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 whatโs driving turnover, and whatโs 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 -23 JulyPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon to open 30 new pubs as sales jump 5.1%
JD Wetherspoon has reported a 5.1% rise in like-for-like sales in the 12-week period to 20 July, as it prepares to open roughly 30 new pubs in the next financial year. The pub operator, which said like-for-like sales for the year-to-date also rose 5.1%, plans to release its full-year results…
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23 JulyPubs and Bars
Marstonโs sales up 2% as pub refurbs gather pace ahead of Q4
Marstonโs has reported a 2% rise in like-for-like sales for the 41-week period to 12 July, with the group continuing to roll out new formats across its estate ahead of the final quarter. For the 15-week period to 12 July, like-for-like sales rose 2.9% compared with the same period last…
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22 JulyCatering Companies
Compass Q3 revenues jump 8.6% amid Vermaat Groep acquisition
Compass Group has revealed that its revenues increased 8.6% in the third quarter ended 30 June 2025, with revenue growth of 8.5% year-to-date. The company saw its revenues grow 96% in North America and 6.6% in its international markets in the third quarter. It comes as the company agreed to…
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22 JulyRestaurants
Individual Restaurants FY turnover hits record ยฃ76m
Individual Restaurants has reported a record turnover of ยฃ76m for the second consecutive year, growing 4% on the previous year despite what the company described as a challenging market.ย The group, which operates 34 restaurants under the Piccolino, Riva Blu and Restaurant Bar and Grill brands, said its performance was…
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21 JulyPubs and Bars
Red Oak Taverns sales jump 21% to ยฃ23.5m despite lower FY profits
Red Oak Taverns has reported a โrecordโ 21% rise in sales to ยฃ23.5m for the year ended 31 December 2024, despite a fall in annual profits and continued economic pressures. The pub group, which owns and operates sites across the UK, attributed its jump in sales to estate investment, acquisitions,…
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21 JulyBusiness
HMRC names and shames 98 restaurants in tax crackdown
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has identified 98 restaurants and takeaways for underpaying taxes, as part of an enforcement campaign that recouped ยฃ10.4m in unpaid tax and imposed ยฃ9.2m in penalties. The businesses, which were rounded up in a single day, include A La Turka in Grimsby, which owes ยฃ492k;…
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18 JulyFood and Drink
Pockets of growth amid drinks sales dip in June, CGA finds
On Premise drinks sales slipped below last yearโs 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 ยฃ1.05m in the year ended 31 December 2024, up from a loss of ยฃ764k the previous year.ย 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 Frontierโs founders Karen Jones, Jo Cumming and Peter Myers.ย News of the acquisition comes after the two pub groups initially struck a joint venture, which is now to be wound up.ย 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 Cardiffโs Principality Stadium on Friday 4 and Saturday 5…
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