The owners of the tea room feel a pinch of growing rent, electricity accounts, the cost of ingredients, including tea and coffee powders. | Photo Credit: A. Shaikmohideen
With a large part of the tea room owners, they will feel a pinch of rising rent, electricity accounts, the cost of ingredients, including tea and coffee powders, your cup of tea or coffee will probably become more soon.
E. Sundaram Association of owners of tea shops in Chennai Metropolitan, said that approximately 50% of shop owners were of the opinion that they would be able to manage expenses if there were a cup of tea for 15 GBP. It has been eight years since the last increase.
“Renting shops that were 15 ₹/square FT are now 50 GBP/square owners of buildings, building owners have increased rent that they have to pay higher taxes to the larger Chennai Corporation. Previously we would bore water to customers to drink.
T. Anandan, who is also with the association of owners of tea shops in Chennai, said there was no formal announcement about the proposed increase. “We only recommended shop owners that they should maintain quality and only then increase rates. They were also told to ask for their customers’ reaction and take over their consent before raising rates,” he said, adding that the price increase is also very nominal with regard to the competition of larger chains selling coffee and tea. “They do not have as much expenditure as we have. The labor costs are higher for us,” he said. .
KP Rajan, the owner of a tea stand in the ECR in Palavakkam, said he plans to go to the price of ordinary tea himself. “I will not increase the degree of ginger tea. And my increase will be done in a week after I have been properly informing my customers. I told my Štamst to the proposal and most agreed to raise rates,” he added.
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Published – 1 September 2025 9:24 is
