5 restaurant pricing trends operators must know from Q2 2026 consumer dataRevenue Management Solutions’ latest consumer report reveals how restaurant guests are responding to higher prices, changing value expectations and shifting spending habits across QSR, fast casual and full-service segments. It revealed that consumers increasingly see grocery prices rising faster than restaurant prices, while restaurant spending is beginning to rebound. The report found that 68% of consumers believe restaurant prices are higher, compared with 76% who feel grocery prices have increased — the widest perception gap in more than a year. Here are five pricing trends operators should understand heading into the second half of 2026. Younger consumers are driving restaurant spending growthGen Z and Millennials are emerging as the strongest restaurant spending audiences, while older generations are pulling back.