STRUGGLING Baker Tobias Exner holds pastry at his bakery in Beelitz on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Bakeries in Germany have been among the businesses hardest hit by the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. AFP PHOTO
BEELITZ, Germany: Faced with exploding energy and ingredient costs, German baker Tobias Exner has installed new energy-efficient ovens, shortened his opening hours and even considered baking at lower temperatures.