Costs of among the hottest excessive avenue meals, snacks and drinks have risen by as a lot as 26% since 2020 as meals retailers face the very best inflation because the Nineteen Eighties. Restaurant bosses warn of widespread closures as companies wrestle with the prices of heating their premises, workers shortages and rising ingredient costs.
UKHospitality, which represents about 740 firms, says meals companies are battling inflation of about 18% on their whole prices, from meals to vitality payments….