Chef Tom Kerridge has revealed he's facing a 700 per cent rise in electricity costs for his Marlow pub.
The Michelin-starred chef said his pub The Hand and Flowers, received a quote for its electricity bill that increased close to 700 per cent.
And pub group Fuller's has said its gas and electricity bill will soar by £10 million without Government support, as struggling firms await details of a package set to be unveiled this week.
Mr Kerridge told GB News that the Government needs to rapidly introduce a price cap for businesses to save the hospitality industry.
The celebrity chef had earlier this month revealed that the electricity bill at one of his pubs would soar from £60,000 to a staggering £420,000 a year - a 600 per cent increase.
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Other Buckinghamshire businesses have revealed their energy bills calling for the governemnt to "pull their finger out" and provide support.
High Wycombe company Blowplast, who make plastic milk bottles said their annual electricity bill is set to increase "five fold" from £900,000 to £6million.
The director says they've "never faced a crisis like this" since the company opened 20 years ago.
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