TESTIMONIALS – Hit hard by the increase in energy prices, on which they are very dependent to practice their profession, these craftsmen have to make choices.
« Our electricity bill will go from 4,000 to 16,000 euros from January, i.e. a multiplication by 4 “, recognizes Akim Bouhadda, owner of the Maison Marquise bakery. Faced with this situation, the largest bakery in Val-de-Marne should manage to get out of it, but it has revised its hiring plans downwards. “ We had to recruit four people for permanent sales positions, but we were only able to hire three people on a 6-month fixed-term contract. We don’t have the capacity to have new long-term employees because we don’t know what to expect “, laments the entrepreneur. Investments of around 250,000 euros were also planned for this year 2023 in order to automate certain processes. “ We gave up, given the situation, it was too risky. In 2022 we managed to stay positive but for 2023 I’m really not sure“, recognizes the manager.
Faced with this explosion in electricity prices…
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