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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27 June

Pubs and Bars

Brucan Pubs to open fourth site

Brucan Pubs, founded in 2018 by James Lyon-Shaw and the former head chef of The Club at The Ivy Jamie Dobbin, has announced its fourth opening. Brucan is leasing The Star at Witley in Surrey from Star Pubs and Bars. It will undertake a £400,000 joint refurbishment with Star before…
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24 June

Pubs and Bars

Delivery and takeaway sales fall year-on-year

Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s managed restaurant and pub groups are falling from the peaks of Covid-19 lockdowns, as combined sales in May 2022 were 29% below the level of May 2021. According to the CGA by NielsenIQ and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker, this marks the fifth month…
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24 June

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Pret sales rise as offices fill up

Pret A Manger’s sales of coffee and sandwiches were 88% of pre-Covid-19 levels through last Thursday (16 June) in London City and Canary Wharf, according to the latest figures tracked by Bloomberg’s Pret Index. Bloomberg said this a sign that the lunch hour is almost completely back to normal in…
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23 June

Restaurants

Various Eateries revenues surge 439% to £17.8m

Various Eateries PLC has reported its revenues surged 439% year-on-year from £3.3m to £17.8m for the 26-week period ending 3 April 2022, driven by new site openings and reflecting fewer restricted periods of trading. Adjusted EBITDA also rose to £1.7m, compared to a £2.5m loss in H1 FY21, and loss…
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22 June

People

UKH Scotland appoints new chair

UKHospitality Scotland has announced that Chris Wayne-Wills, CEO of Crerar Hotels, has taken on the role of chairman from Calum Ross, the owner and proprietor of Loch Melfort Hotel in Argyll. Elected by the UKHospitality Scotland Committee, Wayne-Wills becomes chairman at what is described as a “crucial time for the…
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20 June

News

Rail strikes to cost hospitality £540m in lost sales

The three days of rail strikes set to take place this week will reportedly cost the hospitality sector £540m in lost sales across the week, according to UKHospitality (UKH). This is based on a 20% drop in sales where a typical June week sees takings in the UK of £2.75bn.…
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20 June

Catering Companies

Green & Fortune launches a fourth London Venue

Green and Fortune has announced the expansion of its portfolio with the launch of a new landmark destination, Rose Court Events Situated in South Bank, London, Rose Court Events spans three floors and is made up of nine event spaces each with panoramic views and is topped with a “showcase…
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17 June

Pubs and Bars

Managed group sales remain flat in May as cost crisis deepens

Sales remained flat for Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in May as like-for-like sales were just 0.1% ahead of the pre-Covid levels of 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker revealed. This follows like-for-like growth of between 2% and 4% from February to April. However, sales are “significantly”…
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15 June

Business

Whitbread beats expectations but warns of ‘tight’ labour market

Whitbread has revealed that it expects to increase its total costs by £20m – £30m in FY23 due to targeted pay increases and the labour supply remaining “tight” across the hospitality sector. The Premier Inn operator will also bring forward its investment in refurbishments and maintenance projects, as well as…
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14 June

People

KFC UK&I welcomes back Meg Farren as GM

KFC UK and Ireland has announced that Meghan Farren will be returning to KFC in the role of general manager (GM).  It said Farren’s “unrivalled ability to inspire the distinctive disruption synonymous with the KFC brand” – whilst delivering year on year sales growth – makes her the “perfect” next…
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