News Forum - 80 year old noodle shop in Bangkok temporarily closed due to expensive ingredients

[Thaiger]

A well-known noodle shop named Look Chin Pla Ban Tad Thong in Bangkok has temporarily closed after 80 years in service. “We have to close all branches temporarily. We have never seen ingredients this expensive before,” said the shop’s owner. Since the pandemic hit, many businesses have closed down. Areas that were previously bustling have become quiet. Businesses hoped that the cancellation of Test & Go programme would bring more foreign travel and in turn more interest in their businesses. However, tourism isn’t as high as people had hoped. The noodle shop is a telling example of the dire economic […]

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[HolyCowCm]

Just wait until the month of May kicks in. I would bet a 10 - 20% increase on most products. 

[Ramanathan.P]

Just the beginning. The same happened in Malaysia. Even though some are closed, the government was quick with some drastic actions of allowing to operate during pandemic with some conditions and it has gradually improved now moving towards normal....

[Noble_Design]

Just now the sad news about Mama and now this?

[palooka]

Who would have thought Mama would be worth more than Bitcoin.

(Laugh now, cry next month.)

[Augratin]

Just wondering why they don't pass the increase along to the customer?  That's what's supposed to happen in a free market.  Sure, some customers might be put off by a 50 baht bowl of soup that used to be 40 baht, but surely not all - especially at a shop that is popular enough to have been in business for 80 years.

[HiuMak]

Only plastic food left in the market going forward. Real food is a dream now

[Fanta]

The days of paying an employee $10 a day are drawing to a close. Apply a heavy sauce of inflation on top and you have a proven recipe for raising prices or closing businesses that were surviving on too low a profit margin.