Cakes in high demand for Eidul Fitr

Rush of customers witnessed at the bakery and sweet shops, as sweets integral part of Eidul Fitr

ISLAMABAD: Ramazan is almost over and people have almost completed their preparations for Eidu Fitr.

However, apart from new clothes and other home accessories food items especially sweet stuff such as cakes and sweets are also in high demand during Eid days as people buy these as special gifts for their loved ones.

Maximum rush of customers can be witnessed at the bakery and sweet shops, as sweets are an integral part of Eidul Fitr.

Sweets shop owners expect to attract a significant number of customers during Eid days. A worker Umer Ikram said that the festival of Eid attracts a large number of customers who bought sweets to take as a gift for their family and friends.  Sweets have been an integral means of spreading joy and happiness since ancient times especially during festivals and on auspicious occasions, a woman customer Ushna Sohail in a shop said.

A buyer Shoaib Asim said the rates of Eid related sweets and cakes were different than the routine prices while the bakeries also offer delivery services. According to bakery owners and shopkeepers ,"Our branches around the city have recorded a 80 percent increase in sales.  

Published in The Express Tribune, June 16^th, 2018.