Hospitality businesses struggle as food and energy costs surge
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Rachael Merritt
Summary
The hospitality industry is facing severe financial pressure due to rising costs of food, power, and other operational expenses. Publican Simone Douglas, who operates two pubs in Adelaide, describes the situation as causing sleepless nights for small business owners, with many cafes, restaurants, and pizza bars closing down. The article highlights the broader national crisis in the hospitality sector, which is grappling with unprecedented cost increases that are forcing many businesses to shut their doors.
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· 3 pulledIf you're a small business owner, your sleepless nights have increased probably by 50 per cent.
Every day on Facebook there is something that pops up in my feed about another cafe or a restaurant or a pizza bar that's closing down.
It's a pretty sad state of affairs in the local industry and the national industry at the moment.
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