Restaurants Businesses Closing

[bostonguy1960]

Originally Posted by newenglandgal123

Sounds like this new restaurant in NBPT is going to be doing something a little different in an effort to retain employees and sustain their business for the long term (offering its employees salary and paid vaca/sick time). Also, tipping is not encouraged. https://www.newburyportnews.com/news...cc29213a9.html

Looks like it'll be a cool place. It'll be a diner or some version of one. Not many around, that's for sure.

[xo_kizzy_xo]

Originally Posted by msRB311

Well I mean you can't blame people for complaining about rising prices. Part of the reason people maybe enjoyed a particular place was because of the price points. When those prices go up by not a small amount, it's noticeable. Instead of blaming people for complaining about prices (not saying you are) I blame the powers that be and whatever/whoever is causing the prices to go up. Prices have gone up on everything since the pandemic from gas to food to hotel costs to COL to Christmas trees. Eventually people will complain or just stop paying for certain things. The consumers might be in a position where their paychecks haven't gone up.

I'm not blaming anyone in the least But as someone who's been in the food service industry for umpteen years, I can say right off the bat that if the price of product goes up, the owner or upper mgt may have no choice to up the prices on dishes using that product in order to offset whatever loss there may be.

Food, in general, is cheap in this country compared to other countries, so when prices go up, it's sticker shock, and of course people most affected by such are the ones who will loudly complain, at least in my experience.

There's also climate/health issues (no, I'm not debating here) associated with product. Avian flu wiped out a good deal of the country's poultry production these past two years. That's why your Thanksgiving turkey went up in price. Drought out in CA has affected a ton of produce we all take for granted. If resaturant owners cannot source the product, they can't produce. If they cannot produce, their business suffers :shrug:

[Beachcomber4]

This place closed down in Brewster. Really well reviewed, popular spot. Rumor has it the owners are going to Florida and will open a food truck. https://www.masslive.com/news/2021/0...staff-cry.html