[HIGHLIGHTS] Price shock in the catering industry: How many restaurants are becoming more expensive

Price shock in the catering industry: How many restaurants are becoming more expensive. Around 20 percent of German restaurants adjusted their prices in the first two weeks of January.

A third of all catering businesses see a slide into the loss zone. The German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA Bundesverband) warns of the ‘biggest challenges’ that entrepreneurs are now facing. “It is absurd that 19 percent VAT applies again to food in restaurants, while food to go, ready-made salad from the supermarket and food delivery continue to be taxed at seven percent’