вЂњAs long asВ we get to a place whereВ we'reВ not losing money, we want to make money in business. вЂњThey'reВ causing us to watch our profits decrease and decrease and decrease. OwnerВ Kevin Mitchell saidВ his shop has seen a 10% increase in itsВ coffee,В as well as an increase andВ shortage of paper goods. One business thatВ has tried toВ not increase itsВ prices is TheВ Press coffee shop. We just have no option but to be able to fulfill the needs of our customers to go up on our prices.вЂќ We've had to go up from $11.95 to $15.95 onВ all ofВ our beef products and stuff like that because the prices haveВ wentВ up so high.

вЂњWe can't reflect that price on our customers. вЂњOur crab salad, we haven't been able to carry it in four months because the prices went up so high,вЂќ HymanВ said. TrigoВ Deli managerВ BrittanyВ HymanВ said she feels like they have lost business from the raised prices andВ lack of certain items. Other restaurants, like TomвЂ™s Hot Dogs andВ TrigoВ Deli in Panama City,В alsoВ said theyВ have seenВ a significantВ increaseВ inВ food item costs.В TomвЂ™sВ ownerВ Pamela ArmstrongВ said sheВ had to increase the price of her hot dogs byВ 35%. There are other restaurants that have higher prices than I do.вЂќ вЂњIt's the same prices for me and the other people that are in town. вЂњ(Some customers)В just say that our prices are just too high for this little business that I have,вЂќ Galvan said. That doesnвЂ™t even cover the shortages of products -В thatвЂ™s when GalvanВ has toВ run to SamвЂ™s Club and hope what she needs is there.В Galvan saidВ she is trying to please everyone while keeping up with other restaurants around her. Quesadillas went up 75 cents, tamales 24 cents and fajitas byВ $1.25.

вЂњYou can only raise the menu prices so much without having people complain, butВ my distributors would bring me deliveries for $1,200, $1,300 a week,вЂќ Galvan said. More: David Scott Fine Jewelry open for business after car crashes through showroom Panama City: Shuck 'em on the go! Panama City oyster bar now brings its fresh seafood to you She saidВ they have seen significant prices increases to their meats, cheesesВ and paperВ products. Maria Galvan, owner ofВ MaddieвЂ™s La Casila in downtown Panama City, hasВ had to make the tough decision to raise prices, only having done so one other time after Hurricane MichaelВ hit herВ building. TheВ inflation rate in the United States hit 6.2%В in October, the highest in more thanВ three decades, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).В As vendors are hit with global supply chain issues and raise their prices, restaurant owners have beenВ forced toВ raise menu prices to offset other costs and make a profit. InflationВ and employee shortagesВ haveВ affected multiple businesses in the downtown area, causing them to raise prices, reduceВ hoursВ and evenВ fully shut down at some points. PANAMA CITY - As one yearВ ends and another begins, restaurants and cafes in downtown Panama City have hadВ someВ unexpected items on theirВ menus.

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