Sunday, February 8, 2015

German Media Hype up Chinese People Buy up Milk Powder

"Rush to the store, milk powder has almost been bought up by Chinese people!" On the 7th, the German "Munich Daily" on the 7th urged German mothers to take actions immediately. Recently "Chinese people buy up milk powder" is becoming a topic of some media hype in the Germany famous for machinery manufacturing industry.

In Essen Ruhr Germany, a young Chinese father went to a chain supermarket in the vicinity of the railway station to buy milk powder, but was told not to sell him. He angrily condemned and thought it was discrimination, while the supermarket manager denied. On January 30, "the new German newspaper" reported this event and wrote an article entitled "Do not sell milk powder to the Chinese people", attracting the German media recently on the "Chinese people buy up milk powder". German "Bild" reported on February 5 that Frankfurt supermarket milk powder was bought up by the Chinese people, then, "Hannover Allgemeine Zeitung", "Fulda Daily" and other local media reported there appeared milk powder crisis.

On the 7th "Munich Daily" published a photo, on which three Chinese people takes large boxes to buy milk powder and other products for baby, under the photo is the title "Chinese buyers are hoarding infant formula". As Europe's best-selling milk powder, Milupa has doubled its production, but still cannot meet the rapidly growing demand.

Cologne "Express" on the 8th claimed that Chinese people love to buy milk powder in Germany because the melamine incident in 2008 has reduced people's confidence in the domestic milk powder, many Chinese Germans also act as purchasing agent. Now the milk powder worth 10 euros, can be sold for 30 euros in China. The article said that on this year's Spring Festival, China's most popular gift among Chinese mothers is German milk powder. (www.chinainout.com)

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