Vegetable shortages are wiping meals off menus and customers are set to foot the bill for rising supply costs
ABCJust when you thought avocado toast couldn't get any more expensive, cafes are warning fresh food shortages could hike up cafe prices even further. Key points: Recent weather events are forcing some cafes to wipe entire dishes off their menus due to lack of supply Fresh and frozen food prices could stay high for months One cafe owner says she might need to pass the cost on to customers The fresh food pinch is taking its toll on businesses, with some local cafes wiping off entire dishes as they struggle to source produce. Gold Coast cafe owner Kelly Sing said businesses would need to start passing the cost on to customers. "When we're buying 100 lettuces a week and you're doubling the price, that's definitely an effect," she said. "We pay fair work wages weekly to all of our staff, when they're driving, you know, 20 minutes a day, even their cost of petrol has gone up, so their expectation is a higher wage" she said.
History of this topic
Egg crisis hits as grocery price inflation soars to record 17.1%
The Independent
McDonald’s increases price of five menu items
The IndependentFamily-run grocery stores and butchers keeping people fed during the pandemic
ABC
It took a hedge fund to highlight tragedy behind apparently dry inflation figures
The IndependentDiscover Related
)
)
)
