Traditional curry houses have been a staple of British culture since the 1970s, but now a great number are closing at an alarming rate.
Restaurants also suffered great losses during the pandemic, and many have struggled to recover
the cost of ingredients, cooking oil and energyJeffrey Ali, whose family founded the British Curry Awards, said 3,000 restaurants have gone under since 2007 – a quarter of all curry restaurants and takeaways.and London’s Brick Lane used to look like.He told the ‘the industry desperately needs support’, and added: ‘At this current rate of inflation, we could soon see at least one restaurant a day close down.’ in October details how essential supermarket items have risen by nearly two-thirds.Store cupboard staple vegetable oil has jumped in price by a massive 65.2% – up from £1.56 to £2.58.Other essentials such as bread, milk and tea have also skyrocketed in price., said the cost of creating dishes is ‘skyrocketing’ as a result.
He added: ‘The price of everything is going up. Energy, ingredients and labour are all costing far more.’ Salim Chowdhury has owned and run Coriander in Harrow, north London, for a decade, and is well versed in how the changes in the market affect his business.
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