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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Nov- 2025 -7 NovemberPubs and Bars
Wetherspoon reports 3.7% rise in Q1 sales amid cautious outlook
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 3.7% increase in like-for-like sales for the 14-week period ended 2 November, as total sales rose 4.2% compared with the same period last year. It comes as bar sales during the first quarter grew by 5.7%, food sales rose by 0.9%, and slot and fruit…
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6 NovemberBeverages
Diageo posts flat sales in Q1
Diageo has revealed that its organic sales growth was flat for the 13 weeks ended 30 September 2025. Reported sales fell 2.2% from £4.99bn down to £4.86bn largely reflecting the negative impact of disposals and with negligible impact from foreign exchange. The company’s organic volume growth of 2.9% was offset…
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6 NovemberPubs and Bars
Arc Inspirations FY turnover holds steady at £47.2m
Arc Inspirations has reported that turnover stood at £47.2m for the year ended 31 March, marginally below the £47.4m recorded in the previous year, as record festive trading offset market pressures. The hospitality business saw its operating profits for the year fall from £721k to £134k, while adjusted EBITDA were…
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5 NovemberFood and Drink
KFC UK and Ireland sees sales jump 9% in Q3
Yum Brands has revealed that KFC UK and Ireland system sales grew 9% in the 13 weeks ended 30 September 30, 2025, driven by strong growth in transactions. Furthermore, the company stated that its in-store sales grew 8% while its delivery sales rose 12% in the period. It put this…
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4 NovemberPeople
Rocket Food names Charlie Grant Peterkin as managing director
Luxury caterer Rocket Food has appointed Charlie Grant Peterkin as managing director as the company expands with the launch of a new workplace dining venture. Grant Peterkin has been with Rocket for more than 20 years, most recently as commercial director. He previously served as director of sales and marketing…
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3 NovemberPubs and Bars
Modest growth for drinks sales in first half of October
Average drinks sales in managed venues rose by 4.5% in the seven days to 11 October compared with the same period in 2024, a figure that is above the UK’s current rate of inflation, according to data from CGA. Meanwhile, trading conditions were tougher in the following week to 18…
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3 NovemberRestaurants
Former TGI Fridays chief to acquire UK arm
TGI Fridays’ UK business is reportedly set to be acquired by Sugarloaf TGIF Management, a company run by the brand’s former global chief executive Ray Blanchette, according to Sky News. The outlet has learnt that the deal will see Sugarloaf safeguard around 2,000 jobs. Industry sources also told Sky News…
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3 NovemberRestaurants
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants posts FY pre-tax loss of £12.6m
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants Ltd has posted a pre-tax loss of £12.6m for the 70-week period to 29 December 2024, despite reporting a record rise in underlying EBITDA to £12m during the same period. The results cover an extended accounting period following a change to the company’s financial year-end from August…
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Oct- 2025 -31 OctoberPubs and Bars
Urban Pubs and Bars acquires Albion and East
Urban Pubs and Bars has officially acquired the Albion and East group, adding four London venues to its portfolio as it continues to expand across the capital. The deal includes Teatro Hall in Ealing, Canova Hall in Brixton, Botanica Hall in Clapham Junction, and Serata Hall in the City of…
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30 OctoberRestaurants
Delivery growth fails to lift flat sales in September
A fall in takeaway sales offset gains in deliveries to leave Britain’s leading restaurant groups with flat like-for-like sales in September, according to new figures from CGA by NIQ. The latest Hospitality at Home Tracker showed combined deliveries and takeaways up just 0.4% on September 2024. It marks another month…
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