It's the compression of the challenge, combined with the scale of some of them [that is different this time].”Shortages of many items are causing supply issues across the board with everything from computer.