The restaurant industry is having to adapt, yet again. First with COVID, then a labor shortage and supply chain issues. And now, food establishments are dealing with inflation at a rate higher than the average grocery store shopper.
Chicken and beef are essential at The Halal Guys, a restaurant nationally known for its gyros. Those proteins are costing Geoff Herbert more at his Houston-area Layne’s Chicken Fingers and The Halal Guys franchise locations. He said chicken costs are up 35% since the beginning of the year.Herbert said that’s not considering the rising costs of oil and potatoes for french fries.
Melissa Stewart is the Senior Executive Director of the Texas Restaurant Association. She said many food establishments had to get innovative to keep up with the increased costs of food. Stewart said some businesses have even removed more costlier items, such as chicken wings and oysters, off their menus altogether.“It should be no surprise to anyone we have an inflation problem, you go to the grocery store, you’re like, ‘oh, how much is bread?’” said Stewart.
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