Manner CEO warns sugar costs surge, Austria 'chaos politics' hits wafer maker

Austrian wafer producer Manner posted a deep first-half loss, with CEO Dieter Messner attributing pressure to El Niño-driven sugar price spikes and Iran war-related cost inflation, while also criticizing domestic political instability. The company faces margin compression as input costs outpace pricing power, highlighting broader food-sector inflation risks in Europe.

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