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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.

Revel Collective launches strategic review amid weak trading

The Revel Collective has launched a strategic review that could lead to a sale of the…

Licensed hospitality sites edge up 0.6% in Q3

The number of licensed hospitality venues in Britain rose slightly by 0.6% in the three…

The Alchemist reports £644k FY loss after ‘challenging’ trading

The Alchemist Bar and Restaurant Limited has reported a £644k loss for the year to 31 March…

Pubs see August sales rise 2.8% as restaurants and bars decline

Britain’s managed pub groups saw warm weather lift their like-for-like sales by 2.8% in…

Hydes FY turnover hits ‘record’ £40.8m

Manchester-based Hydes’ Brewery has reported a record turnover of £40.8m for the year ended…

UK restaurant groups see delivery sales rise 13.5% in July

Britain’s top restaurant groups recorded a 13.5% year-on-year increase in delivery and…

Contract caterers’ sales rise 8% in Q2

Contract caterers saw sales and outlets “sharply” rise by 8% in the second quarter of 2025,…

Hospitality like-for-like sales remain flat in July

Britain’s top pub, bar and restaurant groups continued to see sales flatline over summer…

Domino’s UK launches £20m share buyback

Domino’s UK has launched a £20m share buy-back programme, as the group reaffirmed its…

Tube strikes ‘travesty’ for London’s night-time economy, says NTIA

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called the recently announced tube strikes…
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