A la carte restaurant mulls increased prices as overheads rocket - owner says 5B/meal

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that the latest increase in the price of LPG cooking gas, the third such rise recently, has resulted in prices rising from 318 baht to 363 baht since April.

 

They went to Chainat in the central region where they spoke to restaurant owner Jariya who runs a "taam sang" or a la carte restaurant.

 

She said she'd use charcoal or wood but it just wasn't convenient and took too long. 

 

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She said that apart from gas, meat, vegetables and spices used for flavoring were all rocketing in price.

 

She'd raise prices but was concerned about losing custom.

 

However, if costs continue to rise she would have no alternative and would have to explain to her customers they would need to pay 5 baht more a dish. 

 

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[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

a "taam sang" or a la carte restaurant.

a la carte or a la cart?

[JeffersLos]

6 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

a la carte or a la cart?

Don't know, but no doubt one bowl from the place and there would be a la fart. 

[RichardColeman]

Local BBQ all you can eat has just gone from 89 to 129 baht pp, Fail to see how things have gone up 40% ish. They certainly have had a lowering in trade to coincide with this new price gouge !

[Cake Monster]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

However, if costs continue to rise she would have no alternative and would have to explain to her customers they would need to pay 5 baht more a dish. 

just puts into perspective the amount of gouging that many of these Vendors are doing .

[HappyExpat57]

Why is this news? Everything is going up.

[Purdey]

I guess the 64,000 dollar question is.... When gas prices come back down, will food prices follow?

[Golden Triangle]

My maths are useless, what's that as a percentage ??