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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.

Tasty agrees to £2.5m settlement with its insurer

Casual dining group Tasty has agreed a full and final settlement with its insurer for the…

Hospitality sales rise 2.7% ahead of Xmas celebrations

Hospitality groups recorded year-on-year sales growth of 2.7% in November 2024, according to…

Liberation Group to rebrand as Butcombe Group

The pub operator and brewing business, Liberation Group, has revealed its plans to rebrand…

Drinks sales return to growth during last week of November

UK drinks sales edged back into growth by 1% in the last week of November, according to…

UK drinks sales fall 9% as Christmas nears

Drinks sales in Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants are “lagging” as average sales in…

Key takeaways from HOSPACE 2024

The HOSPACE 2024 conference, hosted by the Hospitality Professionals Association (HOSPA) on…

Hospitality sales slow in October as cost pressures mount

Hospitality groups achieved year-on-year sales growth of just 0.6% in October, which marks…

Various Eateries group revenues to beat expectations at £50.5m

Various Eateries expects its group revenues to be slightly ahead of market expectation at…

UKH welcomes ‘short-term’ fix of interest rates cut

UKHospitality has welcomed the Bank of England’s interest rates cut from 5% to 4.75%, saying…

Budget reaction: Rising costs ‘latest blow’ to sector’s recovery

The hospitality industry has criticised chancellor, Rachel Reeves’ first budget, with…
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