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The Surf & Turf Effect: How Soaring Inflation Is Crushing Colorado Restaurant Profitability

By June 12, 2023November 27th, 2023No Comments

The graphic illustration below demonstrates how skyrocketing inflation is prohibiting restaurants across Colorado from earning the 3 – 5% profit margins they made pre-pandemic, due to increases in food costs, labor, utilities, equipment and maintenance.

If consumers aren’t willing to pay the true cost of dining out, where does that leave Colorado restaurants?

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