Last year, the price of chaufa rose by $3.

Visitors no longer ask for accompaniment Not only sevicheria and Creole restaurants have suffered rise in food pricesbut also Chinese restaurants, where over the past year they have had to increase the cost of their dishes.

One such place is the Salón de la Felicidad, located in the Barrio Chino in Cercado de Lima, which saw a gradual rise to S/3 per plate last year, according to restaurant spokesperson Roxanne Chang.

“This year it has increased because deliveries have been increased, but we tried to moderate it so as not to lose customers. What has increased is Chinese exports, as well as rice and oil.”, accurate.

However, the price hike also affected consumer consumptionwho now choose to share a plate between two without asking a side and frequently cutting back on visits to their premises, this has led to a drop in profits of at least 20%.

“People also want to save money because they are afraid that there will be another pandemic, and this is not enough for them, they prefer to cook at home because it is cheaper. Now they only ask for rice, they used to ask for a side dish for two, and now they only buy chaufa and a drink,” he explained.

The price of rice continues to rise

In recent months there has been an increase bag of rice This has been reflected in the supply of this restaurant, as now the suppliers no longer offer discounts or bonuses for the purchase, since they also do not make a profit.

“Before, we were given bonuses for bulk purchases, for the last 4 months we have been asking for them, but they tell us that they cannot do this, because for them it is a loss. Although they try not to increase it excessively, they increase it little by little and every month,” he spoke in detail about the purchases they make from wholesale suppliers.