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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Dec- 2021 -16 DecemberBusiness
Domino’s reaches franchisee resolution
Domino’s Pizza Group plc has announced that it has reached a resolution with its franchisees after the board reportedly recognised that Domino’s “lagged” in recent years compared to its businesses around the world. The resolution is set to tackle this issue and to accelerate both near-term and long-term growth. The…
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13 DecemberPubs and Bars
Oakman plans further sites amid sales boost
The Oakman Group has unveiled details of further expansion plans, with plans to open 70 sites by June 2026, having welcomed a period of sales growth in its latest trading update. The pub group delivered sales of just over £26m in the 21 weeks ended 5 December, having reported a…
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13 DecemberFood and Drink
Drinks sales dip for second consecutive week, CGA finds
Britain’s drinks sales have fallen short of pre-pandemic levels for the second week in a row, as average sales by value in managed pubs, bars and restaurants in the week to last Saturday (4 December) were 14% down on the same week in 2019, CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker shows. Drinks…
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10 DecemberFeatures
Sticks’n’Sushi: An insight into a hybrid restaurant’s success
What is the history of the business? We are a Japanese restaurant with heritage from Copenhagen as two of our founders are half Japanese and half Danish. There are some elements of Nordic inspiration across our menu, but in essence, we have a Japanese kitchen, including both a hot kitchen…
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10 DecemberPubs and Bars
Industry faces ‘severe pressure’ this Christmas, CGA warns
Christmas trading is under severe pressure following the introduction of restrictions due to the Omicron variant of Covid, and with supply and staffing costs all rising, revealed the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker. The tracker, produced by CGA in partnership with TheCoffer Group and RSM, revealed that rising costs in…
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8 DecemberBusiness
Takeaway and fast food sales up 63.2% in November
Data from Barclaycard has revealed that takeaways and fast food surged by 63.2% in November as darker and colder evenings have drawn in. Barclaycard said this trend is likely to continue as more than one in five Brits are reportedly planning to spend more on takeaways to “enjoy nights in…
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6 DecemberPubs and Bars
Drink sales fall below pre-pandemic levels, CGA reveals
Drink sales fell 12% in the week to Saturday 27 November compared to the same week in 2019 after Storm Arwen affected weekend trading, CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker revealed. Average sales by value for Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants fell below pre-pandemic levels, and Friday and Saturday were the…
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3 DecemberFeatures
How restaurants recouped footfall during an unsteady climate
In the words of trade association UKHospitality, ‘the resilience of pubs and bars will be crucial to the recovery of hospitality.’ However, low footfall still present in the high street is making it difficult for operators to make a comeback. According to a latest report by the CGA, 26% of…
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2 DecemberNews
Just Eat bolsters enterprise client base with two key appointments
Just Eat for Business (JEfB) has announced two key appointments in its UK commercial team with Matthew Fox as head of enterprise sales and James Greetham, founder and MD of Sprung Collective as an industry consultant partner. It revealed Fox joins the catering company following “multiple” years of experience at…
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1 DecemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Benugo introduces 100% carbon neutral coffee menu
Benugo has announced a new 100% carbon neutral coffee menu in collaboration with ClimatePartner across all its outlets. Launching 1 December, an illustrated coffee menu will “let customers see the carbon footprint associated with their choice of hot drink”, including flat white, latte, cappuccino, macchiato and hot chocolate, allowing them…
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