A pub owner has had to stop printing menus due to constantly changing prices in the cost of living crisis.
Abbie Marshall - who bought her pub in Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, in September 2021 - is now having to rely on writing on special boards.
Ms Marshall said that both her utilities and the cost of food has gone up.
The owner thinks the pub's next energy bill will see a rise of 300%, predicting her utilities will go from £22,000 to around £58,000 a year.
She told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday: “What we’ve started doing now as well is moving away from menus, permanent menus, just because the price fluctuation on products and inventory is so up and down at the moment.
“If we were to plan a physically printed menu, I can guarantee you that within three to four weeks, a lot of those prices will be obsolete.
"So, we’ve gone to specials boards where we can change week by week as chefs are continuously looking at price point.”
She added: “That’s definitely something that’s sort of really hit home for me is the speed in which it changes. It’s fact that you try and put together a set of figures and within a couple of weeks those aren’t correct, you’re behind.”
The pub uses an LPG tank for gas, as it is not connected to the mains, and Ms Marshall says there has been a 285% increase in cost from when she first filled the tank in September 2021.
When asked what she would want the new prime minister to implement, Ms Marshall said: “I’d like to see a cut in VAT, I’d like to see a holiday on business rates, I mean we’ve been talking about business rates for a decade. It’s a system that doesn’t work.
“I think there needs to be a cap on utilities. Ultimately, we’re an employer, just an example, we’re in a very small village but if we were to go, you’d be looking at 15 to 17 people without jobs.”
