The Wall Street JournalInflation Threatens a French Institution: Baguettes
As inflation continues to hit all industries, France’s officials are fighting to help bakeries pay their energy bills so they can keep baking baguettes.
Curated by informedPARIS—France is racing to save its emblematic baguettes from the ravages of inflation.
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Thursday before a group of bakers and pastry chefs gathered at the Élysée Palace that the French government would deliver additional aid as they confront rising costs for ingredients and energy that have led some bakers to say they can’t afford to run their ovens.
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