Lumina Intelligence: Caution Continues in Eating Out as Consumers Shift to Convenience
Our latest Eating and Drinking Out Panel data highlights continued caution in the eating out market, as participation shows modest month-on-month improvement but remains well below last year’s levels. Ongoing political instability and financial insecurity are keeping pressure on discretionary spend, shaping how and where consumers choose to eat out. Instability is driving cautious consumer behaviour Eating out participation has improved slightly since last month, but still sits -6.4ppts below the same period last year . Unsettling local election results, alongside sustained global political tension, are weighing on confidence and limiting consumers’ willingness to spend freely on non-essential occasions. Convenience-led channels ar...