![]() It also helps that not all the king cake staples went up. And because of that, he hasn't raised prices. Well, we have 2 1/2 times the amount of customers buying king cakes, almost three times.īERLIN: Harrison thinks it's partly because this year is the first full-blown Mardi Gras since 2020. I mean, it is one of the most critical ingredients in a king cake for bakers everywhere. HARRISON: There is no substitute for eggs. But just as high as the prices is the demand for the king cakes. The impacts of avian flu in chickens, along with inflation, have caused the price of a dozen to skyrocket. His egg order cost 2 1/2 times what it used to. HARRISON: Well, guess what? Eggs have went up.īERLIN: Last time Harrison looked at an invoice from his supplier, his eyes popped. He says they're selling more than three times as many king cakes a day, and the pace just keeps picking up the closer Fat Tuesday gets. Robert Harrison runs the day-to-day operations at this family business. ![]() ROBERT HARRISON: Oh, Jerry (ph), how many cakes can you get out of one batch?īERLIN: Fifty king cakes in this batch. ![]() WWNO's Carly Berlin has the story.ĬARLY BERLIN, BYLINE: At Loretta's Authentic Pralines, an industrial-sized standing mixer churns a batch of sweet-smelling dough.īERLIN: It's one step in the process of crafting the season's beloved king cakes. But local businesses are still dealing with the weird, volatile post-pandemic economy. Parades in New Orleans were called off in 2021 because of COVID, and they were shortened in 2022, so this year is the first full-blown Mardi Gras since before the pandemic. ![]()
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