The Rise of the Food Hall and Why Getting the Bar Right Matters
The UK food hall sector is in the middle of a remarkable run. While the broader hospitality industry has faced well-documented pressure from rising costs, wage inflation and declining footfall, food halls have done something quite different. They have kept growing. According to hospitality consultancy Next Phase, the number of food halls operating across the UK grew by 26% between 2024 and 2025, with …











