Restaurants "Black Lion", "Ninia’s Garden" and Cafe "Leila" increased prices by 20%. As Meriko Gubeladze, the founder of restaurants told BMG, prices hiked due to the rising costs on the raw materials and utility bills.
According to her, utility bills were significantly increased in the last two months. Gubeladze noted, that restaurants’ revenues decreased by 30% in 2021 compared to 2019, while there was a 70% decrease in 2020 compared to the pre-pandemic levels.