Ice-cream feels the heat

August 08, 2007

Many people enjoy cooling off by eating an ice-cream on hot summer days. But German consumers have recently seen the price of milk and dairy products rise by up to 50 percent, and now ice-cream makers are feeling the heat. The increase in the price of milk, combined with a late start to summer in Germany means ice-cream makers are worried they are going to have to raise their prices too.Joanna Partridge reports