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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16 May

Restaurants

Gusto Italian launches apprenticeship scheme

Casual dining chain Gusto Italian has launched a new apprenticeship scheme which will enable employees to achieve a degree-level qualification. Through a partnership with training and development providers, Dove Nest, thirteen junior managers have been selected for the first cohort of apprentices. Over the next 18 months, they will study…
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16 May

Restaurants

McDonalds UK&I to invest over £250m in restaurant redesign

McDonald’s UK&I has announced an investment of over £250m over the next four years as the brand embarks on a programme to redesign some of its restaurant estate. It said its new “ambitious” ‘Convenience of the Future’ upgrade programme will see McDonald’s UK&I shake up the way its restaurants operate…
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16 May

Food and Drink

Greggs Q1 sales surge 27.4% to £495m

Greggs has reported its like-for-like sales in company-managed shops surged 27.4% to £495m in the first 19 weeks of FY22 (Q1), up from £378m in Q1 FY21 when restricted trading conditions impacted sales. However, sales levels in larger cities and in office locations continue to lag the rest of the…
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13 May

Breweries and Distilleries

Adnams sales hit £57.4m in FY21

Adnams, the brewer, distiller and retailer, has revealed that sales rose by £7m to £57.4m in the 12 months to 31 December 2021, despite an operating loss of £0.9m over the period. Despite more “stringent” restrictions in the early months of the year, trading months operated ahead of expectations, with…
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13 May

Food and Drink

Wendy’s sees Q1 profits fall by almost 10%

Wendy’s has reported that its operating profit dropped 9.9% to $74.9m (£61.46m) in the first quarter of FY22, compared to $83.1m (£68.19m) in the same period last year, due to higher general and administrative expenses and a decrease in the company-operated restaurant margin. Wendy’s company-operated restaurant margin fell 5.4% to…
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12 May

Catering Companies

Cost pressures hit growth for contract caterers despite bounce back

Sales in the contract catering sector remain well below pre-Covid levels as sales are 20% below the figure recorded in the first three months (Q1) of 2019, despite year-on-year increases. According to CGA’s Contract Catering Tracker, caterers now serve around 1,250 fewer units than they did three years ago, and…
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9 May

Restaurants

German Doner Kebab to open landmark 100th UK site

Gourmet kebab restaurant, German Doner Kebab (GDK) has revealed it will reach the major milestone of opening its 100th UK restaurant this week. The landmark 100th site will open for customers on Tuesday 10 May, in the heart of Covent Garden on St. Martins Lane, London, in the heart of…
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9 May

Food and Drink

Drinks sales remain above pre-Covid levels for second week

On premise drinks sales held just above pre-Covid levels for the second week in a row in the seven days leading to last Saturday, 30 April, due to a “bright start” to the bank holiday weekend. According to CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker, “reasonable” weather at the start of the long…
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6 May

Food and Drink

The Athenian partners with Growth Kitchen amid expansion plans

Greek street food player, The Athenian, has announced it has entered into a multi-site agreement with Growth Kitchen, the food-tech startup operating smart satellite kitchen networks, to bolster its expansion in London. Using its expansion tool, which includes spend data, average transaction size and demographic and competitive data, Growth Kitchen…
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6 May

Restaurants

Yum Brands sales rise 8% in Q1

Yum Brands, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, has announced that sales rose by 8% in Q1 despite a “difficult” trading environment over the period. Worldwide system sales in the quarter ended 31 March grew by 9% at KFC, 8% at Taco Bell and 3% at Pizza Hut. Reported…
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