Jump in butter prices could force cafe to raise prices

An Auckland cafe owner said a significant jump in the cost of butter could force her to raise her prices, in a market where food businesses seem to be going under every week. Dairy giant Fonterra has written to wholesale clients saying from this week the price of its butter blocks are going up about twelve percent. Its Anchor and Mainland spreads are going up by the same amount, as is bulk butter. Rebecca Dalli-essi owns Onehunga coffee shop and bakery Lot Nineteen, she spoke to Lisa Owen.