Due to inflation, prices of kebabs have risen significantly in Luxembourg. Our colleagues from RTL Infos met with kebab makers in Luxembourg City to find out more.

"When I started, the kebab was €3.50. Now it's €6.50."

Burak Durmus has been working at Snack Pamukkale for about ten years. Located on Rue Victor Hugo in Luxembourg City's Limpertsberg area, in walking distance of several secondary schools, this small Turkish restaurant was created in 1995 by his father Kazim. Like so many others, the establishment has had to raise its prices due to inflation, which the family have been dealing with "since Covid."

At the beginning of January, sandwiches and dishes went up "between €0.50 and €1" says Burak. "But it was no use because our suppliers' prices kept going up."

At €7.50, the dürüm is still one of the biggest hits with pupils coming to Snack Pamukkale during lunch break. Chips are another 2€. Menus meanwhile start at 10€.

Burak says that "the worst thing is the price of gas and electricity. It has simply doubled!" Then there's sunflower oil: "We used to pay €35 for a 25-litre can, now it's €100 minimum. We change the trays in our two fryers every week."

Only chicken is used at Snack Pamukkale, but it "went up a lot after Covid", according to Burak. "Salad, tomato, onion: everything costs more," he further points out.

To remain profitable, the father-son-duo made the following calculation: "We add up the charges, expenses, and wages for a month, divide by 30 and see how much turnover we have to make each day." They used this method to determine their new rates while "also looking at what the competition was doing..."

Inflation is being felt everywhere across Europe - and Luxembourg's kebab shops are no exception.

RTL

Snack Pamukkale on Rue Victor Hugo in Limpertsberg / © Raphaël Ferber/RTL