Don't panic
6 April 2022 0 comments
No need to escalate”: Restaurateurs confirmed the rise in prices, but not the worsening of the supply situation.
Restaurateurs Anastasia Tatulova and Sergey Mironov noted the inevitability of rising prices in catering amid supply disruptions and the fall of the ruble, but denied a sharp deterioration in the situation with food in Moscow.
The situation with the supply of food to restaurants has not worsened and has not improved over the past month after the imposition of sanctions and the sharp collapse of the ruble, Anastasia Tatulova, public ombudsman for the protection of small and medium-sized businesses, founder of the Anderson cafe network, told the Telegram channel Radiotochka NSN.
Restaurants and cafes in Russia have experienced difficulties with the supply of products. This was reported by the media with reference to the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers. According to the association, there were interruptions in the supply of vegetables, salads, and some types of fish.
“The situation has not changed over the past 2-3 weeks, it is exactly the same as it was. Most of the vegetables are imported, so, of course, they are a problem. Now we are waiting for other supply chains to improve, logistics to line up, and these problems will stop. In addition, the mayor [of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin] recently decided that the enterprise that produces greens in Moscow will expand, many salads will be produced there. Some actions are being taken to fix it all, it's just not fast, unfortunately. No special growth happened today in relation to what was two or three weeks ago, even the prices started to go down a little. Everything is as it was the last month, there is no deterioration. Very different situations with prices everywhere. We at Anderson did not raise prices, we still try to make some substitutions, remove some dishes. It is impossible to say this: “All prices have increased by 50% in the market”. Everyone is trying to get out of the situation in different ways. I think there is no need to escalate, and everything will gradually form, ”the restaurateur suggested.
The Ombudsman of the Moscow restaurant business, the founder of the Meat & Fish restaurants, Sergey Mironov, added that prices have increased for all categories of goods, but now this process has slightly stabilized.
“First of all, the problem is with the price, because where the dollar jumped, suppliers raised prices. Now the rate has stabilized, and the problem is only with supply chains - they have either lengthened, or suppliers are looking for other goods. And some brands have completely ceased to be supplied - for example, bourbons have ceased to be supplied from America, this is also an understandable situation, now there is a search for some alternative products. It is the matter of time. The rise in prices applies to any product that is not available in Russia, everything is completely chaotic here,” the Ombudsman noted.
According to him, all catering outlets in Russia will be forced to raise prices, but this will happen unevenly due to fear of losing customers.
“All restaurants will be forced to raise prices. There is no other way here: if your entry price has increased, then the selling price should also increase. It [depends] partly on the dollar exchange rate, partly on the same logistics and on how much the restaurant is willing to give up profits. Somewhere it will rise a little less so as not to lose the consumer. Much depends on how much of the cost of the restaurant's profitability was. The number of visitors has not decreased everywhere. In the middle and high categories, attendance has fallen, there is a drawdown in food courts, and somewhere there is even growth in street fast foods. This is the lower category, the consumer falls back into it in any crisis,” Mironov concluded.
Restaurateurs Anastasia Tatulova and Sergey Mironov noted the inevitability of rising prices in catering amid supply disruptions and the fall of the ruble, but denied a sharp deterioration in the situation with food in Moscow.
The situation with the supply of food to restaurants has not worsened and has not improved over the past month after the imposition of sanctions and the sharp collapse of the ruble, Anastasia Tatulova, public ombudsman for the protection of small and medium-sized businesses, founder of the Anderson cafe network, told the Telegram channel Radiotochka NSN.
Restaurants and cafes in Russia have experienced difficulties with the supply of products. This was reported by the media with reference to the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers. According to the association, there were interruptions in the supply of vegetables, salads, and some types of fish.
“The situation has not changed over the past 2-3 weeks, it is exactly the same as it was. Most of the vegetables are imported, so, of course, they are a problem. Now we are waiting for other supply chains to improve, logistics to line up, and these problems will stop. In addition, the mayor [of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin] recently decided that the enterprise that produces greens in Moscow will expand, many salads will be produced there. Some actions are being taken to fix it all, it's just not fast, unfortunately. No special growth happened today in relation to what was two or three weeks ago, even the prices started to go down a little. Everything is as it was the last month, there is no deterioration. Very different situations with prices everywhere. We at Anderson did not raise prices, we still try to make some substitutions, remove some dishes. It is impossible to say this: “All prices have increased by 50% in the market”. Everyone is trying to get out of the situation in different ways. I think there is no need to escalate, and everything will gradually form, ”the restaurateur suggested.
The Ombudsman of the Moscow restaurant business, the founder of the Meat & Fish restaurants, Sergey Mironov, added that prices have increased for all categories of goods, but now this process has slightly stabilized.
“First of all, the problem is with the price, because where the dollar jumped, suppliers raised prices. Now the rate has stabilized, and the problem is only with supply chains - they have either lengthened, or suppliers are looking for other goods. And some brands have completely ceased to be supplied - for example, bourbons have ceased to be supplied from America, this is also an understandable situation, now there is a search for some alternative products. It is the matter of time. The rise in prices applies to any product that is not available in Russia, everything is completely chaotic here,” the Ombudsman noted.
According to him, all catering outlets in Russia will be forced to raise prices, but this will happen unevenly due to fear of losing customers.
“All restaurants will be forced to raise prices. There is no other way here: if your entry price has increased, then the selling price should also increase. It [depends] partly on the dollar exchange rate, partly on the same logistics and on how much the restaurant is willing to give up profits. Somewhere it will rise a little less so as not to lose the consumer. Much depends on how much of the cost of the restaurant's profitability was. The number of visitors has not decreased everywhere. In the middle and high categories, attendance has fallen, there is a drawdown in food courts, and somewhere there is even growth in street fast foods. This is the lower category, the consumer falls back into it in any crisis,” Mironov concluded.