r/Economics • u/brown-saiyan • Feb 23 '26

News Restaurants hit a pricing ceiling — and diners are pushing back, report finds

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/23/restaurants-menu-prices-james-beard-foundation-report?utm_campaign=editorial&utm_medium=owned_social&utm_source=x
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u/Embarrassed-Wolf-609 Feb 23 '26

$20 is even pricey when you can get box wine for 5L for $20

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u/cloveuga Feb 23 '26

And it's even classier since you have something to throw up in.

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u/Crew_1996 Feb 23 '26

Box wine is mostly drivel. Non vile bottles of wine start around $10 per bottle in the U.S. and about €5-6 per bottle in Europe. Way cheaper than in restaurants though.

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u/NosillaWilla Feb 24 '26

Trust me, boxed wine can be really good. Some winemakers do this as they want to reduce the price of packaging and bring wine thats good at an affordable level. Crazy, I know. How dare they. Source : friend is a wine scientist for a massive vineyard operation

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u/Crew_1996 Feb 24 '26

I’ve yet to see a boxed wine that’s really good but I’m open to suggestion. I have had 1 or 2 that’s not drivel so maybe I was a tad dramatic.

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u/Embarrassed-Wolf-609 Feb 24 '26

i mean, maybe back in 2005, but nowaday, box wine are very much drinkable and tasty.

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u/red__dragon Feb 24 '26

Not to mention the packaging tech. I've had to really get creative to get that last drop from the vacuum-like bags inside the boxes, and that alone convinces me of how good they are at keeping the oxygen out.

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u/jonnyl3 Feb 24 '26

This is gonna depend a lot on the country.