The Market Pulse
The Market Pulse
Podcast Description
Welcome to The Market Pulse, the podcast from Lumina Intelligence where we monitor the vital signs of the UK’s food, drink and retail sectors. From coffee culture and food to go, to pubs & bars and convenience, we track the rhythm of consumer behaviour, decode emerging trends, and deliver insights to help you stay in sync with the market’s heartbeat.
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Content Themes
Episodes cover critical themes such as consumer behavior, new trends in food-to-go, premiumisation in retail, and tech-led innovations, with the inaugural episode titled Feeding the Nation on the Move exploring the future of food-to-go in 2025.
Welcome to The Market Pulse, the podcast from Lumina Intelligence where we monitor the vital signs of the UK’s food, drink and retail sectors. From coffee culture and food to go, to pubs & bars and convenience, we track the rhythm of consumer behaviour, decode emerging trends, and deliver insights to help you stay in sync with the market’s heartbeat.
We explore the latest trends and pressures shaping the Food
to Go sector in 2025 – from rising price points and Gen Z-driven brand
identity to health-forward offers and automation.
Host Flora Zwolinski is joined by Finn Scott-Delany, Editor at MCA Insight, for a data-led discussion on what’s driving growth, how consumer behaviours are shifting, and where operators are innovating under pressure.
The insights featured are based on the following data sources from Lumina Intelligence:
Eating & Drinking Out Panel: Tracks weekly behaviour of 1,500 UK consumers (2020–2024), totalling 78,000 annually across all eating out occasions.
Market Sizing & Operator Data Index: Forecasts turnover and outlet data for 400+ brands in hospitality and grocery (2018–2027F).
Bespoke Product Data Collection: Surveys of leading food to go operators in Jan 2024, compared to Jan 2023.
External Sources: Includes desk research, GFK Consumer Confidence Index, and EY Item Club indicators.
Curious about our reports and insight solutions? Get in touch at [email protected] to hear more, or visit https://www.lumina-intelligence.com/
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