Overview

• Average scoop price remains at €1.81 with peaks of €2.50 on Sylt and €2.17 in Berlin marking an all-time high.
• A YouGov survey shows 64% of Germans unhappy with current scoop costs and 60% visiting ice cream parlors less frequently than five years ago.
• Viral Facebook images of €1.70 and €2.00 per scoop have triggered widespread online backlash and calls to boycott gelaterias in favor of supermarket brands.
• The coupons.de ice price index reveals a €1.07 gap between the cheapest and priciest scoops, with prices ranging from €1.00 in Halle to €3.00 in some parlors.
• Aldi's mobile ice cream van sells scoops for €0.50 to fund food banks, with Berlin Greens and Dehoga discussing a voluntary youth cap at the same price point.