Prices of raw ingredients up, hard to lower food prices, says Presma
NURFARDLINA IZZATI MOKTAR MUKHRIZ MAT HUSIN25 Jan 2023 08:00am
Jawahar
Its president Datuk Jawahar Ali Taib Khan said due to that they could not reduce prices of food.
“Prices of eggs, chicken and vegetables remain the same since pandemic,” he said to Sinar.
He said the government need to ensure raw ingredients were sold at cheaper price.
“The ministry should also discuss with suppliers as well as wholesalers to overcome the issue,” he added.
He said restaurants registered with the association remained with the concept of giving clean, good and reasonably priced food to the lower and middle income group.
Jawahar further said customers have a right to choose restaurants that offer a cheaper price by comparison.
“They can avoid premises that fail to reduce prices.
Food cost up by 40 per cent
Sinar Harian’s survey found several vendors were forced to increase the price of food by up to 40 per cent.
Eatery owner Mohd Khairul Anwar, 38, said other costs such as wages, water and electricity bill, cooking oil, vegetable, eggs, fish and beef were constantly fluctuating.
Khairul
“It is impossible to gain ingredients at a lower price. For example, prices of fish are frequently fluctuating," he said, adding that the scenario is the same for dried chilies.
"I was forced to go through multiple places (suppliers) to compare prices to save costs,” he said when met by Sinar at his stall in Section 2, here.
Khairul said he hoped the government will look at ways to stabilise price of raw ingredients.
