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.

  • Aug- 2022 -
    24 August
    RestaurantsYO! operator hails ‘record’ FY21 revenues of £197.3m

    YO! operator hails ‘record’ FY21 revenues of £197.3m

    The Snowfox Group, the operator of YO! Sushi, has announced that it delivered “record” sales of £197.3m for the 52-week period ended 28 November 2021, driven by growth across the group’s restaurants, kiosks, and commissaries. Adjusted EBITDA for the multi-channel and international Japanese food business also doubled from £17.1m to…

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  • 22 August
    Food and DrinkDrinks sales rise amid soaring weather conditions

    Drinks sales rise amid soaring weather conditions

    Average sales by value in managed venues in the week to Saturday 13 August were 9% ahead of the same week in 2019 amid soaring temperatures, and total drinks levels were up 13% year-on-year, although this is an inflated figure as 2021 was down by -5% on pre-Covid levels for…

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  • 19 August
    Pubs and BarsThe Alchemist returns to profit

    The Alchemist returns to profit

    The Alchemist Bar and Restaurant has reported a profit after tax of £2.34m for the year ended 31 March 2022 compared with a loss of -£5.51m the prior year.  The results saw sales of £55m, more than three times higher than the year prior despite the beginning of the financial…

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  • 5 August
    BusinessHospitality leaders’ confidence falls to 23% in Q2

    Hospitality leaders’ confidence falls to 23% in Q2

    Only 23% of hospitality leaders are now confident about the next 12 months for the general market, according to a new business confidence survey by CGA and Fourth. This is barely a third of the 65% that were confident in their last survey in March.  The survey also revealed that…

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  • 2 August
    NewsHospitality staffing nearing pre-pandemic levels

    Hospitality staffing nearing pre-pandemic levels

    Hospitality staffing numbers are nearing pre-pandemic levels, but a series of factors such as increasing rates of pay, high staff turnover, and the changing make-up of the workforce, are piling pressure on employers. The latest data from Fourth, the industry provider of inventory and workforce management solutions, found there are…

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  • 2 August
    Pubs and BarsRevolution Bars sees ‘strong’ LFL sales

    Revolution Bars sees ‘strong’ LFL sales

    Revolution Bars Group plc, has reported its full year like-for-like (LFL) sales increased 1.3% in the year ended 2 July 2022 (FY22), following the lifting of Covid restrictions in England after 19 July 2021. The group said this is a strong result given the disruption caused by the Omicron variant…

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  • 2 August
    PeopleGreggs names new chair as revenues rise

    Greggs names new chair as revenues rise

    Greggs has announced the  appointment of Matthew Davies as an independent non-executive director and chair designate. Davies joins the board with immediate effect, and will be appointed as chair on 1 November 2022, when the current chair, Ian Durant, steps down. He is widely experienced in retail, and during his…

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  • Jul- 2022 -
    28 July
    NewsRockfish sales hit £13m amid new post-Covid model

    Rockfish sales hit £13m amid new post-Covid model

    Rockfish, the nine-strong seafood restaurant group led by Mitch Tonks, has announced sales hit £13m during the year ended April 2022 as it moved to a new post-Covid business model. The restaurant also reported EBITDA of £2.9m and group EBITDA £1.34m. The company reported its most “significant change” for Rockfish…

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  • 27 July
    Pubs and BarsMarston’s like-for-like sales drop 2%

    Marston’s like-for-like sales drop 2%

    Marston’s plc has revealed its like-for-like sales dropped 2% for the 42 weeks to 23 July FY22, compared to the same period in FY2019, due to the reintroduction of trading restrictions in December and January, and the impact on consumer sentiment in H1. However, total retail sales in the group’s…

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  • 26 July
    NewsRestaurant Associates appoints 3 regional managing directors

    Restaurant Associates appoints 3 regional managing directors

    Restaurant Associates has announced the appointment of three new regional managing directors across its nationwide estate. Sara Senior, previously sales and retention director, moves to regional managing director with a remit to oversee Restaurant Associates’ key London clients. Ming Lai joined Compass Group Australia over a decade ago, before coming…

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