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Wetherspoon boss backs 10% VAT rate for UK pubs

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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.

Wine up and spirits down in flat fortnight for drinks sales

Drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues were level year-on-year for the seven days ended 1…

Hospitality insolvencies down 7% in 2024

Accommodation and food services insolvencies were down 7% year-on-year from 3,737 in 2023 to…

Foodservice prices rise 1% in December as inflation concerns mount

Foodservice prices rose by 1% from November to December – the highest monthly jump since…

BoE cuts interest rates to 4.5%

The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to cut interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5%, the lowest…

Tasty expects drop in FY24 sales amid challenging H2

Tasty, the owner and operator of restaurants in the casual dining sector, has announced that…

December delivers 3.2% growth after late festive surge for pubs

Britain’s leading restaurant, pub and bar groups achieved year-on-year sales growth of 3.2%…

Hospitality has lost 119 venues per week since March 2020

It has been revealed that 27,951 hospitality venues closed their doors between March 2020…

Hospitality accounted for 10% of UK administrations in 2024

The hospitality industry accounted for 10% of administrations in 2024 – the fourth highest…

Consumer confidence rebounds as dining out surges in November

Consumer confidence recovers as 75% of people have gone out to eat in November 2024, CGA by…

Greggs FY sales surpass £2bn mark

Greggs has revealed that it has posted sales of £2.01bn during 2024, for the 52 weeks ended…
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