I totally understand your frustration with food prices. As a restaurant owner I constantly feel price increases on us by our suppliers. Just to have a truck come in the back door with supplies can cost an extra $3- $5 for fuel surcharges. Most small restaurant owners only raise prices once a year. While our food costs change almost daily or weekly from the last time we ordered food. Where I live my health department food permit jumped last year from $250 p/year to $650 p/ year. Plus they made every restaurant install a grease trap @ $2500, plus they came up with this great new permit for the stupid grease trap that costs an extra $200 per year. People just think we raise prices because we can but thats just not the case, its needed to survive and support our family. I have rent, employees, taxes, bookkeeping, insurance, food, pest control, laundry service and my list goes on and on.
After our work was done Memorial Day, we all went out to eat at Applebees and yes the items on their menu went up $1.50 - $2.00 more!!! I only raise my prices .20 to .30 cents each year on certain items. So I feel your pain I'm not sure bagels and coffee should be near $10 and yes prices should be posted but maybe thats what they need to charge to survive. JMO