The owner of a fish and chip shop has told how she works in the dark whenever she can to try and save cash - after the electricity bill went from £150 to £1,000. Amy Anemoni only took over the Whieldon Fish Bar in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent a month ago but was a staff member at the popular takeaway for more than a year - so has seen the devastating effects of the cost-of-living crisis first-hand.
This time last year, the chippy's electricity bill was a manageable £150, but with no energy price cap for businesses, it has rocketed to £1,000. Meanwhile, the restaurant's gas bill this time last year was £36.40, before going up to £45.88 in April this year - before hitting £386.40 recently, StokeonTrentLive reports.
But it's not just the price of utility bills that are causing problems within the food industry. Inflation - the rate at which prices of items rise - increased to 10.1 per cent last month, returning to a 40-year high, and affecting the price of food and non-alcoholic drinks, which has forced Amy, 28, to make difficult decisions.
