Overview
- Oğuz Döner in Neuss lifted the meat döner price from €8.50 to €10 at the start of January.
- Owner Akif Ayar says meat now costs €14.90 per kilogram, up from €6.50 two years ago, with other inputs also rising as the VAT reduction failed to offset expenses.
- Ayar rejects cheaper pre-made spits priced at roughly €4.50–€7 per kilogram to protect product quality and continues producing his own.
- Customer responses were mixed, with some calling the new price “frech,” while most accepted it, and the longer-term effect on demand remains uncertain.
- Verband der Dönerproduzenten spokesman Erdogan Koc says €10 should be the floor, notes prices of up to €12 in Karlsruhe, and expects meat costs not to decline.