Soaring Lunch Costs Hit U.K. Workers Returning to Offices
- Small shops to large chains hit by soaring cost increases
- Greggs expects to raise prices, sees inflation at 6% to 7%
A customer removes the contents of a bag outside a branch of Pret A Manger Ltd. sandwich shop in London.
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Londoners returning to their offices are facing up to a new challenge: the higher cost of lunch.
Many sandwich chains and independent shops have already raised prices and are contending with a new surge in ingredient costs. While some, like Beigel Bake on the outskirts of the city’s financial district, and rival Bagel Factory have tried to pass this along to shoppers, it hasn’t been enough to fully cover higher expenses.