Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Soaring curry prices are predicted due to a spice shortage which could “kill off” Indian restaurants.Experts have warned the crisis could be “the last nail in the coffin” for already beleaguered small, family-run businesses.Shafiul Alom, of the British Bangladeshi Caterers Association, said: “The price of spice is increasing due to droughts, the Afghan war and poor harvests last year.“To add to that there is a huge problem with shipping costs and packaging.
It’s really the last nail in the coffin for a lot of businesses – they just won’t survive this.“It’s the smaller, family run businesses that suffer the most.”‘Indian’ restaurants, which are actually largely run by Bangladeshis, are.
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