Skyrocketing inflation is impacting many business sectors, but it is also hitting Bay Area food lovers right in the gut.
Restaurants and diners are all being forced to pay higher prices for the ingredients to some of their most popular menu items.
He took KPIX cameras into a walk-in refrigerator, where the restaurant keeps most of his fresh ingredients, including the raw hamburger for his popular burgers. Devincenzi looked through his bills Wednesday, comparing prices now with what they were a year ago. The difference showed a big hit to his bottom line.
Food prices are just the beginning. Labor costs are also up. But Devincenzi is not cutting staff. He says he can't raise prices high enough to keep up with inflation because he would be out of business.
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