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Polarizing the price of a Christmas cake… “How about a ‘half price cake’ that won 10,000 at the mart?”

In the era of high prices, while the hotel industry is taking part in a ‘premium competition’ with Christmas cakes costing more than 200,000 won before December, the supermarket industry is competing by launching ‘half price cakes’ with ‘cost performance (price). /performance)’ jumped in

According to the industry on the 3rd, Homeplus launched 8 types of Christmas cakes through the bakery brand ‘Mont Blaise’. In particular, 7 out of 8 types offer a 30% discount if you pre-order, and you can buy them for around 10,000 won.

Red Hat Santa’s whipped cream 19,530 won, Chocolate Cookie Cream with Santa 19,530 won, Golden Tree Tiramisu 18,830 won, Very Merry White Christmas 13,230 won.

My Homeplus members can book in advance until the 14th. Cakes that have been pre-ordered can be picked up from the shop where they were bought between the 15th and the 24th.

At E-Mart’s ‘E Bakery’ and ‘Bulangerie’, you can buy Shinsegae Food’s ‘Pangppangduck Mini Cream Cake’ for 9,980 won. It is topped with high-quality Seolhyang strawberries grown in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do, and chocolate in the shape of the popular duck character, ‘Pbangbangdeok’.

E-Mart also holds events such as providing a cake with a cute image of Bbangbangduck to customers who buy cakes from E Bakery and Boulangerie stores.

The convenience store industry has ensured competitiveness by launching small cakes that can save the Christmas atmosphere and prevent waste. It is a small size that 1-2 people can enjoy lightly for a party, and decorations that can feel the Christmas atmosphere have been applied.

GS25 presented four types of cupcakes: Dore Dore Strawberry Santa Cake, Dore Dore Milk Cloud Cake, Dolce Chocolate Longcake, and Blueberry Longcake. The price is 6,500 won for 2 Dore Dore cakes and 5,900 won for 2 long cakes. In particular, if you pay with KB Kookmin Card during this month, the 1 + 1 event is applied.

7-Eleven has released a small cake for 1-2 people in collaboration with ‘Turtle Hip’, which is famous for customized cakes in Hongdae. The ‘Turtle Hip Ginger Man Mini cake’ with letters and the ‘Turtle Heapless Lunch Box Cake’ in a small lunch box are sold in limited quantities. The prices are 42,000 won and 29,000 won, respectively.

Meanwhile, the hotel industry is rolling out premium Christmas cakes one after the other. Chosun Palace and Seoul Shilla Hotel launched cakes priced at 250,000 won, the highest price this season.

In addition, Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel, Westin Chosun Seoul, JW Marriott Hotel, and Lotte Hotel each presented cakes ranging from 120,000 to 200,000.

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