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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Apr- 2025 -17 AprilPubs and Bars
Stonegate FY revenues rise 1.63% to £1.74bn
Stonegate has revealed that total revenues rose by 1.63% to £1.74bn in the year ended 29 September 2024, as a majority of the group’s businesses delivered growth. It comes as sales during the year were “favourable” compared with the previous period, with the group saying that it has delivered “a…
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15 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 15/04/25
The Non-Domestic Rating Act has become law. This new legislation aims to provide a permanently lower level of business rates for the hospitality sector. Following the news, UKH has asked for the maximum discount to be applied to hospitality properties with a rateable value of less than £500k. For those…
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15 AprilFood and Drink
Drinks sales jump 5% thanks to good weather in April
Average drinks sales in managed venues in the week to 5 April were up by 5% from the same period in April thanks to bright weather. The CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker revealed that the April increase raises hopes for some sustained real-terms growth for the On Premise after…
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11 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 11/04/25
NWTC has seen a 9% improvement in like-for-like sales across the last four quarters, following the appointment of a new leadership team and a renewed focus on The Botanist brand. Antony Doyle, the former operations director of Loungers, joined New World Trading Company in June 2024 as its group operations…
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11 AprilPubs and Bars
NWTC’s new strategy brings 9% like-for-like sales uplift
Bar and restaurant operator, New World Trading Company (NWTC), has seen a 9% improvement in like-for-like sales across the last four quarters, following the appointment of a new leadership team and a renewed focus on The Botanist brand. Amber Wood, managing director of NWTC, said: “We’ve spent the last year…
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10 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 10/04/25
Cooks Coffee has seen store sales rise 26.4% to £35.1m in the year to 31 March 2025, with fourth quarter sales having jumped 35% to £9.5m due to strong trading momentum. It comes as the operator of the Esquires coffee chain expanded its estate in the year, from 75 to…
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10 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Cooks Coffee FY sales rise 26.4% to £35.1m
Cooks Coffee Company has reported that store sales rose by 26.4% to £35.1m in the year ended 31 March 2025, with fourth quarter sales having jumped 35% to £9.5m due to strong trading momentum. It comes as the operator of the Esquires coffee chain expanded its estate in the year,…
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7 AprilPubs and Bars
Wells and Co revenues rise 5.6% to £65.8m in FY24
The operator of pubs and breweries, Wells and Co, has revealed that revenues rose by 5.6% to £65.8m in the year to 30 September 2024, despite tough trading conditions. As well as a revenue uplift, group EBITDA rose by 4.2% to £9.9m during the period. In the UK, EBITDA for…
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3 AprilRestaurants
Yum Brands CEO to retire in 2026
Yum Brands has announced that David Gibbs, chief executive officer, has informed the board of directors of his intention to retire from the company in 2026. Gibbs has served as Yum Brands’ CEO since January 2020. As CEO, Gibbs focused on leading the company’s digital transformation, building the company’s development…
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2 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 02/04/25
RedCat Hospitality has reported a turnover rise of 8% to £129.8m in the year ended 31 March 2024, which was described as a transitional year for the company. In 2024, the group welcomed a fresh leadership team as CEO Richard Lewis joined RedCat to oversee a programme of stabilisation. Despite…
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