'I’m losing money and working for free at the moment. There are not many shops that are making profit. It is very difficult.'
A Lancashire chip shop owner fears up to a THIRD of all shops will close over the next five years due to soaring costs.
“Since March last year I’ve gone from £7.25 for fish and chips to £9.50. I’ve not put them up as much as I need to cover my cost increases. Food inflation, energy and fuel costs, as well as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, had driven up the cost of ingredients and the power to cook them, chippies say. “I am worried. We are just wondering if we are going to be here in the future years. The way things are at the moment is very scary.“We are charging £9.90 for regular cod and chips. Three years ago it was £6. We try to keep it low for our customers but it is very hard to keep our margins up.”
“You can’t just find that kind of money. I do think prices will come down but never to where they were before. We will just have to absorb them.
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