Sales
This section brings together all our editorial coverage related to sales performance, revenue growth, and commercial strategy across the UK foodservice sector. From quarterly trading updates and like-for-like sales trends to group-level reporting and market analysis, we provide restaurant operators, pub groups, catering firms, and F&B executives with timely insights into what’s driving turnover, and what’s dragging it down. Whether you manage a single site or a national portfolio, our sales reporting is geared to help hospitality leaders benchmark performance, identify consumer trends, and shape strategies that drive sustainable growth in a volatile trading environment.
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Jul- 2025 -18 JulyFood and Drink
Pockets of growth amid drinks sales dip in June, CGA finds
On Premise drinks sales slipped below last year’s levels in June despite some encouraging spells of growth, according to data from the CGA. Average sales in managed venues in the week ended Saturday 14 June were 5% behind the same week in 2024, and losses widened to 7% in the…
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18 JulyFood and Drink
Shake Shack UK returns to profit in FY24
Diverse Dining, which operates the Shake Shack brand in the UK, has reported that profits after tax hit £1.05m in the year ended 31 December 2024, up from a loss of £764k the previous year. It comes as the burger chain benefited from higher sales and improved profitability, as sales…
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17 JulyPubs and Bars
Stonegate Group secures controlling stake in Frontier Pubs
Stonegate Group will be taking over Frontier Pubs, having acquired the controlling stake held by Frontier’s founders Karen Jones, Jo Cumming and Peter Myers. News of the acquisition comes after the two pub groups initially struck a joint venture, which is now to be wound up. Founded in 2016 in…
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16 JulyPubs and Bars
Oasis comeback helps boost hospitality sales, UKH finds
Hospitality operators in Manchester, Edinburgh and London can expect a welcome boost to trade when Oasis come to town for their reunion shows over the next few weeks, according to data from UKHospitality. The first shows of the tour, held at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Friday 4 and Saturday 5…
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15 JulyFood and Drink
Cake Box EBITDA rises 17% to £8.73m
Cake Box has revealed that its underlying EBITDA increased 17.1% to £8.73m, up from £7.46m, for the year ended 30 March 2025. Alongside this, the company saw a 19% growth in online sales to £19.1m, up from £16.1m in the previous year, following increased investment in digital marketing and e-commerce…
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10 JulyPubs and Bars
Young’s revenues rise 6.6% as warm weather lifts sales
Young’s has reported a 6.6% rise in revenue during the first 14 weeks of its new financial year, with like-for-like sales up 7% compared with the same period last year. The pub operator said the performance reflected “strong” trading momentum from the previous year, helped by warm and sunny weather…
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10 JulyFood and Drink
Pret introduces ‘Super Plates’ to meet salad demand
Pret A Manger has introduced a new category of salads called “Super Plates”, aimed at customers seeking larger, protein- and fibre-rich lunch options. The chain said the range reflects growing demand for more substantial salads, with its salad sales increasing three times faster than its sandwich category over the past…
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2 JulyCafes and Coffee Shops
Cooks Coffee FY sales rise 36% in UK&I
Esquires Coffee, the operator of cafe chain Cooks Coffee, has reported a 36% rise in total franchisee store sales to NZ$79.6m (£35.3m) in the UK and Ireland for the year ended 31 March 2025. Group revenues increased by 43% to NZ$6.7m (£2.9m) during the same period. This included NZ$1m (£440k)…
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2 JulyFood and Drink
Greggs warns on profits after warm weather hits sales
Greggs has revealed that it expects its full-year operating profit to be “modestly” below FY24 after the heatwave in June caused its sales to fall. The baker stated that cost inflation and wage tax pressures, which caused the company to increase the price of its sausage rolls, were factors which…
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Jun- 2025 -30 JuneFood and Drink
Drinks sales brighten after slow start to June
Drinks sales in the seven days ended Saturday 14 June were up 4% year-on-year after average sales in managed venues in the week ended Saturday 7 June were 7% behind the same period last year. The previous week’s rain and low temperatures damaged footfall in many parts of the country,…
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