Tous Les Jours to raise prices on 76 products by average 8.2%

Tous Les Jours, the bakery chain operated by CJ Foodville, will raise prices on select bread and cake products starting Friday.

A total of 76 items will be affected, with prices rising an average of 8.2%. Among the notable increases, the "Daily Milk Bread" will go up 200 won and the "Ttujumam Egg Toast" by 300 won.

The company cited rising costs for key raw materials — including eggs, wheat, sugar and palm oil — on top of a sharp increase in naphtha prices that pushed up packaging costs, compounded by a weaker won and higher oil prices. Tous Les Jours said it adjusted prices only for items where cost pressures had been most severe.

However, the company excluded popular staples such as red bean buns, soboro buns and castella from the price hike out of consideration for customers. "We will continue working to provide customers with better quality and service," a CJ Foodville official said.