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As takeaway and delivery orders shot up after the circuit breaker period kicked in last month, a chicken rice seller drove around frantically in search of disposable food containers.
As several suppliers had run of stock, Mr Daniel Tan, 40, finally managed to buy 5,000 containers from a retail store. Despite paying $1,150 for them, about 35 per cent more than the wholesale price, he was relieved to get his hands on them.
The owner of OK Chicken Rice in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 told The New Paper of his container hunt: “I was panicking and it was very stressful.”
Mr Tan added that he decided not to raise prices by absorbing the extra cost despite already paying more for rice and raw chicken by 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
The shortage and high prices of food containers were a common refrain among eatery and stall operators after dining-in was banned as circuit breaker measures took effect on April 7.
Of the 28 operators contacted by TNP, seven said they had problems with supplies and several others complained of having to pay up to 20 per cent more as prices went up because of demand.
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