CHENNAI: With the tradition of exchanging sweets and savouries among family and friends, sweet shop owners in Chennai say prices have gone up by 10 to 15 per cent this year.

Caterers and confectioners attribute the hike to rising labour costs and input expenses, including ghee, sugar, and dry fruits.

S Krishna Prasad, who runs a sweet shop franchise in T Nagar, said a price surge during festive seasons were common, particularly during Deepavali. “This year, a kilo of traditional sweets and savouries such as ladoo, jangiri, mysore pak, kai murukku, thattai, and seedai are priced between Rs 488 and Rs 788, compared with Rs 430 to Rs 756 last year,” he pointed out. “Cashew-based sweets, which were sold between Rs 900 and Rs 1,270/kg last year, now cost between Rs 1,197 and Rs 1,470. With r

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