R33_baby
cost of food as we all know has sky rocketed
how can restaurants/food/cafe stores
keep prices down when there suppliers are charging more?
because importers/distributors are paying more coz of the falling dollar
this not only goes for "imported" goods but for Australian grown crops too
eg
a 25kg bag of rice was $25 8 months ago, its $54 today
Cooking oil/Lard was $45/25kg now $73
at the end of the day your trying to make a living
its definately not because shops want to charge more
or because they "can" charge more
i think its more of a necessity
and if people arent willing to spend/consume
then business will fold/down scale
Most business's fail within the first 5 years?