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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Nov- 2021 -3 NovemberPubs and Bars
Pub and bar owners’ loans hit £138m during Covid, finds Growthdeck
Pub and bar owners’ loans to own businesses hit £138m during Covid as owners risked their own money to keep businesses afloat, revealed private equity investment firm Growthdeck. The study shows that 1,730 UK pubs and bar companies have “run so short” of cash and other finance that their directors have…
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1 NovemberBusiness
Growth of spirits sales ‘encouraging’, CGA reveals
One of the “most encouraging trends” post-lockdown has been the growth of spirits sales, according to CGA’s client director Mark Jackson. Between reopening and mid-August, spirits reportedly grew their market share of On Premise drinks sales by more than two percentage points as customers “celebrated” the end of lockdowns with…
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Oct- 2021 -27 OctoberFood and Drink
Compass group names non-executive director appointments
Compass Group has announced the appointments of Arlene Isaacs-Lowe and Sundar Raman as non-executive directors with effect from 1 November 2021 and 1 January 2022 respectively. On appointment, both will also join the audit, corporate responsibility, nomination and remuneration committees. Isaacs-Lowe is currently special advisor at Moody’s Corporation and was…
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25 OctoberFood and Drink
Northern Ireland’s On Premise drink sales increase by 24%
On Premise Measurement Service’s sales by value jumped by 24% in Northern Ireland between June and August 2021, revealed CGA’s latest research. The market was reportedly driven by spirits in particular, with sales growing 36% as customers “celebrated” the reopening of the On Premise with cocktails and shots. There was…
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25 OctoberFood and Drink
Delivery and takeaway sales 130% higher than in 2019
September’s combined delivery and takeaway sales are 130% higher than in September 2019, when businesses were trading as normal; and 35% higher than in 2020, when they were operating under Covid restrictions, according to the latest data from the CGA. CGA said that Britain’s leading managed restaurant and pub groups…
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22 OctoberBusiness
Delivery and takeaway sales increase 130%, CGA reveals
Britain’s leading managed restaurant and pub groups more than doubled their delivery and takeaway sales from pre-pandemic levels in September, CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker revealed. The combined sales were 130% higher than in September 2019 when businesses were trading as normal. They were also 35% higher than…
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20 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffè Nero reports strong trading recovery
Caffè Nero has announced a sales increase of 160% from January 2021 to October 2021. According to the brand, throughout the pandemic it has continued to “develop and improve” its ‘coffee at home’ business and has recently established retail partnerships with Amazon, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose to carry its coffee range.…
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18 OctoberFood and Drink
Greggs and Leon products sold in Asda’s first premium store
Asda has opened its first premium ‘Extra Special’ convenience store, offering EG owned food-to-go brands, along with LEON and Greggs products. The store, which is located on EG Group’s Oxford Road forecourt in Beaconsfield, marks the first-time operator EG Group has collaborated with Asda to trial a ‘premium’ format, with…
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18 OctoberVenues & Properties
Growing consumer confidence boosts September sales, CGA reveals
Managed restaurant, pub and bar groups saw September total sales increase 42% compared with 2020, according to the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker. Trading was boosted by growing consumer confidence about safety and spending, good weather in many areas and ongoing staycations. The tracker, produced by CGA…
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15 OctoberFood and Drink
Domino’s collection sales rise 40.3% in Q3
Domino’s have revealed that its collection sales increased by 40.3% last quarter, according to it’s Q3 trading statement. The total orders for the restaurant chain grew 9.5% during this period, which was largely driven by collection orders rising 40.3%. Collection orders for Domino’s are now at 82% of 2019 levels…
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