Budget-friendly restaurants strive to stay afloat amid chicken price hike

Budget-friendly restaurants strive to stay afloat amid chicken price hike

AMMAN "” After the increase in chicken prices, many budget-friendly restaurants are having a hard time keeping their businesses afloat, President of the Jordan Association for Restaurants and Sweets Shops Owners Omar Awad told The Jordan Times on Saturday.

"Around 45 to 70 per cent of casual dining restaurants, which are exempt from sales tax provided that a certain pricing is followed, are facing considerable challenges," Awad said. 

He noted that most budget restaurant owners hope to change their restaurants into ones that pay sales taxes, thus increasing their prices for chicken meals, in order to keep their businesses going.