Tea and coffee prices may rise soon as shop owners struggle with increasing expenses and competition.
With a large section of tea shop owners feeling the pinch of increasing rents, power bills, cost of ingredients including tea and coffee powders, your cup of tea or coffee is likely to cost more soon.
E. Sundaram of the Chennai Metropolitan Tea Shop Owners Association, said that around 50% of shop owners were of the opinion that they will be able to manage expenses if they price a cup of tea at ₹15. It has been eight years since the last raise.
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