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7 March 2022 0 comments
Restaurateurs actively seek replacements for imported products due to supply disruption
The menu of many restaurants is waiting for change.
According to Moremania's partner Artem Lomize, cited by Kommersant, the share of imported products in establishments of even the middle segment is about 40%. There are even more imports in more expensive restaurants.
It remains for such establishments to revise the menu items. Sergey Mironov, the owner of the Meat & Fish chain, claims that it will be more difficult to purchase products due to the disruption of import supplies. There are already failures with supplies by sea transport through the Black Sea. It is also problematic to deliver products from the EU, we have to consider new routes.
Restaurateur Boris Zarkov (White Rabbit Family) says that his restaurants have already changed the menu and picked up replacements for some products, such as Japanese tuna. The co-owner of the Tigrus holding (Osteria Mario, Shvili and Bar BQ Cafe) Henrik Winter notes that the situation is no longer the same as with cheeses and meat delicacies - they could find an alternative from Russian products, but with the same tuna, olive oil, octopus, arugula and romano, this is already much more difficult to do. Some of the imported products may disappear altogether forever.
Changes in the menu are also connected with the fact that restaurateurs are trying to contain price increases. The euro and dollar are growing, which, of course, cannot but affect the cost of imported products. Plus, logistics costs are rising. So that the dishes do not rise in price, it is easier to refuse them. Anastasia Tatulova, co-owner of the Anderson network, cites the example of romaine lettuce, which has tripled in price over the past two weeks. “It’s impossible to double the price, so it’s easier not to offer guests dishes that contain this product than to sell at a loss to the establishment,” the restaurateur explains.
At the same time, Russian suppliers, looking at suppliers of imported goods, will also inevitably raise prices.
The menu of many restaurants is waiting for change.
According to Moremania's partner Artem Lomize, cited by Kommersant, the share of imported products in establishments of even the middle segment is about 40%. There are even more imports in more expensive restaurants.
It remains for such establishments to revise the menu items. Sergey Mironov, the owner of the Meat & Fish chain, claims that it will be more difficult to purchase products due to the disruption of import supplies. There are already failures with supplies by sea transport through the Black Sea. It is also problematic to deliver products from the EU, we have to consider new routes.
Restaurateur Boris Zarkov (White Rabbit Family) says that his restaurants have already changed the menu and picked up replacements for some products, such as Japanese tuna. The co-owner of the Tigrus holding (Osteria Mario, Shvili and Bar BQ Cafe) Henrik Winter notes that the situation is no longer the same as with cheeses and meat delicacies - they could find an alternative from Russian products, but with the same tuna, olive oil, octopus, arugula and romano, this is already much more difficult to do. Some of the imported products may disappear altogether forever.
Changes in the menu are also connected with the fact that restaurateurs are trying to contain price increases. The euro and dollar are growing, which, of course, cannot but affect the cost of imported products. Plus, logistics costs are rising. So that the dishes do not rise in price, it is easier to refuse them. Anastasia Tatulova, co-owner of the Anderson network, cites the example of romaine lettuce, which has tripled in price over the past two weeks. “It’s impossible to double the price, so it’s easier not to offer guests dishes that contain this product than to sell at a loss to the establishment,” the restaurateur explains.
At the same time, Russian suppliers, looking at suppliers of imported goods, will also inevitably raise prices.