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.
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Sep- 2025 -1 SeptemberRestaurants
Domino’s UK launches £20m share buyback
Domino’s UK has launched a £20m share buy-back programme, as the group reaffirmed its full-year forecast and said it was “confident” in the group’s prospects. The pizza chain said the move will enable it to take advantage of the opportunity to purchase shares in “meaningful size” at their current share…
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Aug- 2025 -22 AugustTrade Associations
Tube strikes ‘travesty’ for London’s night-time economy, says NTIA
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called the recently announced tube strikes an “absolute travesty” for London’s “fragile” night-time economy. It comes as tube union RMT has announced rolling strike action across the network beginning on Friday 5 September for seven days, with different grades taking industrial action at…
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8 AugustPubs and Bars
Butcombe sees 9.8% rise in H1 LFL sales
Butcombe Group has reported a 9.8% increase in like-for-like (LFL) sales across its managed pubs division for the six months to 26 July 2025. The growth, which covers the period from 26 January to 26 July 2025 (H1 2025), was driven by favourable weather and continued strategic investment across the…
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7 AugustFood and Drink
Domino’s lowers FY guidance amid tougher market
Domino’s has downgraded its full-year earnings forecast to between £130m and £140m, following a challenging first half marked by cautious consumer spending, rising employment costs and slower store expansion. In the 26 weeks to 29 June, total orders were flat, with like-for-like sales down 0.1%. The pizza delivery chain saw…
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1 AugustFood and Drink
Tough first half as mixed weather flattens June hospitality sales
Britain’s leading pub, bar and restaurant groups finished a soft first half of trading with sales exactly level year-on-year in June. It follows a drop of 1.0% in May, and means sales were static or negative in four of the first six months of 2025, with a warm April the…
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Jul- 2025 -29 JulyFood and Drink
Welcome Break FY turnover rises 1.6% amid new catering outlets
Motorway services operator, Welcome Break, has reported a 1.6% rise in turnover to £484.1m for the year to 31 December 2024, as operating profits before depreciation and property rents increased to £77.3m from £72.7m. The group attributed its performance to strong catering sales, while fuel margins offset a slower start…
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17 JulyRestaurants
Pasta Evangelists gains Safe to Trade approval across all sites
Pasta Evangelists has secured Safe to Trade approval across all 47 of its locations, meeting the consumer standard for food safety, hygiene and standards. The business, which operates takeaway delivery, make-at-home recipe kits and four dine-in restaurants, was audited by independent environmental health practitioners from Shield Safety, the certification body…
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Jun- 2025 -26 JuneRestaurants
Big Table Group halves FY losses following job cuts
The Big Table Group, owner of Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia, has seen losses before tax narrow by 68%, from £13.8m to £4.4m in its full-year results, following a decision to cut 700 jobs and streamline operations. In the year ended 27 October 2024, Big Table Group’s brands saw full…
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20 JuneBusiness
Hospitality insolvencies down but downturn in trade could spell trouble, RSM warns
Accommodation and food services insolvencies decreased 12% year-on-year from 313 in April 2024 to 275 in April 2025, according to the latest insolvency figures from the government insolvency service. Insolvencies in the sector also decreased 12% from 3,824 in the 12 months to April 2024 to 3,369 in the 12…
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19 JuneFood and Drink
Hospitality sales fall 1% in May amid poor weather
Sales across Britain’s managed hospitality groups fell by 1% year-on-year in May, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. The decline follows 4.2% growth in April and reflects the impact of wet and cool weather during both of May’s Bank Holiday weekends. The tracker shows that sales have…
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