Falling orders keep delivery and takeaway revenue flat in June

Restaurant groups’ delivery and takeaway sales by value were virtually flat year-on-year in June 2025, according to data from CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker.

Revenue was marginally down by 0.3% on a like-for-like basis across the month, a downward movement after 1.8% growth in May.

It completes a muted first half of 2025 for restaurants, with at-home sales less than 2 percentage points either side of level in all six months.

Deliveries slightly outperformed the at-home market as a whole in June, with growth of 1.6% compared to a drop of 4.6% in takeaways and click-and-collect sales. However, the volume of orders rose in both channels, by 6.6% in deliveries and 11.2% in takeaways.

Furthermore, deliveries and takeaways accounted for 18.3 pence in every pound spent with participating restaurants in June.

Total combined sales, including from venues opened by groups in the last 12 months, or where deliveries and takeaways were introduced for the first time, were 10.8% higher than in June 2024.

Karl Chessell, CGA by NIQ’s director – hospitality operators and food, EMEA said: “A flat June rounds out a challenging first half of 2025 for restaurants, across both at-home and eat-in operations. Sustained, real-terms growth has been elusive, and any increases have mostly been driven by higher menu prices and new openings.

“Alongside soft spending, the impact of increased labour costs is now being keenly felt across hospitality, and while the sector’s long-term outlook remains positive, margins are likely to remain under severe pressure over the second half of 2025.”