Realytics Study Finds Twice the Backlash After Big Menu Price Hikes in the US vs the UK

Wilmington, Delaware--(Newsfile Corp. - October 19, 2026) - Large menu price increases were followed by a rise in negative price sentiment more than twice as large in the US as in the UK, according to a Realytics analysis across 15 markets. Read the full report here Relative to venues that did not raise prices, the share of negative price opinions rose by 5.4 percentage points in the US and 2.3 points in the UK over the following three months. The estimates compare changes before and after a...

2026-10-19 3:54 PM EDT