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How to Raise Restaurant Prices Without Losing Canadian Customers in 2026
Guests open the menu. Their eyes snag on a favourite. Price jumps. Forks pause. Conversations stall. That’s how an across‑the‑board 8% hike feels in the room: obvious, personal, and a little like a broken promise. If you’ve absorbed two years of rising costs, you need relief. But you also need Tuesday lunch regulars to keep coming. Here’s how to raise restaurant prices without losing customers: move from blanket hikes to surgical, item‑level changes guided by contribution margin, frequency, and
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