The Minister of Development met today with the supermarket Union today (1.10.2025) Takis Theodorikakoson the basis of initiative to reduce prices in 1,000 codes on the shelves of supermarket.
As Takis Theodorikakos said after the meeting, the initiative will be activated in the first 15 days of October as supermarket chains and food industrialists responded to his call.
Next week, the list of supermarkets with the 1,000 product codes needed for the household will be drawn up next week, which the ministry will be notified.
The statement by the Minister of Development, Takis Theodorikakou: “We are fighting a constant battle for improving the level of life in the daily lives of citizens, with tax cuts, wage increases. At the same time, in our own hand, we carry out constant consumer protection checks, the application of the Code of Conduct, and we push for price reductions with results, succeeding in having 1.4% food inflation versus 3% in the eurozone.
The price reduction initiative in 1,000 codes on supermarket shelves is undoubtedly positive and necessary. But let the supermarket chains also reduce their average profit to reduce prices in even more codes, for an even longer period, with as high as possible, to facilitate difficulty households.
It is a matter of social responsibility and cohesion. “