Revenue
Our coverage brings together critical reporting on revenue performance across the UK hospitality and foodservice sector. We cover everything from operator trading updates and income breakdowns to revenue drivers like pricing, footfall, menu engineering, and channel diversification. Whether you’re a multi-site pub group tracking seasonal income, a restaurant CFO analysing unit economics, or a catering firm monitoring year-on-year growth, our coverage offers sharp insights into how businesses are generating, and protecting, revenue in today’s market. Expect detailed financial reporting with practical relevance for commercial foodservice leaders.
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Feb- 2020 -4 FebruaryRestaurants
Searcys welcomes ‘successful’ 2019
British restaurateur and catering company Searcys said it is “pleased” to report the group had a “successful” 2019. Last year, the hospitality group hosted over 15,000 commercial events across its portfolio and accommodated over 380,000 guests across its restaurants. This led to a reported revenue increase of 17.5% from 2018,…
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Jan- 2020 -31 JanuaryBusiness Bites
The whole Amazon thing is getting scary now
The ‘growth of online retail’ is now so proverbial that the phrase itself is nearly redundant. Is anyone surprised to learn this morning that Amazon has absolutely rampaged through the Christmas retail season, while scores of well-known bricks-and-mortar retailers reported a torrid set of financial results for the same period? No, me…
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22 JanuaryFeatures
Trends that will shape food service in 2020
After a tough couple of years that have seen major chains falling like dominos, the foodservice industry last year saw the faintest glimmer of recovery. But it is still growing at under 1% per year, and considering the population of the UK is growing at around 0.6% a year, that…
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17 JanuaryBusiness Bites
The trillion-dollar club has gained Google as a member
Remember at school when teachers used to explain how one million was an essentially incomprehensibly large number? I recall one of mine showing the number represented on a huge rolled out piece of paper as wide and long as a carpet, with precisely one million individual dots. I was about…
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15 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Boohoo more valuable than M&S – a sea-change encapsulated
From a purely journalistic standpoint it is now a de facto cliché to refer to Marks and Spencer as the “high street bellwether”, yet that is the status it has held for so many decades. The once mighty monolith was the first British retailer to reach a market capitalisation of £1bn and…
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Dec- 2019 -16 DecemberRestaurants
Franco Manca revenues jump 9.3% in half-year results
Fulham Shore, parent company of Franco Manca and Real Greek has reported a 9.3% increase in revenues to £36m compared with £33m in 2018, in the six months to 29 September. The group also reported EBITDA was £8.4m after the adoption of accounting method IFRS 16, compared with £4.6m last…
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12 DecemberPubs and Bars
Fuller’s revenues and profits jump in half-year results
Pub and hotel operator Fuller’s has reported a 6% increase in revenues to £174.8m for the six months ended 28 September 2019. Profits also increased to £164.5m during the period, and the group benefited from the sale of the Fuller’s Beer Business. However, EBITDA decreased slightly to £30.2m, down from…
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11 DecemberPubs and Bars
Number of UK pubs increases for first time in 10 years
The number of pubs in the UK increased for the first time in 10 years in 2019. Hospitality industry software firm Stampede analysed new statistics from the ONS which reported 39,135 pubs at the end of March 2019, an increase of 320 compared with the previous year. The group said…
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9 DecemberBusiness Bites
The Lib Dems want to abolish business rates, but don’t hold your breath
Over the weekend the leader of the Lib Dems, Jo Swinson, visited Hertforshire to discuss her party’s approach to SMEs. The timing was important: it was Small Business Saturday, an idea imported from the United States, the purpose of which is to promote buying local, and to draw attention to…
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9 DecemberComment
Transparency in the food supply chain
Creating transparency in the food supply chain is nothing new, but it has now become inevitable thanks to rapidly growing consumer pressure. Today, consumers want to know exactly where food products come from: 94% believe that transparency fosters brand loyalty, 81% are willing to try a brand’s entire portfolio of…
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