The reason for the increase in business lunch prices in the Russian Federation has been revealed 10:06

The cost of business meals in Russia’s largest cities continues to rise in the face of rising prices for food, wages, rent and logistics. writes about this “Kommersant” With reference to data of the company 2GIS.

According to the company, the average price of such lunch offers in cities with a population of over one million in April 2024 was 395 rubles, an increase of 7.09% compared to the previous year and 38% compared to 2021.

According to the research, the biggest increase in business lunches last year was in Novosibirsk (+11.83% to 416 rubles), Rostov-on-Don (+11.37% to 382 rubles), Perm (+10%, 59 to 376 rubles) were recorded. ) and Volgograd (+10.23% to 377 rubles). Moscow and St. In St. Petersburg, prices increased by 5.92% to 483 rubles and 9.02% to 399 rubles, respectively.

According to experts, the increase in prices of food products is largely due to inflation in the food market. Thus, according to the Tanuki Family network, in 2023 alone, the price of chicken breast increased by 50%, the price of squid increased by 40%, the price of eggs increased by 30%, and the price of Chinese eel increased by 28%.

Restaurant operators are forced to look for ways to stop price increases, including changing recipes, optimizing purchasing channels, reviewing portion sizes and even temporarily reducing margins in the premium segment.

So far, consumer demand for food and beverage services has remained stable. According to Rosstat, the volume of the Russian restaurant market reached 747.4 billion rubles in the first quarter of 2024, an annual increase of 14%. However, experts predict that the price increase will have a more pronounced dynamic in the next two years due to macroeconomic factors.

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