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.

Mar- 2022 -

1 March

News

City centres bounce back from Covid, CGA reveals

Hospitality sectors in major British cities including Bristol and Manchester are recovering as Covid restrictions “wind down”, according to new research from the CGA and Wireless Social, a connectivity solutions provider for hospitality and leisure businesses. In a new series of ‘Top Cities: Vibrancy Ranking’ reports, the firms combine sales…
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Feb- 2022 -

28 February

Food and Drink

Storms ‘batter’ UK drinks sales, CGA finds

Average drinks sales by value for managed pubs, bars and restaurants were down 18% in the week to last Saturday, 19 February, compared to the same period in 2020, as a result of both storm Dudley and Eunice meaning many consumers decided not to venture out. Friday 18 February, when…
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21 February

Food and Drink

Delivery sales reach five times pre-pandemic level

Leading restaurant and pub groups saw delivery sales reach five times their pre-pandemic levels in January, according to the latest CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker. Such groups recorded a massive 422% increase in sales by value from January 2019, while takeaway sales were 29% up, as customers continued…
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18 February

Coronavirus

Hospitality suffers £115bn loss amid Covid damage

The hospitality industry has suffered a £115bn loss over the last two years due to Covid-19 as the sector was “hit first and hit hardest” by the pandemic, UKHospitality has said. According to its data, the sector has racked-up a loss of £114.8bn sales compared to what was expected for…
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15 February

Restaurants

UK restaurant market to recover to 94% of 2019 value in 2022

The UK restaurant market is set to recover to 94% of its 2019 value in 2022, according to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Restaurant Market Report 2021/22. The report indicates that the UK restaurant market grew +25.9% or £2.3bn in 2021 to a total value of £11.2bn. Coronavirus restrictions in…
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15 February

Pubs and Bars

Managed groups see sales recover in January

Rising consumer confidence about safety and the easing of restrictions have boosted sales across managed pub, bar, and restaurant groups in January, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker. Total sales across these groups were 3% higher than pre-pandemic trading in January 2019, and represent a “solid recovery” from…
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10 February

Pubs and Bars

Oakman sets out expansion plans amid positive trading

The Oakman Group has announced it has plans to increase the size of its estate by 25% after securing what it believes is its “strongest ever pipeline of new sites”. As part of the announcement the group also revealed a trading update for the 31 weeks ending 6 February, where…
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8 February

Pubs and Bars

Leeds ‘most vibrant’ UK city for hospitality, report finds

Leeds has been named the most vibrant city for eating and drinking out in the UK, with only a -0.2% drop in sales compared with the same period in 2019, ahead of Glasgow, Bristol and Birmingham, where restaurant, pub and bar sales held up relatively well in late December and…
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8 February

Business

Consumer spending slows in January

Consumer card spending rose by only 7.4% in January compared to the same period in 2020, marking the smallest uplift since April 2021, as spending was dampened by ongoing Plan B restrictions, inflation, and rising energy costs. In light of this, hospitality and leisure spending swung to a decline last…
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4 February

Pubs and Bars

Drinks sales see ‘modest’ revival following end to Plan B

Out-of-home drinks sales welcomed a “modest revival” last week after Plan B restrictions were lifted across the UK, according to the CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker. It found that average drinks sales by value in Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants in the week to 29 January were only 8%…
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