Countrywide Food Service Distributors warns that soaring fuel, energy, and regulatory costs will force a 7% price hike across 80,000 hospitality and institutional venues as suppliers run out of room to absorb expenses.

Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast unpacks how these compounding supply chain pressures, alongside the looming abolition of junior wages, could severely impact small business survival and youth employment.

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