BRITS are facing an eye-watering SIX PERCENT price rise in pubs, bars and restaurants as they brace for the unthinkable – a nine pound pint.
Soaring costs faced by the hospitality industry have forced the hike, insiders say.
The cost of a pint in London could rise to just shy of nine pounds
Beer lovers now face getting just over a quid’s change from a tenner if they want to sup as misery sweeps boozers and restaurants up and down the land.
It is a whopping increase from the halcyon days of 2008 when the average cost of a pint was just £2.30.
Since then, recent years has seen the price of a pint soar by 72 percent to an average of £3.95 in 2022.
In London, an average pint of the good stuff costs a national high of £5.50, according to finder.com.
In June, Britain’s most expensive pint was in the capital and came over the bar at £8.
The new figures mean that pint will cost £8.48 this time next year -leaving Brits in London getting just £1.52 back from ten quid.
Hospitality bosses issued the price surge warning amid dire forecasts caused by higher costs shouldered by the industry.
Increases are being seen in everything from ingredients to energy and rent.
And supply issues have also hampered efforts to keep a cap on spiralling costs, now being pushed on to the consumer.
Brits will feel the bite over the next 12 months in takeaways, bars, clubs and hotels, according to a new report by hospitality trade analysts CGA.
The report was released in association with the Business Confidence Survey by hospitality experts Fourth.
The report also warned of huge price rises in restaurants, with families set to see their meal out bills rocket.
For instance, a standard meal at Nando’s of butterfly chicken, sides and drinks for a family of four would go from around £68 to £72.08.
Demons faced by the sector have been made worse by staff shortages and issues in retainment.
Waiting staff have been pulling out of the industry due to low wages, which are not keeping up with the soaring cost of living.
Karl Chessell, of CGA, said: “The double whammy of cost and availability issues is piling huge pressure on operators’ margins.
“Combined with the growing cost-of-living crisis for consumers, it means trading conditions will be very tough over the remainder of 2022.”
