Doner for three euros: Mayor starts tasty action!

Doner for three euros: Mayor starts tasty action!

in Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, students can look forward to a particularly attractive offer: a kebab for only three euros. This initiative entitled "Doner for All" was launched by Mayor Nicolas Meyer and takes place in collaboration with local kebab snack bars. The campaign aims to tackle the increasing price problems in schools and at the same time offer the students a varied lunch.

The discounted kebab skewers are offered on Wednesdays between 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. The background to this campaign is an disagreement between the city and the caterer of all -day schools about the increased prices for school lunches. Before introducing the kebab campaign, there was a reduction in the food offer in schools, which led to resentment among the parents. To counteract this, two lunches should be available again from mid -March.

action in the sign of the Ramadan

The campaign also takes place during the fasting month of Ramadan, which is important for many students. The discounted kebabs will be offered on March 12 and 19 before the initiative ends on March 19. After that, the second menu line of the caterer is reintroduced in schools. The difference at the usual price of around five to six euros is taken over by the participating snack companies.

According to information from rheinpfalz.de To offer school lunch, with the aim of increasing the diversity of food. In view of increasing prices for snack bars, which according to fraenkischerag.de in Germany, especially in cities like Berlin, this offer is particularly noteworthy. In the past, the price for a kebab was still around 3.50 euros.

challenges of the industry

The price increases are due to several factors, including higher costs for energy and food, such as beef prices that have increased by up to 50%. According to the Federal Statistical Office, the prices for food and drinks to take away from around six percent compared to the previous year. Gürsel Olber, CEO of the Association of Turkish Doner manufacturers in Europe, estimates that a doner should actually cost 7.30 euros.

The situation in the industry is tense. The Federal Association of System Gastronomy reports on higher prices for grain and vegetables, while many innkeepers in Bavaria complain about delivery bottlenecks. These circumstances could lead to possible closures of kebab snack bars within the next two to three months. Andrea Abserbante, the general manager of the association, calls for a debt of the VAT reduction to dishes to counteract the growing price situation.

The "Doner for all" campaign in Frankenthal could therefore be seen as a ray of hope under difficult circumstances, not only relieved financially by the pupils, but also culinary.