Hawkers left with ‘no choice’ but to review prices

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GEORGE TOWN: The increase in the price of raw ingredients during the festive season has put hawkers in a fix as they now have to temporarily raise the price of their dishes.

Hawker Muhammad Syafiq Mohd Shariff, 33, who runs a stall selling pasembur, mee goreng and mee rebus, said he had to paste the new prices over the original price display at his stall three days ago to inform his customers of the price change.

Muhammad Syafiq said the prices of raw ingredients like squid, eggs, flour, cooking oil, tauhu and certain vegetables have gone up.“When I order or ask for 20 packets, I only get 10, so I have to resort to buying bottled cooking oil which is more expensive.“This makes it difficult for me as I use quite a lot of eggs for my dishes,” he said.

“It is good that customers understand that the cost of ingredients have gone up and do not complain about the price hike.Saw Jip Seng, 60, who sells local delights like chee cheong fun, chai kuih, otak-otak and yam cakes, said he only raised prices for his items by a few sen as business has been slow.

“If we raise our prices, customers might not buy from us, so we are managing despite the increase of raw materials. “The reason behind the price increase is because there is a supply chain in place before these raw items reach the market traders. “The prices go up and we cannot seem to find a solution to deal with it because there are so many people’s rice bowls involved.

 

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