industry is part of the fabric of the city, but the cost-of-living crisis is hammering bars and restaurants from all angles.
The legacy of the pandemic, lockdown restrictions on hospitality in Glasgow and Brexit have created a shaky ground for many businesses to stand on as energy and food prices soar, the labour pool declines and transport is restricted amid strikes and taxi driver shortages.“It’s not just one thing. We’ve been trying to cope with so many things.”“We’re a very resilient industry. We constantly pivot and try new things.
“They’re getting frightened into not going out, not putting their heating on, and really looking at how it affects them.” Dunns has worked to make their business more efficient to avoid passing any further increases on to their customers.Bakery owner tells how cost of living crisis forced Glasgow cafe closure
“We alone have had our unit price doubled and we have trucks with big freezers, so our unit cost going up is a substantial amount of money, hundreds of thousands of pounds.