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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

‘Everything is going up’: UK hospitality sector struggles as inflation soars

Chef Damian Wawrzyniak of House of Feasts in Peterborough.
The chef Damian Wawrzyniak of House of Feasts in Peterborough fears he will have to close the restaurant because of rising costs. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Reuters

‘I am wrestling every single day to keep the business up,” said Damian Wawrzyniak, the chef behind the Peterborough gastro pub House of Feasts, who fears he will have to close the restaurant next month after six years.

Wawrzyniak said bills had soared but he could not raise prices to compensate as ordinary people cut non-essentials, including dining out, to cope with the rising cost of living.

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