You might want to double check your bill the next time you eat out.
Restaurants could start adding a COVID-19 surcharge.
NEXT TIME YOU EAT OUT.
AS 9 ONYOUR SIDES LUZDELIA CABALLEROEXPLAINS -- RESTAURANTS COULDSTART ADDING A COVID-19SURCHARGE.ON CAM THE OWNER OF DANTESFIRE SAYS RESTAURANTS HAVETAKEN A HUGE FINANCIAL HIT,AND HARD DECISIONS HAVE HAD TOBE MADE TO KEEP HIS BUSINESSAFLOAT.
EVERYBODYS TAKEN AHIT.
PKG KENNETH FOY IS THECHEF AND OWNER OF DANTESFIRE.
HE'S ALSO A PART OF THETUCSON ORGINALS, APROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FORLOCALLY OWNED RESTAURANTS INTUCSON.
HE AND HIS COLLEAGUESSAY THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHSWILL BRING LOTS OF CHANGES TOTHE TUCSON FOOD SCENE.
THEYLLBE SOME GREAT ONE THATSURVIVE.
THEYLL BE SOME GREATONES THAT DONT SURVIVE, ANDTHEYLL BE SOME PEOPLE THATCOMPLETELY CHANGE FOCUS.
ACHANGE THAT COULD INCLUDE ACOVID-19 SURCHARGE ON YOUR TABIVE HEARD OF ANYTHING FROM1.5% TO 5%.
THE SURCHARGECOVERS THE INCREASED COSTS OFLABOR MATERIAL, CHEMICALS,DIFFERENT OPERATINGPROCEDURES.
HE SAYS IT ALSOHELPS WITH THE RISING COST OFFOOD.
THE GROUND BEEF WENTFROM $2.00 A POUND TO $6.00AND $7.00 A POUND.
AND WHILEHE SAYS THESE ADDITIONALEXPENSES COULD EVENTUALLYDRIVE HIM OUT OF BUSINESS,HED RATHER RAISE PRICES ONTHE MENU THAN ADD THESURCHARGE.
THE HALF POUNDBURGER WENT UP A DOLLAR, SO WEABSORBED MOST OF THAT COST.
WEUNDERSTAND THAT THEYREHURTING JUST LIKE WE ARE.
FOYSAYS THE FEDERAL PAYMENTPROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN ISALSO HELPING KEEP HISBUSINESSES AFLOAT, BUT HESTHE FIRST TO ADMIT THATLLONLY GO SO FAR.
THERES PLENTYIN THE BANK, BUT THERES ONLYSO MUCH THAT YOU CAN SPEND ITON.
WE CANT SPEND IT ONGROCERIES.
THAT GOES TO STAFF,AND UTILITIES, AND RENT.
SOWHEN THAT EXPIRES THATS WHENIT GETS REALLY SCARY FOR A LOTOF PEOPLE.
WHICH IS WHY HESTRYING TO DEVELOP AN APP-BASEDMENU, TO HELP ABSORB THE COSTOF DISPOSABLE MENUS.
WE GOT 50BEVERAGE MENUS AND 50 FOODMENUS AND IT COST IS $300.00AND WHILE MONEY MAY BE TIGHTNOW, HES HOPEFUL THESECHANGES WILL BE ENOUGH TOCARRY HIS BUSINESS THROUGH THEPANDEMIC.
TOMORROW WILL ALWAYSBE BRIGHTER THAN TODAY.LUZDELIA CABALLERO, KGUN9 ONYOUR SIDE.THINGS DEFINITELY WARMED UP
Reeling from the financial losses of the pandemic, some restaurants, salons and dental offices have started including a COVID-19..
