Food sellers pass rising costs to customers


Desmond Davidson Diyana Ibrahim Ravin Palanisamy

Malaysians find post Covid-19 lockdown that the cost of their favourite breakfast fares have gone up by between 22% and 100%. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, August 28, 2022.

EATING out anywhere in the country will definitely set you back a fair bit as food vendors, whether they are operating a market stall, kopitiam or at a mall food court, are passing their escalating food bills to their patrons.

The war in Ukraine, which is causing an increase in the price of  basic ingredients, labour shortages and the new minimum wage are pushing food prices up, food vendors said.


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