Simon Delaney is sat in his pub in Wythenshawe talking about soup. Specifically he's talking about the cost of making soup, and how, like many other things, it's rocketed during the cost-of-living crisis.
Before lockdown it was on the menu at Simon's pub the Firbank for £4.45. But now, in order to make the same amount of profit, the price would need to be £6.
"No-one's going to pay £6 for a bowl of soup, especially not round here, so we've had to keep the prices the same," says Simon. "As rule of thumb you need to make 60 per cent gross profit on food, before bills and staffing costs are taken out.
