--- title: Maloni Intelligence Chart of the Week | restaurants (2) description: restaurants | Foodservice Supply Chain Economics and Other Cool Stuff (2) --- [Skip to content](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/tag/restaurants/page/2#main-content) ![Datum Logo Stacked](https://datumfs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png?width=80&height=97&name=Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png) - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) - [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) [![](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E12AQG3FUUMjg4O2A/article-cover_image-shrink_600_2000/B4EZVs_mwGHcAQ-/0/1741290368458?e=1746662400&v=beta&t=dh0ZRjik3m83zL0zk9fu5Ku_Dn9m_-ByXTnwDzsLS-k)](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/consumer-concerns) [commodity markets](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/tag/commodity-markets), [restaurants](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/tag/restaurants) ## [Consumer Concerns](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/consumer-concerns) ![Picture of David Maloni](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/520f8829ce5a723a41ab6a8a3d9604b0) [David Maloni](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/author/david-maloni) Mar 6, 2025 3:22:12 PM The rebound of a healthier consumer has been a key theme in recent months, but new data is raising c... 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