Sailors at Capodichino complain about rising cost of dining

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Diners at the Capo Landing are paying more after a price hike went into effect at the American Eatery, one of four food vendors at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation-managed facility.


Sailors at Capodichino complain about rising cost of dining
By Lisa M. Novak, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, November 29, 2008

NAPLES, Italy — A recent price increase at one of the few food venues on Capodichino has customers paying more for less.

Costs for most of the menu items at the American Eatery at the Capo Landing rose significantly in the past two weeks, in some cases more than 50 percent.

Gone are the combo meals that included a burger, fries and a drink. Instead, all items are now priced individually and cost more.

At the high end of the menu, a bacon double cheeseburger which was $5.90 now costs $9.35. If you want fries and a drink, the total cost is $13.85. Before the price increase, that meal would have cost $8.40.

With few choices for eating on base since the closure of the dining facility last year and no practical off-base options, sailors say their food allowance, or commuted rations, don’t keep pace with the prices charged by base vendors.


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[HillbillyBob]

1. So much for supporting the troops.

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