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Consumer Confidence

We report on consumer confidence trends and how they influence spending habits across the UK foodservice and hospitality sector. This features our coverage of economic sentiment, household budgets, discretionary spend patterns, and the wider behavioural shifts affecting restaurant, pub, café, and catering trade. Whether you’re planning pricing strategies, forecasting sales, or adjusting marketing efforts, our reporting links consumer psychology to trading outcomes, helping foodservice operators make informed commercial decisions in a changing economic environment.

Consumer Confidence

We report on consumer confidence trends and how they influence spending habits across the UK foodservice and hospitality sector. This features our coverage of economic sentiment, household budgets, discretionary spend patterns, and the wider behavioural shifts affecting restaurant, pub, café, and catering trade. Whether you’re planning pricing strategies, forecasting sales, or adjusting marketing efforts, our reporting links consumer psychology to trading outcomes, helping foodservice operators make informed commercial decisions in a changing economic environment.

The Revel Collective to appoint administrators, 2,200 jobs at risk

The Revel Collective, which used to be known as Revolution Bars, has resolved to file a…

Hospitality closures accelerate in final quarter as costs rise

British licensed premises numbers fell 0.4% in the last three months of 2025 as inflation…

Pubs outperform restaurants in strong December

British pub groups ended 2025 with their strongest month of the year, outperforming…

Greggs Q4 sales rise 7.4% as chain outperforms weak market

Greggs has reported that total sales for the fourth quarter ended 27 December 2025 rose…

Individual Restaurants posts FY loss after portfolio consolidation

Individual Restaurants Limited has reported a loss after tax of £10.5m for the 52-week…

Hospitality leaders’ confidence hits five-year low ahead of Budget

Hospitality leaders’ confidence in their business outlook has fallen to its lowest level in…

Hospitality trading flatlines in October as restaurant and bar sales slip 

Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups recorded flat trading in October, with…

Middletons Steakhouse saved after administration sale

Middletons Steakhouse has been acquired out of administration by a new group controlled by…

Diageo posts flat sales in Q1

Diageo has revealed that its organic sales growth was flat for the 13 weeks ended 30 September 2025.

Arc Inspirations FY turnover holds steady at £47.2m

Arc Inspirations has reported that turnover stood at £47.2m for the year ended 31 March,…
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