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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.

Marston’s delivers ‘credible’ trading performance

Marston’s has announced overall like-for-like sales increased by 1% in the 16-week period…

Restaurant and pub sales lifted by positive festive trading

Collective like-for-like sales were up 2.5% across pub, bar and restaurant groups over…

Spooked markets seem soothed by Iran-US climb-down

When Iran decided to hit back on US military facilities after president Trump ordered the…

Optimism improves across eating and drinking out sector, says CGA

Optimism in the hospitality sector is at an 18-month high, according to the latest Business…

The latest business data is bad news, but the reasons given spell a good omen

This morning there was some bad news for business, but which definitely comes with a silver lining.

Pub and bar company insolvencies see sharp increase in 2019

The number of insolvencies of pub and bar companies has jumped by 13% to 530 in the year to…

Rugby World Cup fails to score more business for pubs and restaurants

Like-for-like sales across managed pubs and restaurants fell -0.6% throughout October,…

Pizza Express owner to inject £80m into business

The Chinese owner of embattled restaurant chain Pizza Express is to inject £80m into the…

Consumer expectations of food quality increases, study finds

Consumer expectations around food quality in pubs and bars have soared between February and…

Five ways restaurateurs can use digital marketing to survive the high street turbulence

Looking at the high street restaurant scene at the moment, it is easy to feel pessimistic.…
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